This is the most genuine ‘asking for a friend’ request you’ll ever find anywhere. Because the label on one of the donkey’s heads reads ‘Castleisland’ the image was forwarded to me in the hope that we can name the boys. We know the names of the donkeys. It is most likely that the photograph is…
Castleisland native, Joan Lacey née Buckley passed away peacefully in her sleep at Fairmount Nursing Home in Shipley, West Yorkshire this week on Thursday 21st May aged 88 years. She was predeceased in 2015 by her husband, Edward – a native of Listowel and by her son, Edward and is survived by her children: Patrick,…
The death has occurred of Michael ‘Mikey Bawn’ Conway, 2 Cahereens West, Castleisland, Co. Kerry and late of Pound Road, Castleisland. September 27th 2018, peacefully after a long illness bravely borne, surrounded by his loving family in the tender care of the Palliative Care Team at University Hospital Kerry. Sadly missed by his uncle Michael,…
The death has occurred of Michael (Bill ) Murphy, (83) Carpenter, 19 Tralee Road, Castleisland, Co. Kerry and late of Market Cross, Castleisland, Co. Kerry On July 25th 2018 peacefully. Beloved father of the late Eileen. Sadly missed by his loving wife Nora, his family William, Patrick in Chicago; Thady and Margaret, son-in-law Mike, daughters-in-law…
Proposals are being put together at present for the visit of the RTE One Nationwide team early next month. There are so many events, items and facilities that such a visit could cover that the team would want to bed in here for a week or more. It seems that the team will also be…
If you thought there wasn’t a connection in the world between Pound Road, Castleisland and Nelson’s Pillar – you’d be right. However, not everyone you’d meet here would agree with you. This is because a local man had a lump of rock on the mantle piece of his house – close to where Pound Road…
It was some funeral – but not as we know funerals – and we know our funerals. There’s always someone who’ll say just the right thing at the right time. Of all the favourable remarks on the bikers’ colourful, genuine and heart-felt tribute to the late Dan Riordan (49) at his funeral in Castleisland today…
