Moyvane born and resident, Gabriel Fitzmaurice has issued an invitation to anyone fitting the description above to join him for a writing workshop on Monday, October 31st at 3pm in the function room in Crown Hotel. The event, being held as part of the 24th annual Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival here in Castleisland, is…
A reminder that the Kerry Airport / Build4Life run will take place on this Friday, October 7th at 8.30pm along the two kilometer runway under lights. The event, which is sponsored by the Garvey’s SuperValu Group, will offer participants a rare experience and opportunity. “It is hoped to raise a significant sum for this locally…
Castleisland and its irrepressible Tidy Towns working group and its growing off-shoots gained a fine, eight points in total over last year’s adjudication. While that’s heartening in itself, so too is the fact that there were gains in all but one of the eight categories of the competition. And there was no point loss in…
Sunday’s Irish Volunteer commemoration at The Crown Hotel in the heart of Castleisland proved an outstanding success for the handful of organisers. It was particularly satisfying for Joe Browne, Eamonn and John Breen as they had put so much work and effort into the event over the past couple of months. The weather conditions were…
It may be wishful thinking. And then it may be right on the button and an ideal, photographic record of the day the Irish Volunteer branch was set up at The Crown Hotel in Castleisland. It may well be. The date of the formation of the volunteers was Sunday, April 5th. 1914 That historic event…
A reminder of the commemoration this evening at The Crown Hotel here in Castleisland, of the gathering of Irish Volunteers from the area who were at the ready to take part in the Easter Rising of 1916. There will also be a plaque unveiling to the foundation of the Irish Volunteers – which took place…
There is an air of anticipation forming around The Crown Hotel and an important, historical event to be staged there on Sunday evening from 5pm onwards. A non-stop, evening long programme will recall the events of Easter 1916 and of April 5th 1914 when the Castleisland branch of the Irish Volunteers was formed in the…
The death has occurred of Mary Jackman – née Daly, College Road, Castleisland. A generation here will remember Mary Daly (82) as one of the valued staff of The Crown Hotel. Under the guidance of the irreplaceable, Betty Knight RIP and with the likes of Betty Bradley and Ann Brosnan and many more, the town…
A palpable sense of loss swept through the town and valley on Thursday morning as its commercial flagship, The Market House had lowered its colours for the final time. The line ‘The Market House is Closed’ was on the bush telegraph that morning and on the lips of everyone engaged in conversation on the street.…
