John Creedon has become the saviour of the meaningful, musical place-names and town-land addresses which are in grave danger of being wiped off the maps of Ireland again. You’re far more likely to be asked for your Postcode these days than for your postal address. The Postcode has its advantages, of course, in cases of…
I didn’t want to let the week slide by without remembering a day 20 years ago on which a remarkable development came to fruition in Castleisland. An Ríocht Athletic Club was officially opened on June 11th to the date but last Sunday marked the day. It was a mammoth undertaking which was in the planning…
A special mass for the deceased members of An Riocht AC will be offered at the clubhouse on this Wednesday evening at 8pm. The mass will be celebrated by Castleisland PP, Fr. Mossie Brick. The following is a list of people being acknowledged and prayed for on this special occasion: Peter Rodgers, Anthony Cronin, J.J.…
It’s as iconically Castleisland as The Market House which provides its majestic backdrop. It’s been a meeting place, a dáil and a vital source of drinkable water since it was built in the 19th century. The blasting of the bedrock for its foundation broke panes of glass in houses in its neighbourhood and it caused…
As we mark the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival here in Castleisland we have also been remembering the friends we’ve lost since that milestone a quarter of a century ago. The late Mike Kenny and his enormous contribution to the first two decades of the event were spoken…
The death has occurred of Anthony Cronin, (70) of Lower Main Street, Castleisland, Co. Kerry and formerly Kingdom Oil Company, Castleisland, August 3rd 2017 (peacefully). Predeceased by his parents Michael and Kitty and brother Christy. Fondly cherished and sadly missed by his loving wife Teresa (Nee Davern, Cork), brother Con, sisters Mamie, Patricia and Mathilda,…
A specially commissioned Christmas Tree shaped, event inscribed, souvenir medal will be presented to all participants and Christmas Hampers for the winners after this Sunday’s (December 4th) annual Run Rudolph Run 5k. The off time is 11am and runners, joggers and walkers can register online at www.riocht.ie or on 066 71 42199 or at the…
I’ve thought for a long while that it was only a matter of time before someone with a mind like my own came up with an ‘antidote’ to the water meters. Now it seems that there’s a little €2 device that just trips them up. Irish Water made the lily-white county of Kildare its pilot project…
