There are many stories about the 1916 Rising and the War of Independence and, around Castleisland, the most remarkable is the one about the Breahig Dugout. Breahig is a townland of the Cordal district where the tight knitted community worked together in tough times. By Éamonn Ó Braoin There was always a tradition of freedom…
Libraries across Kerry are inviting children to participate in a fantastic adventure that will keep them busy with reading throughout the school summer holidays – the Summer Stars Reading Adventure. Primary School Children Each year Kerry Library runs summer reading programmes for primary school children to promote literacy development during the holidays and to encourage…
The deepening and deeply cultured, Scartaglin based series ‘Handed Down’ has been named as one of the four, Kerry based award winners in the recent Creative Ireland Kerry / Kerry County Council announcement. Co-founder, PJ Teahan accepted the award for the Handed Down project and it is intended to create an online archive of Sliabh…
Mayor of Kerry Cllr. Pat McCarthy recently launched a book on the disappearing legacy of Kerry’s vernacular architecture. The launch took place at the County Library in Moyderwell, Tralee and the room full of attendees included many from Castleisland. Castleisland native and former Kerry County Council Conservation Officer, Eamon Fleming is the editor of The…
