West & Mid Kerry Live issue 393

Corca Dhuibhne Beo

& Mid Kerry Live

Eisiúint / Issue 393 15ú - 29ú Lúnasa / August 2024 News - Events - Live Music Listings - Local Maps & More Nuacht - Imeachtaí - Ceol Beo - Léarscáileanna

San Eagrán Seo / In This Issue

Pg 6: Nutrition with Irene

Pg 10: Once Upon a Time in the Southwest

Pg 14: Denis Fenton - The Ventry Olympian

Pg 21: Ó Bhaile na bPoc go Outer Mongolia: Pt. 3

Pg 24: Siúlóid na Coicíse / Walk of the Fortnight

Pg 25: Castlegregory Pattern Day

Pg 26: Eoinín and the Rabbits

Pg 27: Dingle Cookery School Recipe

Pg 28: Local Archaeology

Pg 36: Live Music Listings

Pg 37: Town & Peninsula Maps

Pg 40: Crosfhocal Sean-Nós

Pg 41: Ó Mhárthain

Pg 42: Crossword

Pg 43: Classifieds

Pg 44: Dingle Regatta Programme

Published by West Kerry Live, Goat Street, Dingle, Co. Kerry V92 EC85

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Killorglin Health Centre, Killorglin, Tel: 066 976 1284

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Dingle Garda Station, Tel: +353 66 9151522

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Let The Light In is Live in Dingle

Until 31st August. An Diseart. 10 – 4pm Mondays to Fridays

A community based project for Dingle led by local Artist Ben Dearnley. Supported by #Creative Communities Kerry County Council & An Diseart.

As part of the centenary celebrations of the installation of the Harry Clarke windows in An Diseart chapel, there will be an exhibition of art work inspired by the windows created by schools and community groups. Under the guidance of artists Ben Dearnley and Úna Ní Shé the community have created seven coloured panels using cellophane and marker pens. The resulting art works are compiled and mounted on recycled perspex Covid screens.

The images reflect different aspects of the West Kerry community. The schools working with Ben have taken inspiration from the patron saints of the parishes of Ventry, Dingle and Lispole , while the Gairdín Mhuire art group, with artist Úna Ní Shé have produced freestyle artworks, as part of this project.

This colourful exhibition will be on display in An Díseart for the month of August.

The work for the exhibition is ongoing and as part of Heritage week, Ben will lead an open studio session on Saturday, August 17 from 11am to 4pm at an Díseart. During the session a final panel will be filled with artwork made on the day.

The full set of eight panels will be on display for the final two weeks., as part of a community celebration of the great works of Harry Clarke installed in the chapel.

Accomplished stained glass artist, Ben considers the windows in the chapel to be masterpieces.

This has been a fantastic journey of discovery for me and a wonderful way to share the love I have for Harry Clarke’s unrivalled works here in Dingle. I call him the Michelangelo of stained glass. For surely, he is a true Master who stands tall as one of Irelands finest creative artists of all time.

An Diseart building is open to the public each week from Monday –Friday 11am to 4pm, closed during lunch time from 1pm to 2pm. The gardens are open daily until 7:30 pm in the summer, they close earlier in the winter.

Meitheal Trá Fionntrá

Tá grúpa ag teacht le chéile ar Satharn 24ú Lúnasa 2024 chun an trá a ghlanadh óna 11 a.m. go dtína 12.30. pm. Má tá suim agat a bheith páirteach ann bualfaimid le chéile sa chárchlós Ag Ceann Trá ar a 11.00 am. Tabhair leat do phiocadóirí féin. Beidh málaí agus láimhíní ar fáil. Teangmháil:- Orna Ní Dhuinnshléibhe 087-2286533

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On Saturday 24th August 2024 a group is getting together to clean Ventry Beach from 11-12.30 am. If you would like to join in meet at Ventry Car Park at 11 a.m. Please bring your own pickers. Bags and gloves will be provided. Orna Dunlevy 0872286533

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Pineapple Margarita ón Green Room sa Daingean

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Beirt ón stair ar mhaith leat a bheith agat mar aíonna dinnéar?

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At Dingle Mart Weanling Show & Sale: Nelius McAuliffe with Joe, Aine & Siobhan Moriarty presenting the Murt Bowler Memorial Cup to Sean O'Connor Ballinknockane Ballydavid.

Supreme Champion Lim Heifer weighing 340kg purchased by Eoin Moriarty Curragraigue Ballydavid for €2030.

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Post-Infection Anxiety: The Gut Feeling You Didn't Ask For (And

How to Fix it!)

Irene Flannery

You’ve just battled through a nasty gut infection. You’re finally starting to feel like yourself again when—bam! —you’re hit with a wave of anxiety that you didn’t see coming. Welcome to the not-so-wonderful world of post-infection anxiety, where your gut and brain seem to have teamed up to keep you on edge. But don’t worry, there’s hope, and believe it or not, what you put on your plate can make a world of difference. Let's explore how you can nurture your gut (and your mind) back to health, one delicious meal at a time.

Understanding Post-Infection Anxiety: It’s Not Just in Your Head

First things first: if you’re feeling anxious after a gut infection, it’s not all in your head. The connection between your gut and brain is very real, thanks to the gut-brain axis—a fancy term for the communication superhighway between your digestive system and your brain. When a gut infection messes with your microbiome (the trillions of bacteria and other microbes living in your gut), it can throw this delicate system out of whack, leading to symptoms of anxiety and even depression.

The good news? You can actually help restore balance through what you eat. And no, you don’t have to eat anything weird or gross—just some good, wholesome food that’s not only tasty but also friendly to your gut.

Probiotics: Working in your Favour

Let’s start with probiotics, the beneficial bacteria that help keep your gut in check. After a gut infection, these little guys can take a hit, so replenishing them is key. Think of probiotics as your gut’s own army, ready to fight off the bad guys and keep things running smoothly.

Meal Example: Yogurt Parfait with Berries and Honey

Start your day with a yogurt parfait. Choose plain, unsweetened yogurt (Greek if you want extra protein) and add a handful of berries for natural sweetness and fibre. Drizzle with honey and sprinkle some granola on top. Voila! You’ve got a delicious, probiotic-packed breakfast that’s also Instagram-worthy.

Fermented foods like kefir, sauerkraut, and kimchi are also great sources of probiotics. So go ahead, enjoy that side of kimchi with your lunch—your gut will thank you.

Prebiotics: Feeding Your Inner Garden

If probiotics are the soldiers, prebiotics are their fuel. These are fibres that feed the good bacteria in your gut, helping them grow and thrive. Without prebiotics, probiotics wouldn’t stand a chance, and neither would you!

Meal Example: Garlic and Onion Stir-Fry with Veggies and Whole Grains

Sauté garlic and onions (both great sources of prebiotics) in olive oil, add your favourite veggies, including cruciferous ones and serve over brown rice or quinoa. You’ve just made a gut-friendly dinner that’s as delicious as it is nutritious.

Other prebiotic-rich foods include asparagus, leeks, bananas and chicory. Try adding them into dishes, you’ll be surprised how good they are!

Omega-3 Fatty Acids: The Brain's Best Friend

Omega-3 fatty acids are like the ultimate peacekeepers. They have pow-

erful anti-inflammatory effects and are crucial for brain health, which is exactly what you need when your gut-brain axis is acting up.

Meal Example: Grilled Mackerel with a Side of Quinoa and Leafy Greens

Grill a couple of mackerel fillets and serve with a side of quinoa and sautéed spinach. Not only are you getting a hefty dose of omega-3s, but you’re also loading up on magnesium and fibre - bonus points for your gut and brain!

If you’re not a fan of fish, don’t worry. You can also get omega-3s from flaxseeds, chia seeds, and walnuts. Sprinkle some chia seeds into your smoothie or add walnuts to your salad for an easy boost.

Vitamin D: Sunshine in a Bottle

Vitamin D helps keep our mood bright and our immune system strong. Many people are low in vitamin D, especially after spending days indoors recovering from illness, so topping up your levels is a smart move.

Meal Example: Mushroom and Spinach Omelette

Mushrooms (especially those exposed to sunlight, like maitake or portobello) can provide a good amount of vitamin D. Combine sautéed mushrooms and spinach with eggs to make a tasty omelette. Pair it with a side of whole-grain toast or a light salad.

Of course, getting some actual sunshine is another great way to boost vitamin D. If that’s not an option, consider a vitamin D supplement.

Magnesium: The Relaxation Mineral

Magnesium is like that friend who always knows how to calm you down. It helps regulate neurotransmitters that affect mood and is essential for a healthy nervous system.

Meal Example: Spinach and Avocado Salad with Pumpkin Seeds

Make a fresh salad with spinach (high in magnesium), avocado (for some healthy fats), and a sprinkle of pumpkin seeds. Add a drizzle of olive oil and lemon juice, and you’ve got a crunchy, creamy, and super satisfying meal. You can also get magnesium from nuts, whole grains, leafy greens and good quality dark chocolate.

Polyphenols: Antioxidants for Your Gut and Brain

Polyphenols are powerful antioxidants found in colourful fruits and vegetables. They protect your cells from damage and also support a healthy gut microbiome.

Meal Example: Berry Smoothie with Dark Chocolate Shavings

Blend a mix of berries (like blueberries, strawberries, and raspberries) with some spinach, a splash of almond milk, and a scoop of protein powder. Top it off with a few dark chocolate shavings for a delicious treat that’s rich in polyphenols. Green tea, red wine (in moderation!), and extra virgin olive oil are also great sources of polyphenols.

At the End of the Day….

Recovering from a gut infection isn’t just about getting back to “normal”— it’s about nurturing your body and mind so you can feel even better than before. By focusing on these key nutrients and enjoying delicious, gutfriendly meals, you’re not only supporting your recovery but also laying the foundation for long-term health.

Remember, it’s not about making huge, sweeping changes overnight. Start with small steps—like adding a probiotic-rich yogurt to your breakfast or cooking with garlic and onions more often. Over time, these changes will add up, helping you feel more balanced, calm and reassured. With the right foods on your plate, you can tackle post-infection anxiety head-on and come out stronger on the other side. Plus, who knew getting better could taste so good?

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Victorious members of the All Ireland winning football team Kate Ní Shúilleabhán, Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh, Niamh Ní Chonchúir and Ciara Butler before parading the Brendan Martin Cup around Dingle. The team were met by a big crowd in Garrynadur before heading on to Dingle where the Fife and Drum Band lead a victory parade around town. The celebrations continued further west when the team headed to Gallarus.

Once Upon a Time in the Southwest

Ted Creedon

Murder on Ventry Strand

Belfast Commercial Chronicle – 21 December, 1833

A most barbaric murder was committed a few nights ago on Ventry Strand. The victim was the wife of a water-guard (coastguard) named Jeffers who was returning to the station in Ventry.

An inquest was held and the jury returned a verdict, based on evidence, of murder against a travelling pedlar named John Trant. He has been committed to the county gaol on the Coroner’s warrant. The deceased was very well respected and an exceedingly handsome and interesting young woman.

(Her husband had been stationed in Minard originally before being transferred to Ventry. Following the murder he was transferred to either Brandon or Castlegregory stations where he committed suicide a year later, according to Coastguard records.)

Two Die in Dingle Fire

Cork Examiner, 03 February, 1845.

Last Thursday night, at the hour of 11 o’clock, a fire was seen erupting from the home and shop of Mr. John Lynch in Main Street. Mr. Lynch, who is a highly respected businessman, was putting his children to bed while his wife was working in the kitchen with the maid servant when he heard the shouts of “Fire! Fire!”

He took the children from their beds, opened the window and passed them to the people gathered on the street below before making his escape uninjured. It is assumed that Mrs. Lynch ran from the kitchen to the shop but being heavily pregnant she succumbed to the flames and was burned to ashes.

The serving girl could not escape the flames either and she suffered the same fate as Mrs. Lynch. The servant man was also seriously injured in the blaze. The building and all the property in it were totally destroyed.

Shots Exchanged

Cork Examiner, 24 March, 1870

A few days ago a stranger arrived at a farm in Moyvane owned by a man named Nolan. The stranger met two of Nolan’s sons and asked if he could speak with their father adding he had business to discuss with him and could not discuss it with the sons.

They became suspicious of the stranger’s intentions and got out their guns. The stranger left the farm and was followed some distance by the brothers. It is reported that shots were exchanged between the brothers and the stranger across a stream on the boundary of the farm.

(The sons got out their guns? Sounds like the Wild West. Was it common to carry guns in the 1870s or were the brothers told to be on the lookout for a stranger?)

Spoken Irish in West Kerry

The Graphic, 02 November, 1878

(A visitor to West Kerry in 1878 wrote a lengthy article for the above paper about various aspects of the area including this one on the Irish language. He gave no name to the article - just his initials, C.J.H – sounds kinda familiar!)

Any visitor to Dingle who expects to acquire a stock of guide-book anecdotes in the area will be sorely disappointed for hardly a word of English is spoken among the lower classes. Irish is poured forth with amazing volubility and variety of gesture.

However, the moment English is heard all the brightness and animation disappears. “I have no English” is a frequently heard expression. There’s Irish at the fairs, in the shops, in the houses and on the roads.

A visitor lost his way when exploring the countryside. He stopped at a cabin to ask directions. The occupants did not understand his request but brought out a sod of burning turf thinking he may have wanted to light his pipe.

No one who wanders around the Barony of Corcaguiny can think that Irish is a dead language. The farming people who sit around their fires, which are always made on the earthen floor, have their Irish songs, their long

Irish stories about the Battle of Ventry or the Valley of Slaughter. These stories continue from evening to evening like the tales of Princess Scheherazade in the Arabian Nights.

Justice of the Peace Murdered

Huddersfield Daily Chronicle, 01 April, 1882

An inquest was held on Mr. Herbert, J.P. of Castleisland who was shot dead near his own home on Thursday. A verdict of wilful and premeditated murder by persons unknown was the result.

The jury expressed their abhorrence at the dastardly outrage. Meanwhile, three men named Kennedy, Casey and Coffin have been arrested on suspicion.

A dozen lambs belonging to the deceased were mutilated on Thursday night and all but one have since died.

Flood Damage

Limerick Chronicle, 31 July, 1850.

The seriously heavy rain of the past week produced violent floods in some areas of the mountain streams near Tralee. A small mill that, was recently fitted up at a cost of £40, was completely washed away in the village of Killelton. Many bridges in the area have been severely damaged in several parts of the Post Road to Dingle.

Notice - £1 Reward – Tralee and Dingle Railway

Kerryman, 12 January, 1907

On Friday evening at 4:45pm a stone was thrown at the train as it neared the Rock Street gates after starting from Tralee station. The missile smashed a carriage window and, fortunately, none of the passengers were injured.

The above reward of £1will be paid to any person giving such information as will lead to the conviction of the guilty party in this outrage.

Signed, R. A. Parker, Manager.

(These stories are taken from the British Newspaper Archive, BNA.)

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Tourism News

Dingle Peninsula Tourism Alliance

Dia dhaoibh go léir agus tá súil againn go bhfuil ag éirí go maith libh

Hello to all and we hope you are keeping well

I hope you are all enjoying the summer and have had a chance to attend some of the community events that have been on around the Peninsula. Once again, we would like to thank the organizers and volunteers that have made them possible. Please continue to advice visitors to enjoy the Slea Head drive experience by following the signs and driving in a clockwise route (one way) from Dingle town. Please advise them to follow Kerry County Council’s local signage and NOT their Sat Navs or Google Maps for Slea Head. Visitors will not be aware that locals living on the Slea Head route, particularly from Chill Mhic an Domhnaigh to Fahan, can drive as normal against the flow of visitor traffic. So please, if you have the chance or opportunity to speak with visitors, can you please recommend that they drive on the left-hand side of the road to ensure that they do not meet local traffic coming against them. Míle buíochas.

Promotion Opportunities for the Peninsula

The Big E 2024 13th – 29th September 2024 The Dingle Peninsula Cultural, Educational, Tourism and Trade Showcase return to the Big E, West Springfield – New England’s State Fair where they annually get a foot fall of over a million people. The aim is to promote the Dingle Peninsula and encourage early bookings for 2025. This is the last chance for member businesses to send in their promotional material for us to display at our Pavilion over there. You can also send in your short video’s promoting yourselves that we can play on a loop the whole time we are there. We are also creating: Special diaspora Big E offers for 2024/2025, Stay longer on the Dingle Peninsula itineraries with our members. Please contact our office on 066 915 2448 or at info@dingle-peninsula.ie for more details

We are always proud to be able to say that the Dingle Peninsula is a place to come and stay longer (not a ‘drive thru’)

Circular Economy for Regenerative Tourism

The EU funded programme being run by the Munster Technological University in partnership with the Dingle Peninsula Tourism Alliance are having the International Regenerative Tourism Conference at the Dingle Skellig Hotel on the 19th & 20th November 2024 where we will be hosting participants from Poland, Netherland, Iceland, Finland and Ireland including the 10 local businesses from the Dingle Peninsula that are taking part in the programme. www.dingle-peninsula.ie

We are putting together sample itineraries for the visitors wishing to stay a little bit longer so it would be helpful if businesses could let us know if they will be open the weekend before Friday 15th November 2024 through to the end of the following weekend Sunday 24th November 2024. Please message the office info@dingle-peninsula.ie

Outdoor Markets

Shopping at the local markets supports our local smaller producers and at the same time boosts the local economy and helps to keep local community trade alive. As well as getting quality products it is a great social opportunity to have a chat with some of your neighbors & visitors alike. Castlegregory Outdoor Market is on every Sunday from approx. 9:30 to 1pm until the end of August. The next Inch Farmers Market will be on the 17th August at Foley’s Bar, Inch from 10am – 2pm. Dingle Market is on as usual every Friday from 9am – 3pm at the Holyground, Dingle.

Upcoming Events on the Peninsula

Dingle Regatta This year Dingle Regatta will be held on the 17th & 18th of August 2024. Junior & Senior Naomhóg Racing. All are welcome along. For more information contact Dingle Rowing Club https://www.facebook. com/dinglerowingclub

Inch Beach Run will be taking place on Saturday 17th August 2024 you can join Clean Coasts & Inch beach Park Run for a Beach walk/jog/run & a beach clean. There will also be an environmental talk & games on one of Kerry’s most beautiful beaches.

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All-Ireland Coastal Rowing Championships these championships will be taking place in Dingle once again this year over the weekend of Friday 23rd, Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th August 2024 in Dingle Harbour, Co. Kerry. These will be by far the largest Coastal Rowing Championships in many years with 550 crews representing 30 clubs in 70 individual races across 56 race categories. The All-Ireland's are a special time involving passion and competitive rivalry on the water and the renewal of great friendships off the water. For mor information visit https://www.facebook. com/dinglerowingclub/

Dingle Peninsula Tourism Alliance Sustainability Charter

The following is the last section of the Dingle Peninsula Sustainability Charter which focuses on our Visitors. We hope our Charter inspires you and is reflective of the often-heard favored saying “Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine”. “People live in each other’s shadows” The full charter can be found on our website in the Environment & Sustainability section of the Explore tab. www.dingle-peninsula.ie

Visitor:

• Encouraging a slow immersive form of tourism to deepen visitors experience on the Dingle Peninsula;

• Creating awareness of the unique Gaeltacht identity of the Dingle Peninsula and promoting engagement with its language and culture;

• By allowing our visitors the comfort of knowing that the Dingle Peninsula has a responsible attitude to tourism and that they are part of a sustainable regenerative tourism movement;

• Bring awareness to sustainability focused regenerative initiatives on the Dingle Peninsula as a destination through the promotion of sustainability assurance schemes that are driven by national, regional and local tourism businesses;

• By focusing our marketing and communications on the natural timeless qualities of the Dingle Peninsula - its energizing landscape and rich Gaeltacht language and culture.

We ask our visitors in return to respect our landscape and Leave No Trace; respect our local communities who welcome and reflect the very special cultural heritage and language of Corca Dhuibhne; and respect our local businesses and their staff who endeavor to provide the very best in local welcome, tradition and quality.

Go raibh míle maith agaibh!

Nasc Áitiúil Chorca Dhuibhne / Local Link Services Dingle Peninsula

Let’s continue to support our Local Link Services this summer. It’s a fantastic way to get about the whole peninsula visiting experiences and getting to walking trails – a great way to explore, discover and enjoy leaving the car parked! For the timetable, visit https://www.dingle-peninsula.ie/plan

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Platforms. When sharing with #DinglePeninsula and #CorcaDhuibhne we can share with the Alliances’ reach of over 40,000 followers as they plan their holidays this year…

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COMHAONTAS TURASÓIREACHTA CHORCA DHUIBHNE Ag Cur Chorca Dhuibhne Chun Cinn Le Chéile

DINGLE PENINSULA TOURISM ALLIANCE Promoting the Dingle Peninsula Together

Denis FentonThe Ventry Olympian

With the recent Paris Olympics still fresh in the memory it is worth looking back to when that city last held the world games one hundred years ago, where among the competitors was Denis Fenton from Baile an Chótaigh, Ventry.

The West Kerry native left the French capital with a bronze medal, adding to the three golds and a bronze that he had won in Antwerp four years previously.

Denis Fenton was born in Baile an Chótaigh in November 1886, he was one of ten children of whom eight emigrated to America. He left Ireland on April 3rd 1906 on board the S.S. Ivernia making the voyage from Queenstown (Cobh) to Boston, a journey which took eight days. On arrival he stayed with his sister Ellie and initially worked in a leather factory. In 1908 he enlisted in the U.S. Army completing his basic training at Fort Logan Roots in Little Rock, Arkansas and was then shipped to the Philippines, where he was based at Camp Jossman from 5 September 1911. He later served in the 18th Infantry at Fort William McKinley just south of Manila. Fenton developed his rifle skills in the Philippines where his

On the back of his sharp shooting prowess in the army Fenton was recognised as one of the best marksmen in the country and was selected to go forward for Olympic trials. He was chosen as one of the team of five riflemen to travel to Antwerp. In Belgium he competed in nine events, taking home gold medals in three categories (Military Rifle, Prone, 600m, Team - Free Rifle, 300m, Team, - Small-bore Rifle, Standing, 50m, Team) and a bronze in another (Small-bore, Rifle, Standing, 50m). The medals were presented by King Albert of Belgium.

Four years later Fenton returned to Europe to again participate in the Olympic Games, these games in Paris were the last in which team events were part of the shooting programme. On his second Olympic appearance Denis won bronze as part of the U.S. team in the Running Deer (Single Shot) competition, a challenge which involved shooting at a life sized stag-shaped target from 100 metres as it moved across a 20 metre opening.

The Running Deer target

After his sporting heroics Denis Fenton remained in the army, reaching the rank of Master Sergeant.

On March 29th 1954 the five time Olympic medalist passed away in San Diego, California, a long way from Baile an Chótaigh.

A recently erected memorial bench is situated in Ventry opposite the post office.

Camp Notes

Brigid O'Connor

AILISE’S QUEST

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Our Camp champion athlete, Ailise Deane has qualified for the World Team Adventure Racing Championship in Ecuador, and she needs a bit of support to make it happen. Every donation helps her represent her community and country, so if you could chip in or even share the link, it would mean a lot. Watch out for local fundraisers as well over the coming months.

A fun evening in O’Neills The Railway Tavern to support Ailises Quest will be held on Sunday, 25th August at 6.00 p.m. Barbeque and fantastic prizes to be won. All are welcome.

In the meantime, Ailise is training hard, cycling and curragh racing and winning medals into the bargain. She is truly an amazing athlete. Well done Ailise, onwards and upwards!

CAMP BEAUTY SALON

Levitate by Amy’s grand opening is on Saturday 17th August 4.00 - 8.00 p.m. Amy Barrett has just opened Camp’s first Beauty Salon in the O’Dwyer Retail Centre, Camp Cross.

Amy says she would absolutely love to see ye all there! Everyone is welcome to what is sure to be a great evening. Congratulations Amy, wishing you the very best of luck! A wonderful new business opening in our village. Go n-éirí go geal leat, Amy!

WEST KERRY CHAMPIONS

Castlegregory welcomed home Ciara Butler, the outstanding Kerry Ladies goalie who brought home an All Ireland football medal to the village last week. Dingle and the Gaeltacht too welcomed home their heroines, Niamh Ní Chonchúir, Louise Ni Mhuircheartaigh and Kate Ní Shúilleabháin. Outstanding footballers! Congratulations to all the Kerry ladies team and management on their great win over Galway. Outstanding achievement!

CASTLEGREGORY ROSE

The beautiful and elegant Castlegregory lady, Emer Dineen, is a contestant in the Rose of Tralee Festival. Indeed that is great excitement in our neighbouring village. Congratulations and good luck to Emer. Go n-éiri leat, Emer. We are all behind you!!

CASTLE PATTERN

The Annual Castlegregory Pattern Day falls on Thursday next, 15th August. A wonderful tradition dating back centuries in the village, mutton pies and music and crack in the pubs.

CAMP VINTAGE DAY

All preparations are well underway for the Camp Vintage Day at The Junction Bar, Camp on Sunday 15th September. Gates open - 12.00 p.m. A highlight of the day for all vintage enthusiasts is the car, tractor and Honda 50 run around the scenic Dingle Peninsula before returning to park at the rear of The Junction Bar for the evening. There will be a Kiddies funday too and traditional farm demonstrations. A great day out for all the family. Anyone interested in helping out on the day, please contact Mike Fitzgerald 087 9588631.

The proceedings go to two very worthy charities

- Proceeds to Cystic Fibrosis Ireland and Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association. Your support is greatly appreciated. Go raibh míle.

CAMP FAIR

Camp Sheep Fair on Wednesday 18th September is almost upon us. The sheep fair has grown over the years. The tradition of selling sheep penned at Camp Cross continues and bargains are made like long ago on the roadside. There will be prizes for pens of quality sheep on the day. U/18 boys and girls will receive prizes for their pens of sheep too.

Pet Show in O'Dwyers forecourt at 3.30 p.m., all creatures great and small welcome.

Gerard Mulligan will entertain all throughout the day and into the night at Ashes Bar.

Mutton pies and traditional dishes served in O'Dwyers Supermarket and in The Junction Bar and Annes Cafe Bar at Ashes will be serving a variety of food and if you fancy Italian, Antonio at The Ranch in Sandy Feet Farm is open all day too.

There will be a childrens fancy dress parade. A Camp Fair 2024 King and Queen and shepherd and shepherdess will be chosen on the day. And fun activities for the children will be held in Joe O’Dwyers field.

The Auction this year is in aid of Camp Childcare Centre and Ailises Quest commencing at 4.00 p.m.

Sheep and other items will be auctioned at 4.00 p.m.

There will be a bake sale in the Old School.

Donations of sheep for auction and home baking is greatly appreciated.

Camp Childcare Centre has provided early childhood education in a wonderful safe environ -

ment for children of our community over the past 21 years. This is an opportunity to acknowledge the excellent work of the management and staff of the centre. And Alises Quest is very much deserving of our support in her endeavours to create a World Record in November.

COMHALTAS FLEADH CHEOIL

Caoimhe Cawley, Camp and team were crowned All-Ireland Champions at Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann 2024 in Wexford recently dancing The Humours of Bandon in the 15-18 Mixed 4 hand Ceili. Well done and congratulations to Caoimhe and team.

The team first qualified in Fleadh Cheoil Chiarrai going on to win at Fleadh Cheoil na Mumhan and winning out the competition in The All Ireland Fleadh. A marvellous achievement.

OBITUARY

On the 1st of August in her 102nd year Josephine (Josie)Sayers (nee O'Donnell) Main Street, Annascaul passed away peacefully. Josephine was predeceased by her husband Garrett and daughter in law Margaret.

Sympathy is extended to her sons, James, Garry and Martin, daughters Kay and Marian, grandchildren Stephen, Mark, Tracy and Emma, sons in law Thomas and Brian, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Josephine was the most senior citizen in the parish of Annascaul. A lovely lady who will be greatly missed by her family, her friends and her neighbours.

Rest In Peace, Josephine!

CEMETERY MASS

Mass will be celebrated in Camp Cemetery, on Thursday 22nd August at 7pm.

Corca Dhuibhne Beo

Dingle Notes

Richie Williams

ALL IRELAND WINNERS. Congratulations to the Kerry Ladies Senior Football Team, panel members, Mmanagement and county board personnel on their long awaited victory in the All Ireland Final against Galway recently. Special mention to the four West Kerry Players involved Louise Ní Mhuirceartaigh, Niamh Ní Chonchúir, Kate Ní Shuilleabháin agus Ciara Butler.

Dingle Fife and Drum Band led a great turnout for the welcome home parade throughout the streets of the town on the following Wednesday evening. The team members then moved on in an open top bus to Gallarus and Ballyferriter where they were again greeted by large crowds of supporters who ensured the victory was celebrated well into the wee hours of the morning.

DINGLE RACES. Large crowds attended the 3 day annual meeting in Ballintaggart which was blessed with fine weather and competitive fields in all races.

The local committee, stewards and volunteers are to be highly commended on a very well organised event where it was apparent that prior planning and experienced personnel each undertook their tasks with a professional approach, courtesy and precision.

It is no wonder then that the Dingle Races are one of the most popular on the pony racing circuit for owners, trainers, jockeys and associates. Well done also to all the local business outlets and others who continue to support the event with their sponsorship which is so vital to the huge costs involved in organising such an attractive 3 day programme every year.

COMHARCUMANN CELEBRATIONS. Congratulations to Comharcumann Uan Chiarraí based in Baile na hAbha, Lispole, who this week celebrated their 50th Anniversary serving the sheep farming community in West Kerry and beyond. The original aim was to provide a lamb fattening station for export to the European market which evolved over time into providing farm services and wool trading. Keep up the good work everybody involved in the Comharcumann.

DINGLE REGATTA. This weekend Dingle Harbour hosts the annual regatta with seven races down on Saturday's programme starting at 2p.m. catering for young people from 12 to 18 years of age. Saturday also features two All Ireland Junior Championships in the Under 14 and Under 16 races. On Sunday there are 9 races on the programme again starting at 2p.m. with an All Ireland Junior Under 12 Championship. Then follows a host of Senior competitions for ladies and gents separately and in the usual mixed categories. Featured on Sunday will be the intense competition for the 4 Woman and 4 Man Naomhóg Championships of Kerry for the coveted Charlie Haughey and Tom Fitzgerald Memorial Trophies. Its a free show so please come along and support our local young and not so young rowers who have trained so hard over the past few months despite the unfavourable weather conditions.

THE ALL IRELAND COASTAL ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS also return to Dingle this year on the following weekend from Friday August 23 to Sun-

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day 25th inclusive. The outer Marina Waterbreak is an ideal location to view the huge number of different events which are on this programme featuring clubs from all parts of Ireland.

OLYMPICS. Congratulations to Josie Knight from Baile Ghainín who led the Great Britain Team to the Bronze Medal Position in the Ladies Cycling Pursuit Event in the 2024 Olympics Games in Paris. Josie was born in England but lived most of her life in West Kerry where she could be often seen using the roads in the Peninsula to improve her skill in her chosen sport of cycling. The facilities in Britain for indoor cycling in particular attracted Josie to train for this specialised category where she qualified under her birth place to successfully compete for the national team there. Well done Josie and good wishes in your future in the competitive cycling world. Imagine an Olympic medal coming to Baile Ghainín, a proud moment indeed for the whole family and parish.

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Helping us to Help in Guatemala

Making a bad situation good in Guatemala is our aim. Feeding 50 children twice a day. Employing a full time doctor. Providing 4 Health Care Centres with medicines. Building homes for the Maya poor. Suppling water to homes and villages. Educating the young. Providing apprentices for teenage boys and girls etc.

Here’s how YOU can help.

You can donate via Patreon or our bank account

You can fill a sponsor card if you are running in The Dingle Marathon or Dublin Marathon.

We are looking for volunteers to run events.

Hope Guatemala is a registered Chairity so you can claim tax back on donations.

We have No overheads and provide everything voluntarily.

Please contact Orna Dunlevy (Chairperson) for Sponsor Cards 0872286533

Hope Guatemala, Ireland Ltd., Charity Number CHY17894 PO Box 16, Ventry, Co. Kerry.

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Inch Notes

A community biodiversity survey of the Inch Graveyard took place on the 3rd August with ecologist Cathy Eastman (Biodiversity Partners) as part of the Inch Community Biodiversity Action Plan funded by Community Foundation Ireland.

Pictures by Jane Cullen (top left to bottom right): Mary Moriarty, Cathy Eastman, Pat Foley, Jenny Attard, Dora McCarthy, Cathy Eastman, Fiona Fitzgerald, Joe Fitzgerald and Pat Foley.

Seashore Explore: Discover marine life on Kerry’s Blue Flag Beaches this summer. Join a Seashore Safari with a marine biologist from Sea Synergy. Inch Beach safari will take place on the 21st August at 10:30am. Limited places available, booking essential (0874554034, info@seasynergy.org).

Road Closure Notice! L5015 at Emlagh/Lougher Bridge.

Closing from 9am on Monday 2nd September 2024 until 5pm on Friday 20th September, both dates inclusive. Alternative routes will be signposted clearly.

Clean-up and Maintenance Days will take place on the following Saturdays from 10am-12pm. For clean-ups, bags will be provided. Pickers and high-vis vests might also be provided but please bring your own if you have them.

Inch to Annascaul Coast Road Clean (meet at Inch Beach car park): 31st August

Clean-ups are weather dependent. Please check the Inch Community Facebook page for last-minute changes.

Inch Farmers Market will take place on the following Saturdays from 10am-2pm at Foley’s Beer Garden: 17th August, 14th September, 12th October, 9th November, 7th December

If you are interested in a spot, please contact inchfarmersmarket@gmail. com

There is the opportunity to be involved through a cooperatively run farm produce stand. This is for farmers that don’t have enough produce, variety or hours to warrant a stall themselves and allows locally grown produce to be available in the community. If anyone has extra veg etc. that they would like to sell, get in touch!

The Better Bones Better Balance Programme’ in Kerry is an evidencebased strength and balance programme. It is an eight-week programme aimed at low risk community dwelling adults to maintain strength and balance and thus reduce the likelihood of a future fall. Inch Community Centre will be running this course, and it will begin on Friday 4th of October.

The first class is full but there are vacancies for a second class. The second class will only be run if the minimum numbers are met. This course costs €40 for the 8 weeks. Inch Community Council has funding in place to help subsidise this so you will only pay €20. If you're interested in taking part, please contact Jane on 0871942116 Mon-Fri 9am-6pm or email inchcommunitycouncil@gmail.com

Events at Inch Community Centre:

Yoga with Shannah (www.yogatimeforyou.com): Mondays 7-8pm, book in advance on 087 061 5544.

Yoga with Mélanie: Thursdays 6:30-7:30pm, book in advance via WhatsApp +33 659 286 354.

Bingo nights on the following Thursdays at 8pm: 15th August, 29th August.

Coffee Mornings on the following Sundays at 10:30am (after mass): 18th August, 29th September.

Other regular notices:

Upcoming mass times for St Joseph’s church Inch at 10am on alternate Sundays: 18th August, 1st September.

The Kerry Mobile Library Service will be parked opposite Foley’s Bar Inch from 12:25pm – 1pm on Fridays 23rd August.

Practice your Irish at the weekly Comhra at Foley’s Bar Inch on Wednesdays at 10:30am. All levels welcome.

The 276 Bus Service from Killarney to Dingle will be passing Inch Church daily at 9:53, 15:28 and 18:53, and Inch Beach daily at 9:55, 15:30 and 18:55. The service from Dingle to Killarney will be passing Inch Beach daily at 7:45, 12:20 and 16:50, and Inch Church daily at 7:47,12:22 and 16:52.

If you would like to add something to the Inch Community notes, please contact Jenny and Mélanie: inchcommunityevents@gmail.com.

Ó Bhaile na bPoc go

Outer Mongolia Páirt 3

Breandán Ó Beaglaoich

D’fhágamar an Táidsíceastáin ar an 23 Iúil agus chun na fírinne a insint dá áilleacht fiáin diamhair mar thír í, bhí mo bhuille tugtha agus mé stollta stracaithe ionam fhéin ag na drochbhóithre agus an chontúirt a bhain leo. Bhí féith an ghrinn sa té a thug ‘highway’ ar chuid do. Bhí sé ard, ní raibh aon bhaol air, ach sin a raibh d’fhírinne sa ráiteas. Mar a deireadh Moran, an fear oibre a bhí againn inár n-óige, ‘Fuarmhallacht Dé orthu’ mar bhí briseadh croí is cairteacha sna bóithre céanna.

An lá roimhe sin bhíomar fós ar an Pamir Highway is thiomáineamar thar an tarna conair is airde ar domhan, Conair an Hussang atá 15,200+ troigh (4,655 méadar) ar airde, nach mór cúig uaire níos airde ná Cnoc Bréanainn.

Pictiúir don nJimny agus an fógra

Bhí an t-aer éadrom ann agus é fionnuar go maith. Thugamar dhá oíche in óstán in Quarkul, dá bhféadfá óstán a thabhairt air. Tá loch mór in aice leis agus chuas ag snámh ann. Tá sé ar thalamh ard 12,000 troigh os cionn farraige. Taibhsíodh dom go mbíonn an Cuas níos fuaire sa gheimhreadh, ach bhí ana-fhuirist fanacht ar barra toisc an méid sin salainn a bheith ann. Dob fhuaire an t-aer fhéin ná uisce an locha cé is go raibh an ghrian ag spalpadh anuas orainn agus sneachta trom ar na sléibhte os ár gcionn.

An Ré ag éirí os cionn shléibhe na Síne taobh linn Bhí deacrachtaí beaga is móra againn ar an tslí. Polladh an roth tosaigh agus an roth thiar; theip na coscáin agus an ceann ba mheasa ná an ‘clutch’. Aon ghreim go n-éireodh leat teacht as, tá agat. Má tá, siad seo na laethanta go gceistíonn tú tú fhéin. ‘Cad a thug anseo mé?’ Ag gabháil thar teorainn go dtí an Chirgeastáin bhíos chomh bréan de ‘Ireland? Conor McGregor?’ go ndúirt le hoifigeach ar an dteorainn gur mé a athair. Nár chreid sé mé is theastaigh uaidh a phictiúr a bheith tógtha aige le hathair Conor McGregor, rud a bhí mídhleathach aige a dhéanamh in áit slándála mar é. Tá an t-ainniseoir bocht ag taispeáint an phictiúir dá chairde ar fad ó shin, is dócha! Tá fiche míle d’fhíor-dgrochbhóthar idir teorainn na Táidsíceastáine agus na Cirgeastáine nach le héinne é fé láthair, saghas liombó áite. Bhí sé ina chogadh dearg oscailte eatarthu an t-am seo anuraidh agus an t-ádh linn go gceadaíodh dúinn tiomáint tríd. Ana-dhrochbhóthar ann.

Pic don bpoll sa bhóthar

Tar éis na teorann ar thaobh na Cirgeastáine chonaiceamar ana-chuid puball, yurts, agus capaill ag aoireacht caorach is gabhar. Seo an dream ná socraíonn síos in aon áit amháin, na ‘nomads’, fánaithe ar ár gcuma fhéin is dócha.

Pictiúir do Yurts srl. Sna bóithre beaga tuaithe chífeá ana-chuid ainimhithe ag iníor ar thaobh an bhóthair is chaithfeá bheith aireach ná buailfeá pléasc ar cheann acu. An seana-shaol mar a bhí againn fhéin níl sé chomh fada san ó shin in aon chor agus ná bíodh aon éirí anairde orainn ach oiread! Níl íle ná gás acu ach leictreachas ó na dambaí a dhíolann siad leis na tíortha atá ag roinnt teorann leo.

Ainmhithe ar thaobh an bhóthair I dtosach mhí Lúnasa, ar an tarna lá, thrasnaíomar isteach go dtí an Chasacstáin, an cúigiú ‘stan’ againn, mar a bhfuilimid fós. Níl aon bhaol air ach sé seo an ‘stan’ is nuaaimseartha acu ar fad. Cuireadh fáilte thar cuimse romhainn fiú amháin ar an dteorainn. ‘Your first time? Welcome!’ Chuas isteach i gcaifé in Semey lem chupán taistil, a bhí salach go maith fén dtráth seo, scrios is sciúr bean an chaifé é is shín sí chugam caifé a bhí ar aon chaighdeán le haon áit sa Daingean is pingin ní ghlacfadh sí as ach ‘present’ á rá aici. Caifé eile go raibh leite na maidine agam ann shín fear an tí dhá bharra seacláide chugam. ‘Present’ aríst. Uair eile cheannaigh bean a bhí ar bhord taobh linn pota tae Tashkin mar bhronntanas dúinn. Ghabh buachaillí óga chughainn ar an tsráid ag cur suim ionainn, ag croitheadh lámh go cneasta grámhar ar dtúis linn agus ansan ag lorg fios ár gcúraim.

Tá mórbhóithre breátha sa Chasacstáin ar aon dul nó níos fearr go minic ná ár mbóithre fhéin rud a chuaigh síos go maith linn geallaim duit. Saibhreas thar chuimse as an ngás is íle atá sa talamh acu. Sa chathair Almaty tá Starbucks, McDonalds agus a leithéidí agus ní á mhaíomh san atáim ach mar chomhartha ar cé chomh rachmasach is atá siad.

Tá sé de nós ag muintir na háite má bhíonn siad ag feitheamh nó ar an bhfón dul ar a gcorraghiob is cuma cá mbíonn siad. D’fhéachas an tarna babhta orthu ar dtúis mar cheapas gur rud éigin eile a bhí ar siúl acu! Timpeall céad míle ó Semey, idir 1949 agus1989, i gceantar go dtugtar Polygon air, bhíodh tástálacha núicléacha ar siúl ag na Sóivéadaigh a chuir isteach ar bhreis is milliún duine lena linn agus tá cuid den gceantar nach féidir taisteal ann fós dá bharra.

Chuaigh Tim, Gus agus Mike Alexander chomh fada leis ach níor bhac an chuid eile againn. Ghoillfeadh sé rómhór orm an díobháil sin a fheiscint.

Nuair a fuair an Chasacstáin saoirse i 1991 bhí a lán de na Rúisigh nár chuaigh abhaile in aon chor, rud a chiallaíonn gur Rúisigh suas le 50% den bpobal, i dtuaiscirt na tíre pé scéal é. Bhíos istigh i mbialann agus tháinig an fear seo chun cainte liom ag rá le mórtas cine nárbh Rúiseach é ach Casacach agus gurb é a ainm ná Kairat. Ba mé an chéad Éireannach gur bhuail sé leis agus arsa sé ina Bhéarla ciotach ach muiníneach fhéin, ‘Ireland is so far away’.

Aríst, níl ach boladh an scéil á fháil agaibh sa mhéid atá scríte agam mar tá na tíortha seo chomh suimiúil.

Táimid anseo le seachtain agus tásc ná tuairisc níl fachta ar Bhorat againn, ach táim dóchasach fós go mbuailfeam leis!

An loch i Quarakul gur shnámhas

Féile Lios Póil 2024

Roibeard Ó Cathasaigh

Sea, tá an 46ú Féile Lios Póil as a chéile ceiliúrtha go binn againn fén dtráth seo, agus an Coiste eagraithe thar a bheith sásta le Féile ’24 – a bhuíochas san dosna meithealacha iomadúla a stiúraigh na himeachtaí ceann ar cheann, dár muintir a ghlac páirt go geal sna h-ócáidí éagsúla, agus dár n-urraithe flaithiúla. Cé go raibh bagairt báistí go leanúnach sa réamhfhaisnéis, ó thús go deireadh na Féile, ní raibh orainn aon imeacht a chur ar cheal de bharr na haimsire. Lean comhluadar ar leith gach imeacht, gur liosta ró-fhada le h-áireamh iad, ach déanfad tagairt anso go speisialta d’Aoine na hOscailte i Halla John L. Dinny Ó Gealbháin, Eaglais, feirmeoir déiríochta, saor cloiche agus ceannródaí sa bhfeirmeoireacht inbhuanaitheach, a sheol Féile Lios Póil ’24 go h-oifigiúil lena dheimheas dea-fhaobhair, tráthnóna Aoine i Halla John L., mar a raibh slua breá de bhreis is céad duine i láthair. B’ann a bhronn an Comhairleoir agus Méara Chiarraí, Breandán Mac Gearailt Pearsa(í) Féile Lios Póil ar bheirt lánúin a bhfuil comaoin ollmhór curtha go leanúnach acu ar ár bpobal – i gcúrsaí caide na n-óg ag Geraldine agus Colm Ó hAiniféin, agus i gcúrsaí luathoideachais agus lena seirbhis i Siopa Uí Chatháin mar a bhfuil Oifig a’ Phoist an pharóiste anois ag Máire agus Briain Ó Catháin

Máire agus Briain Ó Catháin - (Grianghraif le Roibeard Ó Cathasaigh)

‘Feirmeoireacht sa Pharóiste’ Le ‘feirmeoireacht sa pharóiste’ mar théama na Féile, dhein beirt ógánach bunscoile cur i láthair ag ócáid na h-oscailte. Labhair Tommy Ó Deargáin fén athrú feirmeoireachta le tríocha bliain ina áit dhúchais, na hAcraí, gan ach feirmeoir amháin déiríochta ann inniu; agus do roinn Diarmuid Ó Dufaigh seanfhocail bainteach leis an bhfeirmeoireacht linn, m.s. i) Mura gcuirfear san earrach ní bhfainfear sa bhfómhar, ii) bíonn adharca fada ar na ba thar lear, iii) capall na hoibre an bia; agus iad beirt fé stiúir ag Caitlin Ní Ainiféin lena linn.

Dinny Ó Gealbháin

Thug Dinny Galvin, Eaglais, príomhchaint an tráthnóna. Ina fhocla coimrithe i gcomhrá liom tar éis na hócáide, deir Dinny liom, ‘We have emission reductions to meet by 2030, and we can’t meet these in such a short space of time. We must be given a longer lead in time… you can’t pull the rug out from the farming community just like that. They have been educated and advised to spend hundreds of thousands, and that’s done by them. I’m involved in UCC on a Dairy Sustainability Course, it’s called an ACE Course, that will be rolled out to all the dairy farmers by UCC and Kerry Agri. We’ll have to re-educate the farmers, we’ll have to put a bit back into the environment, and into sustainability, gan dabht.’ Tá go leor duaiseanna aitheantais buaite ag Dinny as a fhorbairt cheannródaíoch i gcúrsaí fuinnimh, ina measc, ‘National Dairy Award’, agus ‘Better Farming Award’ le déanaí. Maith thú, Dinny!

Darach Ó Murchú

Roinn Darach Ó Murchú a smaointe linn ar an ócáid chomh maith. Oide dúchais is comhshaoil é Darach, gur as Baile Dháith i bParóiste Mórach dá mháthair. Gníomhaí timpeallachta é Darach, agus choimrigh sé a theachtaireacht dom tar éis na hocáide, mar leanas, ‘Ceapaim go n-éiríonn míthuiscintí faoi chúrsaí comhshaoil go minic, le polasaithe á gcur chun cinn ag rialtais gan go leor plé roimh ré leis na páirtithe leasmhara – na feirmeoirí sa chás seo. Caithfear luach saothair cuí is cothrom a thabhairt dos na feirmeoirí dá dtáirgí den scoth a bheadh neodrach ó thaobh carbóin de. Chuige sin, caithfear tacú leis na feirmeoirí modhanna nádúrtha fáis a thabhairt chun cinn. Ní leor brabús mar an t-aon sprioc amháin ag comhlachtaí agri. Tá de dhualgas orainn go léir an timpeallacht a chur sa áireamh inár saol.’

Breandán Mac Gearailt

Bhí focail mholta, i nGaelainn, ag an gComhairleoir agus Méara Chiarraí, Breandán Mac Gearailt (gur as Lios Póil a Dhaid, Tomás) do mhuintir Lios Póil as a ndíograis agus a sprid pobail, agus gheall sé pé cúnamh is féidir leis dóibh sna forbairtí suntasacha atá beartaithe d’áiseanna pobail an pharóiste.

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Barra Ó Siochrú

Chuir an Pleanálaí Teanga úr ag Tobar Dhuibhne, Barra Ó Siochrú, (gur as Lios Póil dá mhuintir (Páidí Mac Gearailt, a sheanathair) é féin in iúl don chomhluadar, á rá go raibh sé ag tnúth go mór le bheith i bpáirt sa Phlean Teanga le muintir Lios Póil, ag tógaint ar an mbunchloch atá a leagadh sa Ghaelainn go leanúnach acu. Gheall sé gach cúnamh is féidir leis a thabhairt d’fhorbairt na Gaelainne. Tá tús fónta déanta ag Barra, le rannpháirtíocht i gcruinnithe pleanála Choiste Pobail/Féile Lios Póil d’Fhéile na bliana seo, tar éis dó cuireadh oscailte chun cruinnithe d’fheiscint ar Facebook! Robert Ó Brosnacháin Tabharfad an focal scoir ar an ábhar seo dár gComhairleoir nua-thofa ar Chomhairle Chontae Chiarraí, Roibeard Ó Brosnacháin (mórgháirdeas leat, ’Robert!) ó ‘Fhocal an Chathaoirligh’ ar Chlár na Féile, mar leanas: ‘Feirmeoireacht sa Pharóiste’ is ea téama na Féile i mblianta. Beidh súil siar ar na modhanna traidisiúnta feirmeoireachta a bhí ann, ar na hathruithe atá tagtha le blianta beaga anuas. Tabharfar súil chun cinn chomh maith, ar conas d’fhéadfaí cursaí feirmeoireachta a bheith sa todhchaí. Tá dúshlán romhainn, gan dabht, ach níl éinne níos fear ná muintir Lios Póil chun na dúshláin sin a shárú.’ Ceannaire éifeachtach, ciúin é Robert atá ag dul ó neart go neart, bail air.

Geraldine agus Colm Ó hAiniféin le Breandán is Risteard

Cuireadh clabhsúr le himeachtí na hAoine le binncheol Cheoltóirí Lios Póil, agus soláistí ar fail go fial is go milis dúinn ag Meitheal Bhan na Féile, a oibríonn leo go fáilteach ó Fhéile go Féile, is ár mbuíochas ó chroí leo.

Rinceoirí na Ríochta Ó Chlé: Miriam Ní Shúilleabháin, Amelia Ní Shúilleabháin, Alisha Diaconu, Abbie Ní Chathasaigh, Lauren Ní Dhubháin, Callum Ó Brosnacháin, Sinéad Ní Dhubhda, Ana Ní Shíthigh

Roinnt Torthaí ó Fhéile Lios Póil ’24

1. Caoirigh/Curadh Foriomlán Rannóg Sléibhe

Overall Champion of Mountain Class/Scotch: T.J O’Donnell, Sliabh.

2. Caoirigh/Curadh Foriomlán Rannóg Talamh Íseal

Overall Champion of Lowland Class: Kate is Eoin Devane, Garraí na dTor.

Rás an Stricín

1. Rí an Stricín: Jonathan Ó Dochartaigh, min Aird Bhuí (21.35)

2. Banríon an Stricín: Maríosa Ní Ghrífín, Min Aird Bhuí (23.18)

3. Corn James Harrison, fé 16: Seosaimh Ó Grífín, Fothrach.

33 a ghlac pháirt

Rás Bóthar 5km

1. Buaiteoir: Tiarnan Ó Lionsigh (am 17:32)

2. Buaiteoir na mBan : Niamh Ó Riordán (20:14)

Buaiteoir faoi 16 Cailíní: Jessie Lynch (deirfiúr Tiarnan (22:22)

Buaiteoir na bhFear: David Ó Catháin (18:45)

45 a ghlac pháirt

Míle buíochas dosna foirne a d’eagraigh agus a sheol na ráiseanna seo go slán!

Caitheamh Saghad/Darts

Buaiteoir: Mikey Brosnan 5-1 sa chraobh le Cathal Ó Cinnéide 16 a ghlac páirt.

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Castlegregory Pattern Day.

Castlegregory Pattern Day is celebrated every year on the 15th of August. This was, up until recently, the biggest day of the year in Castlegregory. Everyone in the area took the day off and went into Castlegregory village for the day and met up with family, friends and neighbours. People from the area who had moved abroad or married out of the area would come home for the big day. The Main Street would be lined with stalls selling all kinds of ware, there was music in all the pubs and a tradition of eating “Pattern Pies” or Mutton Pies was the order of the day .

In Logainmneacha na Machairí by Martin Lynch and Eoghan Ó Loinsigh There is a reference to how the pattern was originally held in a place called Gob a' Riaisc which is a strip of land on the shore of Lough Gill between the sea and the lake. The pattern day was called "Lá le Muire na Duimhche" or "The Day of our Lady of the Dunes". Following a raid by Barbery Pirates, the pattern moved, on the orders of Gregory Hoare, to a location beside the castle, closer to the village.

Gob a' Riaisc was also where football matches, sports days and horse races took place. Its time as a place for social gatherings ended in 1916 when the land was divided amongst local farmers.

Below is an extract from Castlegregory Community council facebook page which outline some of the history of the day:

"The old parish church (now in ruins) is situated at Killiney. Near this church was a holy well whose waters were reputed to be capable of curing eye ailments. This well was the centre of rounds and pilgrimages every year on the 15th August. When the new parish church was built in Castlegregory the event was transferred to the village and became known as Castlegregory Pattern.

The air of anticipation before the Pattern was heightened by the coming of the travellers or “maggies” to mark out the sites for their stalls in advance. The evening before the big day the population turned out to watch the line of colourful horse-drawn carts rolling in from “Puck” (Puck Fair in Killorglin). The village was thronged to bursting point on the day itself and the crowd ate, drank, gambled and played various

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games amid a general air of festivity. The “Pattern Pies” (mutton pies in soup) formed the backbone of the day’s refreshments; while for lighter fare, there was a choice of ginger bread displayed on trays, homemade bulls-eyes made from brown sugar and honey, and ice cream which was sold at the Pattern for the first time in 1910. A special ice-filled tank was used to transport the valuable cargo of ice cream from Tralee on the train."

Pattern Pie Recipe

Ingredients

Filling

900g (2lb) of diced mutton

1 finely chopped onion

1 finely chopped carrot

salt and pepper

Pastry

900g (2lb) Plain white flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon of bread soda

50g (2 ounces) Stork margarine or butter

600ml - 900ml (1½ pints) buttermilk

Mutton Soup

2-2.5kg (4-6lb) mutton bones

3-4 large onions, peeled and quartered a couple of carrots, stalks of celery parsley stalks, a couple of sprigs of thyme and pepper.

Vegetable stock cubes if needed.

Method

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First prepare the lamb. Trim off the fat and any gristle or membrane. Cut into tiny pieces (roughly 1/8 inch) and put into a shallow bowl. Season well with salt and ground white pepper. Render down the scraps of fat in a hot, wide saucepan until the fat renders. Discard the pieces. Cut the vegetables into slightly smaller dice and toss them in the fat, leaving them to cook for 3 to 4 mins. Remove the vegetables and toss the meat in the remaining fat over a high heat until the colour turns deep brown. Then, make the pastry. Put the flour into a bowl. Rub in the margarine or butter, add the buttermilk and lightly knead and make a nice soft dough. Divide into twenty four little balls. On a floured board, roll the pastry out as thinly as possible, to about 5mm to the size of a saucer as a template. Put a good half fistful of seasoned mutton into the centre. Brush the edge of the pastry with a little buttermilk and cover with another round that has also been rolled to 1/8-inch thickness. Press the edges together with the tines of a fork, then prick the top several times. Cook on a baking tray in the preheated oven at 180°C for 20-30 minutes or until nice and brown. Check occasionally and reverse the tray from back to front if necessary. Cool the pies on a wire rack.

Meanwhile make a simple mutton stock.

Put mutton bones into a saucepan, add a couple of peeled chopped onions, cover with cold water. Add a couple of stock cubes to add extra flavour if you like, add a few thickly sliced carrots and a few sticks of celery, a sprig or two of thyme, some parsley stalks if available, to add extra flavour to the broth. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 1-1½ hours. Strain and taste, add salt and pepper to correct the seasoning. Save until needed. The broth will keep in a fridge for several days or may be frozen.

To serve the mutton pies – bring the soup to the boil in a saucepan, drop a couple of meat pies in and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon. Transfer each pie into a wide shallow soup bowl. Pour a ladle of mutton broth on top. Eat with a fork and spoon and extra pepper and salt, depending on your taste.

Eoinín and the Rabbits

Ted Creedon

About fifteen years ago Ted Creedon interviewed Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh about growing up in Dún Síon, near Dingle. Part of the interview turned to rabbit hunting and trapping – before and during the war - and the story of a man named Eoinín – a professional rabbit catcher – known far and wide as Eoinín the Rabbit.

“I was going to school during the war years and there was a terrific scarcity of meat in England at the time so rabbits were big business. Some mornings, on the way to school, we’d check the rabbit snares and traps. If we had a few rabbits after the night we’d take them with us and sell them in Dingle before going into school that morning. We’d sell them for about one shilling and sixpence each which was big money at the time. There were periods when some farmers made as much money out of rabbits as they made out of cattle in those days. One of the best places to catch them around Dún Síon was down by the banks, the old golf course and along the sand dunes. Another good place was up towards the cliffs where there was plenty of cover for the rabbits” Micheál recalled.

“But before the rabbits became really valuable during the war farmers had to hire somebody to catch them because they did so much damage to crops and grass. A man used to come from Inch every two years. He was known as Eoinín the Rabbit and he’d come with maybe about 40 traps. He’d spend four or five nights staying in Farrell’s house and trap their land over a few days. Then he’d move on to our farm or Quinn’s so he’d probably spend about three weeks trapping the village.

Then he’d move off with his traps to some other village. He was a professional journeyman trapper. It was always big new when Eoinín arrived in the village. He’d set up in one of the houses and the people would gather in that house”. Eoinín would keep the rabbits and probably sell them in Dingle but there wasn’t the great demand for them before the war as there was during it.

“I remember Eoinín well. I think this was his way of living by moving around the country and meeting people. He was great company and he had all the news from far and wide on his journeys. The other thing about Eoinín was that there was nobody to challenge or contradict his news stories.

And of course he was wise enough not to trap all the rabbits on a farm. He’d leave enough so that he’d be needed again in two years. Rabbit meat was always popular up to the arrival of Myxomatosis” Micheál said. (Myxomatosis was a virus which is believed to have been brought into Ireland illegally from England in 1954 and it pretty much wiped out the rabbit population. Once infected the rabbits were helpless. Their senses were severely damaged and you would often see them in a field with their eyes all swollen and with no awareness of their surroundings.)

Chicken and Date Tagine

Mark Murphy - Dingle Cookery School

Chicken and Date Tagine is a superb Moroccan dish that blends tender chicken with the sweetness of dates, creating a rich and aromatic experience. Traditionally cooked in a tagine, a conical clay pot that locks in moisture and enhances flavours, this dish is infused with a variety of spices. The dates add a natural sweetness that perfectly complements the savoury chicken, while almonds and fresh herbs add texture and freshness. Ideal for a special occasion or a comforting meal, Chicken and Date Tagine offers a delightful balance of sweet and savoury notes.

Ingredients

Serves 4

600g chicken thighs with bone in and skin on salt and pepper butter or olive oil

1 onion, chopped finely

3 cloves garlic, crushed

1 tsp. cumin seeds, toasted and crushed

1 tsp. coriander seeds, toasted and crushed

1 tsp. fennel seeds, toasted and crushed

1 tsp. smoked paprika

500ml chicken stock

1 tin of chopped tomatoes

20-30 green olives, pitted, chopped and rinsed

15-20 dates, chopped in half

1 lemon, zested and juiced handful of flaked almonds, toasted bunch of flat leaf parsley and mint chopped

Method

Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper. Heat a pan or pot over medium to high heat, once hot add a little oil and then the chicken pieces. Brown them all over. Remove from the pot.

Skim off a little of the fat and turn the heat down a little. Add a little butter and add the onion. Cook this for about five minutes, add the garlic and cook for a further 3 minutes or so.

Add the spices and mix into the onion and garlic. Return the chicken to the pot. Add in the stock and tomatoes, let this cook for about 5 minutes. It will start to thicken a little, at this stage add the chicken pieces, olives and dates. Simmer this slowly for about an hour or so.

Check the chicken to see if it is cooked. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Stir in the lemon juice, add the zest, almonds and herbs. Serve with some cous-cous and mint yogurt.

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Local Archaeology

Teampall Bhaile Uí Bhaoithín Ballywiheen Church

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Tá fothrach sáipéil ósna Meánaoiseanna, agus an teampall atá mórthimpeall air, ‘Teampall Bhaile Uí Bhaoithín’, fós le feiscint i mBaile an ÉanaighCeathrú an Teampaill, ar an mbóthar idir Baile an Fheirtéaraigh agus Ceann Trá. Is foirgneamh simplí é. Tá sé cearnógach agus tá beanna air, ach gan aon roinnt inmheánach a bheith idir corp an tsáipéil agus an chórlann. Agus is beag maisiú a deineadh air. Ní féidir a bheith cinnte cathain a tógadh é, uair éigin sa tríú haois deag, ceaptar, ach bhí sé fós in úsáid i 1615. Tá cillín in aice leis, Reilig an Draghbháil. Tá umar baiste ón sáipéal agus stíl simplí aige, le feiscint i Músaem Chorca Dhuibhne i mBaile an Fheirtéaraigh.

It is easy now to visit this ruined medieval parish church, situated on Mám na Gaoithe between Ceann Trá and Baile an Fheirtéaraigh, since a new extension to the graveyard was opened a few years ago. We know from records that it was still in repair in 1615, but may originally date from the 13th century, although its simplicity makes it difficult to date. It was the church of the parish of Márthain, and it is interesting to note that a tower-house castle was situated in the adjacent townland of Baile an Éanaigh-Ceathrú an Chaisleáin, possibly built by the Ferriters, who we know were a powerful family in the medieval period in the nearby Dún Urlann parish.

The church is a simple, rectangular, gabled building with no apparent division between the nave and the chancel (although a rood screen may have been present when the church was in use) and it possibly had an attic story. There was one window in the east gable, one in the north wall and two in the south. The doorway was in the north wall.

There are several cross-inscribed grave markers in the graveyard surrounding the church, and Reilig an Draghbháil, a cillín, can be seen in a nearby field. It is interesting to note that several of the medieval churches on the peninsula have similar associated graveyards for the unbaptised.

A font from the church is to be seen in the collection of Músaem Chorca Dhuibhne, Baile an Fheirtéaraigh (13km/8 miles west of Dingle) www. westkerrymuseum.com, where you will find further information about this and many other monuments. The museum is open every day from 10.00 am – 5.30 pm. Tel: 066-9156333 or info@westkerrymuseum.com. There is also a café with fresh baking daily and a bookshop.

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Ach tháinig cor tobann ar chúrsaí agus gan ach cúig nóiméad le dul sa chluiche, nuair a chuir Brian Torre an chaid san eangach trí athscinneadh ón bhfráma, agus mar bheadh uchtach tugtha dóibh ag an cúl, scóráil an fhoireann baile arís dhá nóiméad ina dhiaidh sin.

Tháinig Fánaithe Chóbh mar chuairteoirí go Páirc Chnocán an Iolair an deireadh seachtaine seo caite, ach má bhí fáilte rompu go Trá Lí, níorbh amhlaidh do thoradh na hoíche. Scóráil Jack Larkin gar don bhriseadh agus Brendan Frahill gar don deireadh chun cúiteamh a bhaint as bua na gCiarraíoch sa Chorn.

Díomá as a dheireadh, ach is fearr an crot atá ar thorthaí an tséasúir seo thar thorthaí na bliana seo caite.

Ullamh do na Bóihéimigh

The View from the Chair

Kerry Ladies, All-Ireland Football Champions 2024

Congratulations to our victorious Kerry Ladies Football Team, All-Ireland Football Champions 2024. What a performance by this wonderful team who bridged a 31-year gap since Kerry last won the All-Ireland Senior Ladies Football Championship. They received a very well-deserved homecoming as All-Ireland Football Champions 2024 in Killarney on Monday 5th August 2024. I had the privilege as Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council of introducing this great team to the wonderful crowd.

Well done to the team and management and especially the West Kerry contingent of Ciara Butler, Niamh Ní Chonchúir, Louise Ni Mhuircheartaigh and Kate O'Sullivan and what a welcome they received when they brought the Brendan Martin Cup back to West Kerry. Go raibh míle maith agaibh, maith sibh go léir!

Congratulations to Josie Knight from Dingle who won a bronze medal in the Paris Olympics in the Women's Team Pursuit along with her GB teammates Anna Morris, Elinor Barker and Jess Roberts in the National Velodrome Saint-Quentin-enYvelines on the 7th August 2024. This is another magnificent achievement by Josie Knight who also won a silver medal in team pursuit at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Meas mór i gcónaí!

Pearsa na Féile ag Féile Lios Póil

Áit ana speisialta é Lios Póil agus bhíos fíor bhuíoch as cuireadh mar Cathaoirleach Comhairle Contae Chiarraí Pearsa na Féile a bhronnadh ar Laochra Lios Póil ag oscailt oifigiúil Féile Lios Póil ar an 2ú Lúnasa 2024. Tá fhios agam go bhfuil pobal iontacha ag Lios Póil agus bhíos fíor bródúil Pearsa na Féile a bhronnadh ar Máire & Brian Keane agus Geraldine & Colm Ó hAiniféin. Tuillte go maith acu. Pobal iontach le Spiorad, Croí agus Neart agus tá Spiorad, Croí agus Neart go láidir acu siúd.

Lios Póil is a very special place and I was very happy to get an invitation as Cathaoirleach of

Kerry County Council to present Pearsa na Féile to Laochra Lios Póil at the official opening of Féile Lios Póil on the 2nd August 2024. I know Lios Póil is a great community and I was really proud to present Pearsa na Féile to Máire & Brian Keane and Geraldine & Colm Ó Ainiféin. Very well deserved. A great community with Spirit, Heart and Strength and they all have strong Spirit, Heart and Strength.

Castlegregory Agricultural Show

What a wonderful day it was at the first Castlegregory Agricultural Show in the Billy Bowler Memorial Field on Saturday 3rd August 2024. Well done to the very hard-working committee on organising such a memorable event. It was an honour to attend as Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council along with our Minister for Education, Norma Foley T.D. Go raibh míle maith agaibh as an fáilte. Maith sibh go léir.

Dingle Races 2024

A mighty three days was had by all at Ballintaggart Racecourse for Dingle Horseracing Festival 2024, Ireland’s largest and best horse & pony meeting. Over the three days we were treated to some great racing, with the best up and coming jockeys and thankfully the weather stayed fine. The big day on Sunday lived up to all expectations, as Lee Strand Dingle Derby & Dingle Ladies days go it was absolutely wonderful. Well done to all Horses, Owners, Trainers, Jockeys, Supporters, Sponsors and the Dingle Races Committee. See you all next year. Go mbeirimid beo ar an am seo arís!

Josie Knight from Dingle wins medal at Paris Olympics

Message from Fr Michael

The Summer is passing quickly despite the bad weather. We continue to pray for good weather and for all those that depend on good weather for their livelihood. Final preparations are being made to return to school or college as the Leaving Cert Class of 2024 await the results of their Leaving Cert examination. May the Holy Spirit guide all in the decisions that they make.

I take this opportunity to draw your attention to the Annual Kerry Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock which will take place on Saturday 24th August. A bus is being organised from the Corca Dhuibhne Pastoral Area, (numbers dependent). If you are interested in travelling, contact Cathy on 086-0520915 by Saturday August 17th The bus will depart Dingle at approx. 6.30am. Cost €35 per person. When you cross the threshold and enter Knock Shrine, you leave behind the worry and cares of a troubled world and join with your fellow visitors on a journey. Each person who comes to Knock has their own reason for making the journey, however long or short, to experience a unique and tranquil atmosphere. Knock is a reminder of the faith that has been passed down through generations. Some come searching for answers and consolation, others to reflect and find peace. One thing that is guaranteed is that you will leave Knock Shrine feeling refreshed and renewed. There are no strangers here, only fellow pilgrims…. (from knockshrine.ie)

There are some hungers that are not satisfied by physical food and water. There is the hunger for justice and peace, there is the hunger for meaning in life. In our reading at Mass these weeks we hear Jesus describe himself as The Bread of Life. He offers to satisfy the deeper hungers of life. In our first reading (1 Kings 19:4-8) last Sunday Elijah has had enough. He had preached the Word of God, and the leaders were having none of it. He had come to the end of his strength. He prayed that God would take his life. God heard the prayer of Elijah and answered it, but not in the way Elijah had wanted. God sent an angel to him with food and water. And strengthened by this food 'from heaven' he was able to make his way to the mountain of God. The assurance that God was with him breathed new life into him and gave him the heart to go on.

Most likely there was nothing supernatural about the incident. It can be explained in a perfectly natural way. The 'angel' who fed Elijah was probably the prophet's own servant whom he had left a short distance away. But this doesn't mean it wasn't

an expression of God's care for his prophet. The normal way in which God works is through other people.

There is a little story that I am sure is familiar to many of you illustrates this. There was a bad flood and the cellar of Thomas' house filled up with water. A man came by in a canoe and said, 'Do you want a lift to safety?' 'No,' said Thomas. 'I have faith in God. He will save me.'

The water rose and flooded the ground floor. Thomas was forced to go upstairs. A man in a motorboat came by and offered to take him to safety, but Thomas said, 'I have faith in God. He will save me.'

The water rose higher still and Thomas had to take to the roof. A helicopter came by and the pilot offered to take him to safety. But once again Thomas declined, saying, 'I have faith in God. He will save me.' And he sat there waiting for God. But the water continued to rise and he drowned. On arriving in heaven he was angry with God and said, 'I had faith in you, and still you let me drown." To which God replied, 'Not once, but three times, I sent you help, and each time you refused it.'

Often we don't always recognise God's help when it comes. Prayer is not God doing things for us, but God helping us to do things for ourselves and for one another. God sends us human angels. All of us have experienced the care and kindness of such angels.

And we also get opportunities to be such an angel to someone in distress. Sometimes it may mean doing something, providing some basic service such as a hot meal. Other times it may mean saying a word of encouragement. Still other times it may mean just being there beside someone, providing a comforting presence, so that the person doesn't have to suffer alone.

Many people go through a bad patch in their lives from time to time. It is only the care of some human angel that helps them get through it. The 'angel' God sent to us is his Son, Jesus. Jesus stays by our side, and gives us, not ordinary bread, but the 'bread of life'. In the strength of this bread he will walk all the way to the mountain of God, namely, eternal life. (Some of the previous story is from New Sunday and Holyday Liturgies by Fr Flor McCarthy)

All Gods blessings at this time.

Fr Michael

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Áisitheoirí á lorg againn - tar ag obair linn!

Táimid ag lorg léirithe spéise ó dhaoine a bheadh ábalta imeachtaí nó gníomhaíochtaí éagsúla a reáchtáil trí Ghaeilge. Ní múinteoirí Gaeilge ata i gceist leis seo, ach daoine a bheadh in ann imeacht nó ranganna a dhéanamh, trí mheán na Gaeilge, le daoine fásta nó le daoine óga. I measc na réimsí gníomhaíochtaí atá i gceist tá:

• drámaíocht

• ceol

• spórt

• rince

• ealaín, ceardaíocht agus gníomhaíochtaí cruthaitheacha

• scéalaíocht agus spreagadh na léitheoireachta

• scileanna saoil

• cúrsaí oidhreachta agus staire

• léachtaí nó cainteanna.

Má tá scil agat a cheapeann tú a bheadh oiriúnach le haghaidh imeachta, ranga nó ceardlainne, ná bíodh aon leisc ort é a mholadh. Is féidir imeachtaí 'aon-uaire' agus imeachtaí ar líne a lua chomh maith.

Bígí linn i gCístí Corca Dhuibhne na haon Déardaoin ón 11:45r.n agus cleachtaigh do chuid Gaelainne linn!

Join us every Thursday in Cístí Corca Dhuibhne at 11:45am and practise your spoken Irish!

Frásaí & Nathanna Úsáideach / Useful Phrases & Terms

Bain triail astu sa ar na meáin an tseachtain seo! Why not try some of these on your posts this week!

- Tá na laethanta saoire nach mór críochnaithe

- Ní fada go mbeimid thar nan-ais ar scoil

- Táimid ag ullmhú do…

- An raibh saoire deas agat?

- An bhfuil tú ag súil le dul thar n-ais ar scoil?

- An bhfuil gach rud prapáltha agat?

- Bíodh lá deas agat/agaibh

- Bain taitneamh as do thuras

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Ceol Beo / Live Music

Clochán BréannainnCloghane Brandon

Monday 19th August

7.30 Halla le Chéile - Tinteán Ceoil

Monday 26th August

7.30 Halla le Chéile - Tinteán Ceoil

Halla na FeothanaíFeothanach Hall

Thursday 15th August

7.30 Ceolchoirm an Pharóiste / Concert

Dingle-Daingean Uí Chúis

Thursday 15th August

9.00 Neligan's - Open Session

9.00 Curran's Bar - Trad & Folk with Billy and Luke

9.00 O'Flaherty's - Open session with Fergus & Friends

9.15 John Benny Moriarty's - Niamh Varian - Barry ( Fiddle & vocals), Meabh Ni Bheaglaoich( Accordeon & Vocals)

9.30 Courthouse Pub - Teresa Horgan & Gerry O'Beirne

Friday 16th August

7-9 Kennedy’s - Folk, Country, Blue Grass

7.30 Saint James' Church - Folk Concert (€20)

9.00 Dingle Pub - Ballads/Trad

9ish Hannie Agnes' - Candlelit session

9.30 McCarthy's Bar - Rock & Soul with De-Vices

9.30 O'Flaherty's - Open session

9.30 Courthouse Pub - Greta Curtin & Tommy O'Sullivan

9.30 Neligan's - Open Session

Saturday 17th August

9.30 Paul Geaney’s - Mick Keirns

9.00 Dingle Pub - Ballads/Trad

9.30 Courthouse Pub - Eoin Duignan & Tommy O'Sullivan

9.30 O'Flaherty's - Open session

9.30 Neligan's - Open Session

Sunday 18th August

Billy and Luke

9.00 Neligan's - Open Session

6.00 Marina Inn - Open session with Tom and Caroline

6.00 Bob Griffin’s - Pilgrim sessions

9.30 Courthouse Pub - Jeremy Spencer & Tommy O'Sullivan

9.30 Paul Geaney’s - Live music

Monday 19th August

6.00 Curran's Bar - Open Trad session

7.30 Saint James' Church - Folk Concert (€20)

8.00 Bob Griffin’s - Open mic session

9.00 Marina Inn - Tom Delaney and Teresa Horgan

9.30 Neligan's - Set Dancing

9.30 Courthouse Pub - Caroline Keane & Pals

Tuesday 20th August

6.00 Dingle Pub - Trad

6.30-8.30 Foxy John's - Trad session

8.00 Bob Griffin’s - Open session

9.00 Marina Inn - Dermot Kelly

9.00 O'Flaherty's - Open session with Fergus & Friends

9.00 Dingle Pub - Ballads/Trad

9ish Hannie Agnes' - Candlelit session

9.15 Neligan's - Open Session

9.30 Courthouse Pub -Aoife & Deirdre Granville

Weds 21st August

6.00 Dingle Pub - Trad

7.30 Saint James' Church - Folk Concert (€20)

9.00 Dingle Pub - Ballads/Trad

9.00 Marina Inn - Dermot Kelly

9.15 John Benny Moriarty's - Eilis Kennedy (Vocals & whistle) Theresa Horgan( Flute & Vocals) & Gerry O'Beirne (Guitars & Vocals)

9.30 Courthouse Pub - Tom Delany & Tommy O'Sullivan

Thursday 22nd August

9.00 O'Flaherty's - Open session with Fergus & Friends

9.00 Curran's Bar - Trad & Folk with

9.15 John Benny Moriarty's - Niamh Varian - Barry ( Fiddle & vocals), Meabh Ni Bheaglaoich( Accordeon & Vocals)

9.30 Courthouse Pub - Teresa Horgan & Gerry O'Beirne

Friday 23rd August

6.00 Dingle Pub - Trad

7-9 Kennedy’s - Folk, Country, Blue Grass

7.30 Saint James' Church - Folk Concert (€20)

9.00 Dingle Pub - Ballads/Trad 9ish Hannie Agnes' - Candlelit session

9.15 John Benny Moriarty's - Eilis Kennedy (Vocals & Flute) Jeremy Spencer ( Fiddle ) & Matt Griffin (Guitar)

9.30 O'Flaherty's - Open session

9.30 McCarthy's Bar - Rock & Soul with De-Vices

9.30 Courthouse Pub - Greta Curtin & Tommy O'Sullivan

9.30 Neligan's - Open Session

10.00 Marina Inn - Deep Dance, Techno - Psytech - Trip with Smythy vs Naoise

Saturday 24th August

6.00 Dingle Pub - Trad

9.00 Dingle Pub - Ballads/Trad

9.30 O'Flaherty's - Open session

9.30 Neligan's - Open Session

9.30 Courthouse Pub - Eoin Duignan & Tommy O'Sullivan

9.30 Paul Geaney’s - Dan Phelan

Sunday 25th August

6.00 Marina Inn - Open session with Tom and Caroline

6.00 Bob Griffin’s - Pilgrim sessions

6.00 Dingle Pub - Trad

8.00 Neligan's - Open Session

9.00 Dingle Pub - Ballads/Trad

9.30 Courthouse Pub - Jeremy Spencer & Tommy O'Sullivan

9.30 Paul Geaney’s - Live music

Monday 26th August

6.00 Curran's Bar - Open Trad session

6.00 Dingle Pub - Trad

7.30 Saint James' Church - Folk Concert (€20)

8.00 Bob Griffin’s - Open mic session

9.00 Marina Inn - Tom Delaney and Teresa Horgan

9.30 Neligan's - Set Dancing

9.00 Dingle Pub - Ballads/Trad

9.30 Courthouse Pub - Caroline Keane & Pals

Tuesday 27th August

6.00 Dingle Pub - Trad

6.30-8.30 Foxy John's - Trad session

8.00 Bob Griffin’s - Open session

9.00 O'Flaherty's - Open session with Fergus & Friends

9.00 Marina Inn - Dermot Kelly

9.00 Dingle Pub - Ballads/Trad

9.00 Neligan's - Open Session

9ish Hannie Agnes' - Candlelit session

9.30 Courthouse Pub -Aoife & Deirdre Granville

Weds 28th August

6.00 Dingle Pub - Trad

7.30 Saint James' Church - Folk Concert (€20)

9.00 Marina Inn - Dermot Kelly

9.00 Dingle Pub - Ballads/Trad

9.15 John Benny Moriarty's - Eilis Kennedy (Vocals & whistle) Theresa Horgan( Flute & Vocals) & Gerry O'Beirne (Guitars & Vocals)

9.30 Courthouse Pub - Tom Delany & Tommy O'Sullivan

Thursday 29th August

9.00 Neligan's - Open Session

9.00 O'Flaherty's - Open session with Fergus & Friends

9.15 John Benny Moriarty's - Cáit Ní Riain (Fiddle & vocals), Eoin Ó Beaglaoích(Concertina)

9.30 Courthouse Pub - Teresa Horgan & Gerry O'Beirne

Castlegregory Notes

Indoor Summer Market: on Sundays, August 18th and 25th at The Clubrooms, Castlegregory. 9am-1.30pm showcasing local crafts. Enquire at castleinfocenter@gmail.com for spaces.

Art Exhibition: The CCC wishes to thank all artists who took part in the exhibition. The weekend was very successful and we wish to thank all the members of the public who supported the exhibition over the weekend. Many congratulations to the prize winners who won paintings and artwork donated by the artists.

Agricultural show: This took place for the first time in Castlegregory in Billy Bowler's field on bank holiday Saturday, it was a great success with many in attendance including Norma Foley and the Castlegregory Kerry rose Emer Dineen. Bingo: Will be held in the clubrooms, weekly, every Tuesday evening from July 2nd until August 20th. Doors open at 7:30 Bingo at 8pm

Rambling House: Will be held in the Clubrooms weekly on a Wednesday evening at 7:30 from July 10th until August 21st. Join us for an evening of music, song and dance. €5 in the pot for entry, Refreshments provided.

Castlegregory Tidy Towns: If you would like to join our weekly volunteering activities we usually meet every Saturday at 10:00am at the Castlegregory Playground unless otherwise stated. Please check the side of the little library there for any updates each week.

Castlegregory Care of the Aged/Active Retired: Dinners on Tuesdays in the Clubrooms. Dinners suspended for the summer break until August 20th. New members are always welcome. Please ring Michelle on 085 243 2251 if you would like to come along or if you are a regular and can't make it for any reason. Volunteers needed, Tuesday's 12.30-2.30pm to assist with dinners. Please contact 087 2854779. Everyone is welcome.

CE Scheme Vacancy: The role will be to assist in the kitchen and include assisting the cook when and as required, deep kitchen cleaning, venue prep/ set-up for the weekly dinner and assisting with the delivery of the entertainment programme. Contact: castleactiveretired@gmail. com 085 43 2251.

Solar Systems

Tom Kennedy

Castlegregory Beach Toddler Group: An informal playgroup on Castlegregory Beach. Wednesday's 2.15pm-3.30pm (weather permitting).

Solar..panels or tubes, what's the difference? Well they both provide hot water when heated by the sun’s energy, thus saving you energy, be it oil, gas or electricity.

A solar system will save up to 70% of your annual hot water bill. When it comes to tubes versus panels, the tubes are marginally more efficient than panels, but realistically the difference is small, especially when we have had such a great spell of sunshine.

Whist: Every Thursday evening in the Clubrooms from 8pm. Newcomers and Learners welcome.

There is another "solar system" known in the trade as "Thermodynamic" this is a solar panel that works in the dark. Yes with no sunshine, you ask how!

07/08/24: Ladies: 1st: Sandra Hoffmann 2nd: Emma Havermann. Intervals: Mary Farrell & Eithne O Leary , Gents: 1st: Thomas Maunsell. 2nd: Maeve Herlihy . Intervals: Kathleen Hennessy & Martin Courtney. Mystery: Sheila O Connell. 08/08/24 Ladies: 1st: Mary Farrell 2nd: Deirdre O Connell. Intervals: Catherine Lyons , Maureen Dowling , Sheila O Connell . Gents: 1st: Thomas Maunsell 2nd: Mike Rohan , John McEnerny , Pat Moore. Intervals: Mike Rohan & Mary McKenna. Mystery: Sean Fitzerald.

Well the answer is simple really, it's not a solar panel it's a heat pump. The way it works is a panel is fitted to your roof which is connected to a unit and cylinder in your hot press. This is a compressor similar to what's found in a fridge, this unit pumps a refrigerant gas into the panel where it heats due to the fact that the gas has a very low boiling point of about -25 Celsius so this hot gas comes back into the unit, where the gas is compressed to make it hotter, the heat is then transferred to create heat. However, this unit is dependant on electricity to operate so while saving money on heating hot water it does so at a cost.

Take for example a typical family home with 3 to 5 occupants, costs on average about €1,500 to €2,000 per year to heat, of which about a 1/4 to 1/3 of this is hot water, so a typical hot water bill for a family of 5 is somewhere in the region of €450 to €650 a year.

A solar system for a family of 5 can cost anything from €4,000 to €5,500 supplied and fitted, giving them a yearly saving of approx €350 to €500 and when you take into account the rising cost of energy, a system can pay for itself in 5 to 10 years.

Office Staff & Maintenance/ground staff required (eligible for C.E. scheme) in Castlegregory. Please ring Joe Bric: 087 2682097

News Items If any local groups have any news items they would like to be made known, such as match fixtures, results, courses or anything of special interest-could groups inform the office by 11am on Monday mornings so that it can be entered into the local community news items in the newspapers

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Even though I can’t Afford it It's a Price I’ll Pay - Artwork and words by Laurence Jones.

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Comórtas Crosfhocail

Duais le Buachaint: Dearbhán ón gCafé Liteartha Buaiteoir na coicíse seo caite: David Collins, Carrigrohane, Corcaigh

Díolaim Próis 1450-1850 in eagar ag

Anraí Mac Giolla Chomhaill foilsithe ag

Leabhar Breac

‘Sleachta as prós-scríbhneoireacht na Gaeilge

sa ré 1450-1850 (faoi litriú na haoise seo) atá

sa chnuasach breá seo le hAnraí Mac Giolla Chomhaill - maille le nóta beathaisnéise leis an Ollamh Malachy Ó Néill.

I bhfocail an eagarthóra, ‘tá teannas agus dáiríre thar an choitiantacht ag baint leis an chuid is mó de na téacsanna, go speisialta leis an saothar cráifeach. Is minic gruaim ar na húdair, cionn is go bhfuil an náisiún Gaelach agus an teanga ag meath. Ach os a choinne sin, tá spiorad raibiléiseach na dtéacsanna aoracha againn, agus spiorad rómánsúil na meánaoiseanna sna leabhair a cumadh faoi thionchar litríocht na Mór-Roinne; agus tá sárstílithe ar nós Chéitinn agus Mhic Aingil ar mór an pléisiúr dúinn go fóill a bprós glinn beacht a léamh.’

In 1971 a foilsíodh an chéad eagrán, agus beidh an-áthas ar léitheoirí an leabhar a fheiceáil i gcló arís.

Scoláire a d’Fhág Saothar Ollmhór ina Dhiaidh

‘Rinne Anraí Mac Giolla Chomhaill, an scoláire Gaeilge as Doire a bhásaigh in 2021, obair iontach le linn a shaoil ar son na Gaeilge agus ar son lucht foghlama na teanga go háirithe. Saothar ollmhór ilghnéitheach a bhí ina shaothar a raibh tionchar nach beag aige ar phobal Gaeilge a linne féin agus ar na glúnta Gaeilgeoirí a thiocfas inár ndiaidh.’ - Malachy Ó Néill, tuairisc.ie

An Café Liteartha

Bóthar an Dadhgaide, Daingean Uí Chúis

Siopa Leabhar an Daingin ó 1979

Ó Mhárthain

Breandán Mac Gearailt

Deirimsa sport leat, bua mná Chiarraí agus gaiscí Gael ag na cluichí Oilimpeacha. Tugadh abhaile cheithre bhonn óir agus trí cinn cré umha. Fuair Kellie Harringtom bonn óir ag dornálaíocht mar a fuair ag na cluichí roimhe sin chomh maith. Bhí sí ar fheabhas.

Fuair Pól Ó Donabháin agus Fiontán Mac Cárrthaigh bonn óir ag ramhaíocht. Dheineadar an gaisce céanna sna cluichí Oilimpeacha roimhis seo. Agus roimhe sin arís bhuaidh Pól agus a dhearthair Gary bonn airgid. Is beag moladh a fuaireadar sna méain. Ar a slí abhaile ní raibh aon choras taistil rómpa ag Aerphort Bhleá Cliath ag lucht eagair na gcluichí in Éirinn mar nár tuigeadh, meastar, go rabhadar ag teacht luath. Tháinig fear galánta ó Luimneach i gcabhair ortha agus thug abhaile iad dtí Iarthar Chorcaí mar a bhhfuaireadar an mór mholadh a bhí tuillte acu.

Fuair Rhys McClenaghan bonn óir as thaispeáinteas ar an gCapall Pommel. Bhí sé gan cháim. Ní mórán moladh a fuair sé sna meáin. Ba cheart go mbeadh breis moladh fachta aige sna meáin bhacacha seo againne. Ambaice ach gur dhein Daniel Wiffen gaisce sa tsnámh. Ghóthaigh sé bonn óir sa tsnámh 800 méadar agus bonn cré úmha sa rás 1500 méadar. Tá Daniel óg, cloisfear a thuilleadh fé.

Chuir na boinn óir brat dorcha ortha súd a thug boinn Cré Úmha chugainn, mar Móna McSharry sa tsnámh agus Pilib Doyle agus Dáire Lynch ag ramhaíocht. Fuair Rhasidat Adeleke an- mholadh as teacht sa ceathrú ait sa 400 méadar. Tá sí óg, ina thosach atá sí. Caid.

Ghnóthaigh mná Chiarraí Craobh Sinsir Caide na hÉireann in aghaidh na Gaillimhe. An scór Ciarraí 3-14 v 0-11.

I gCraobh na hÉireann Camógaí, bhuaidh Corcaigh ar an nGaillimh. Ag féachaint ar an dteilifís mheasas go raibh Gaillimh thíos uaireanta le cinnithe.

Turasóirí

Tá sráideanna an Daingin plódaithe le turasoirí gach lá den tseachtain, a chonach san ortha. Dé Domhnaigh bhíos ag aifreann sa Daingean, séipeal scopúil, bhí an séipéal 95% lán. Mheasas ar dtúis ná raibh aon suíochán saor. Cupla lá ó shoin bhíos ag taisteal ón nDaingean dtí Trá Lí. Bhí céad agus seasca gluaisteán ag áireamh busanna agus lorraithe, im choinne ar an mbóthar.

Ni raibh ar mo chumas freastal ar Ráiseanna Bhaile ‘n tSagairt a bhí go diail a deirtear ná ar Fhéile Lios Póil a bhíonn tofa bliain ar bhliain. Rud a mholfainn do thábhairní laistiar do Dhaingean ná ceol nó amhráin a bheith acu oíche nó dhó sa tseachtain le linn biaiste na turasóireachta.

Tá freastal maith ar na tránna. Is mór an náire ná fuil uasghrádú déanta ar an gcóras séarachais i mBaile na nGall agus i mBaile an Fhirtéaraigh.

Tá freastal maith ar thrá Fhinn Trá agus an fharraige bog fé láthair, dar leo siúd a bhíonn san uisce. Gach mí bailíonn daoine ón áit agus snámhaithe aon dramhaoil a bhíonn ar an dtráigh, bail ó Dhia ortha. Isteach ón bhfarraige a thagann cuid mhaith de, ach tá daoine fós ag fágaint salachar agus ábhar plaisteach ina ndiaidh ar na tránna.

Feirmeóirí

Tá praghas maith ar uain caoire agus stoc fé láthair agus daoine ag díol agus ag fanacht. Tá an féar ag fás ar séirse, aimsir cheathach agus bogartha.

Daoine ag gearán go bhfuil leasú an-chostaiseach. Bheadh feirmeoirí sásta dá dtiocfadh árdú ar phraghas an bhainne agus a chúis acu.

Ganasaíocht

Spiairí Rúiseach in Éirinn i slí is go mbeadh sé thoir thiar acu dá mbeadh cogadh ann. Tá mar deirtear an diabhal thiar ar Putin. Tá sé in am iad a dhíbirt ón Úcráin.

Tá cúrsaí ina gciréib sa mhean oirthear mar a bhfuil sléacht á dhéanamh ag na Isréalaigh ar na Pailistínigh. Ach caithfear cuimhneamh gur mhairbh Hamas ós chionn míle Isréalach thar oíche amháin. Anois deirtear go bhfuil Hamas i gceannas na Pailistíne agus gan aon

chuimhne acu ar shíocháin. Leanann an sléacht, ach measaim i gceann cúpla mí go dtiocfaidh síocháin agus cainteanna réithithe.

Bás

Fuair Mícheál Feiritéar ó Bhaile na Saor bás le déanaí. Bhí a chéile Hannah básaithe roimhis. Méala mór a bhás dá bheirt iníon Máire agus Eibhlín agus a bheirt mhac Micheál agus Seán, garchlann, gaolta agus cáirde.

Solas na bhFlaitheas ag a anam.

Fuair Seosaimhín Nic ‘n tSaoir (ní Dhomhnaill) ó Abha na Scáil bás le déanaí. Bhí a céilé Gearóid básaithe roimpi. Méala mor a bás dá triúr mhac Séamus, Gearóid agus Máirtín, iníonacha Caitlín agus Marian, garchlann, gaolta agus cáirde.

I nGáirdín Pharrthais a hanam.

Fuair Treasa Bergin (ní Díogáin) ó Gharraí na dTor agus The Pike of Rushall, Co. Laoise, bás le déanaí. Bhí a céile básaithe roimpi. Méala mór a bás dá mac Antóin, gaolta, garchlann agus cairde.

In Iothlainn Dé a hanam.

Fuair Jim Tormey ó Bhleá Cliath agus Paróiste Mórdhach bás sa bhFrainnc le déanaí. Maireann a pháirtnéir Ouria, deirféaracha Marian agus Bernadette, a chlann Francis, Neasa, agus Fiona, a máthair siúd Marie (ní Cheallacháin), garchlann, gaolta agus cairde.

Beannacht Dé lena anam.

The Narcotics Anonymous Message

An addict, any addict, can stop using drugs, lose the desire to use and find a new way to live.

Anyone who wants to stop using drugs may become a member of Narcotics Anonymous. Membership is not limited to addicts using any particular drug. Those who feel they may have a problem with drugs, legal or illegal, including alcohol, are welcome in NA. Recovery in NA focuses on the problem of addiction, not on any particular drug.

Our program of recovery begins with abstinence from all drugs, including alcohol. Sometimes people come to NA meetings while still using drugs, detoxing from drugs, or on drug replacement therapy. Regardless of what you may be taking when you first come to NA, you are welcome. NA’s primary approach to recovery is its belief in the therapeutic value of one addict helping another. Members take part in NA meetings by talking about their experiences and recovery from drug addiction. The NA programme is one of complete abstinence from all drugs, including alcohol.

Narcotics Anonymous is not a religious organization. It does teach basic spiritual principles such as honesty, open-mindedness, faith, willingness, and humility that may be applied in everyday life. Recovery in NA is a process, ongoing and personal. Members make an individual decision to join and recover at their own pace.

Our experience in NA is that those who keep coming to our meetings regularly stay clean.

Dingle NA meetings are on Tuesdays 7.30pm & Fridays 8.30pm, in the Dingle Presbytery, off Green St, V92 AT18. www.nasouth.ie NA helpline 087 – 138 6120

ACROSS

ACROSS

1. Signs on a musical staff

1. Quiet

4. Made a crackling sound

5. Soft cap

8. Eat humble ___

8. Orderly

9. Popeye love interest _____ Oyl

9. _____ follows day

11. Everywhere (3, 4)

10. Of the nose

12. One eating out

13. Spanish island

13. A4, for example

14. Proportion

14. Angry 16. Expose

15. Temporary forgetfulness

17. New (prefix)

17. No longer in fashion

18. Protective housing

20. Garments

19. Comes from

23. Intense anger

21. Measured liquid parts

24. Entertainment venue

22. Chinese martial art, ___ chi

26. Build

23. Spoil

28. Hysteria

24. Church instrument

29. Group of attendants

26. Bear patiently

30. All-in

28. Banner county town

31. Formerly

29. Over and above

32. The one responsible

32. 1982 horror film, The _____

33. Stair part DOWN

33. Melody

34. Inflicts damage

35. Freedom of action

1. Ran counter to; opposed

DOWN

2. Plain to see

3. Exhausted

1. Sound detecting device

4. A different order of things

2. One of little consequence

5. Defender

3. Federations of tribes

6. Dublin monument, Anna

4. Of the conditions of our surroundings

7. Mournful song

5. Boring

10. Contend

6. Greek alphabet letter

15. Head to ___

7. Specific time period

18. 2023 B. Affleck film

11. Hypothesis

19. Water draw-off

12. West Yorkshire city

21. Inhalations

16. Conciliatory bribe

22. Homesteader

19. Warehouse

24. Of gold

20. Jack ___, English seaman (historic)

25. Laud

21. Extreme, in action

26. Go in

25. Approaches

27. S. American city

27. Bird on Roman standard

30. Chinese dynasty

31. Strike, with violence

Send your completed crossword to West/Mid Kerry Live, Goat Street, Dingle Prize €40 Voucher for Danno’s Restaurant & Bar Winner of the Crossword 432 is Joan Cronin, Annascaul

Holiday Rentals/ Tithe Saoire

CLASSIFIEDS -

087 214 9327 / 086 173 7944

Spacious house in Ventry available to rent last week of August and first week of September. Five minute’s walk to the beach and to Paudie O Sheas pub. Text 087-2536769

3 bedroom Cottage to let for July/August at Wine Strand, Ballyferriter, Dingle, Co. Kerry. Phone 087-2367884 / 083-0160675.

Mobile home to rent to long term, 5 minutes from Inch beach. Reasonable rent. email: polaoghaire@yahoo.com

Property to let / Tithe ar cíos

Cottage available to rent in Béal Bán Ballyferriter from approx 22nd Auguat to the end of June 2025. 085-2147550

House to rent, Ventry area. 2 bed, scenic location. 087-7037941

Room available to let in mobile home in Ballymore (just outside Dingle). Sharing with one other lady. Beautiful sea views, regular local link bus. Would suit one person or perhaps couple. €80 p/w. 087-2023004

For Sale/Le Díol

Two Ford Transit wheels with new tyres. 087-9647699

Steel Tech shed for sale, Ventry area. 2 years old. 3m x 2m. €500. 087-6753131

Small commuter E-bike. Ideal for Bus/Train. 250 Watt motor. 48 Volt x 12 AH battery. Range 40 - 50 km. Lights, horn, disk brakes. Phone Brendan 085-1962649

Tall fridge and seperate freezer for sale. 087-9947927

Light oak kitchen presses in great condition. 087-9947927

Services / Seirbhisí

Plumber specialising in boiler breakdown, servicing and commissioning. Complete range of plumbing services. Call John 086-3165714

Affordable Tree Surgeons-Trees topped beside roadways, houses and sheds, hedges trimmed. All toppings and shavings removed. Fully insured. Free quotation - Call Michael 085-8487812

West Kerry Gardening services - lawn cutting, sand/gravel delivered, landscaping, power washing etc. Call Seán 087-6336082

Fiber National Broadband in all parts of West & Mid Kerry. Free installation and equipment. No hidden charges. Refs available from local hotels and businesses. Government NBI broadband covers all costs. email: info@ruralbroadband.ie or call 066-9414708

Experienced bookkeeper seeks local employment. Call 086-3717633.

South West Recycling Services: scrap cars, vans jeeps, tractors, buses, lorries all wanted. Also buy copper tanks, brass copper piping, lead, batteries, alloy wheels. Everything considered.. Top prices paid. Call Frank 087-2311971

Plumber available specialising in small jobs from Dunquin to Castlegregory. Call: 083-4179641

Natural healing at Red Lotus Clinic. Fertility, gynaecology, pediatric, injury, stress, acupuncture, craniosacral therapy, homeopathy, reflexology, massage. Clinics in Dingle and Castlegregory. Contact Eithne Griffin 086-6066865 www.redlotusclinic.com

Garden Services in Kerry: Lawn mowing, strimming, vertical pruning, tree surgery. Reasonable rates. Ring 0838268371

Experienced cleaner/ keyholder based in Dingle available for holiday homes etc 087-6256533

Septic Tank emptying, bio - cycle tanks desludged, cleaned & checked. Toilets - drains unblocked. Gearóid Mac Gearailt. 087-9504713 / 087-2390018

Oil Boiler Servicing, Oil fired boilers and cookers. Servicing and repairs. Emergency call out service available. James Greaney 087-3440493

Does your septic tank need to be emptied- we will get to you within a day. Cuir Glaoch/ Call Diarmuid Ó Beaglaoi 087 2969846 0r 066 9155446

Vehicle Computer Diagnostic Service / Mobile Service. Cars, Jeeps, Vans, Pickups. Call 087-3440493

Septic Tank Services, emptying, wash down, repairs, new tanks andpercolation areas constructed in line with planning. over 25yrs service in Dingle Ph. Pat Hanafin 086 2241064 / 066 9151682 . beenbawn@yahoo.com

Situations Vacant / Postanna

Folúntas ; Cúntóir tar éis scoile, dhá phost. Páirt aimseartha, Luan-Déardaoin, 1 - 6pm. Ardteist leibhéal pas i nGaeilge ag teastáil. Seol CV go eolas@cflt.ie

After schools assistant, 2 positions. Part time, Monday - Thursday, 1 - 6pm. Pass level leaving cert Irish required. Apply with CV to eolas@cflt.ie

Cleaner wanted for house / B&B in Dingle town from 11am - 1pm. Paid daily. 087-7995984

Dingle Heating and Plumbing apprenticeship position available. 085-1621950

Wanted / Ag Teastáil

Seeking Accommodation - Two Kind & Tidy Tenants. We are two professional women seeking a 2-bedroom rental within walking distance of the town. One of us has a delightful (almost 3-year-old) child and the other well behaved cat. Happy to move in ASAP, but open to wait for the perfect fit.If you have a rental that might be a good match, please reach out! Contact: 083-0709293

Young couple looking to buy approx. 10 acres (preferably 20+) immediately, in Inch or surrounding areas. 085 764 6564

Other / Eile

Are you thinking of selling your house? Young family living locally looking to buy a house to call our home. Mortgage approved, fair price offered, no agency fees. All offers considered. Call Tom 085-2368492

Tai Chi Class Thursdays 7:30pm An Diseart for beginners & basic posture strength. Mondays Ventry Hall 6:30pm for continuing/more experienced Call/ message Maria Daly 087-7953589

Free to take away - 2 single pine beds, Baile Uachtarach. Phone Máiréad 0868141303

Good home immediately needed for 3 year old black & white male collie. Great temperament. Dingle area.No charge. Ring 086 8497282.

Electric roller door workshop / dry storage unit for rent. Annascaul. 0861705582

Insulated storage unit to rent in West Kerry. Approx. 400 square feet. Excellent access. 087-2027698

Shop / Office Unit for rent on 1st floor off Green Street, Dingle. 086-0547665

Dry secure storage unit for rent. Lispole area. 087-2820062