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What was your first job?
Throwing mackerel up on a
table for gutting in Sonny Longs
Best of Luck to the Killorglin Men's Shed who officially opened their doors to the people of Killorglin and surrounding areas on Monday the 24th. The Shed is a voluntary, non-profit organisation for men to get together, make things or just to have a game of cards and have a cup of tea. For more information about this organisation, please visit our Facebook page and remember to "like & share" our page.
All are Welcome!
So what is it all about?
Much has been written about the Titanic disaster over the past one hundred years and I certainly don’t have anything new to add to the bank of knowkedge which is out there.
As the one hundredth anniversary of the sinking approached I found myself trawling through websites which held facts and figures concerning every aspect of the big ship and its short exixtence above water. For its time, the ship was a huge accomplishment in engineering and it embodied over 18 million man-hours of toil but it stayed a mere two weeks in existence as a completed ship before it vanished for seventy three years. (Re-discovery came in 1985)
What follows are some of the well known dimensional and other facts, as well as some that are lesser known, which I found during my search.
Hip Hop and Zumba classes for kids, teenagers & young adults with
Jeanie McGartland for 8 weeks at the Beehive Studios, Cúilín, Dingle. €40.
Hip Hop for Kids (4-5pm) & Teenagers (5 – 6pm) starts Thursday 11th
October
Zumba for Kids (4-5pm) & Teenagers (5-6pm) starts Friday 12th October
For more info call 9152924
Margaret Heavey, B.Sc, M.Sc.
Burnham woods and lagoon, located within the grounds of Coláiste Íde, is quite striking in its uniqueness. The site is one of the only areas of mature woodland located on the Dingle peninsula and the diversity of species therein is also quite unusual. The lagoon formation occurred as a result of the alteration of the natural inlet via the construction (and later partial demolition) of a causeway bridge by Lord Ventry in the early nineteenth century to provide quicker access from one side of the inlet to the other.
The lagoon and woodland were once a major local amenity, providing recreational boating and walking facilities for the local residents, however, this has declined somewhat in recent times, although it is still quite a popular site especially for bird watching, walking, collecting plants on the shoreline and for the densely populated mussel beds on the nearby shorefront.
Scéala Ón Díseart
An Mon. Pádraig Ó Fiannachta
Bhí an lá inné ana-bhreá, Moladh le Dia. Guímis go bhfoírfeadh sé ar na daoine bochta atá ag lorg cúpla lá breá cois trá. Agus ar na feirmeoirí ná fuil aon seans acu fós an silage a bhaint, agus iad siúd go bhfuil cuireadóireacht agus barraí mar shlí bheatha acu. Tá an cás níos measa ar ndóigh in áiteanna eile le stoirmeacha agus tuillte. A Thiarna fóir orainn. Ach féach ceann de na torthaí ón ár dtaobhna de. Tá líon na gcuairteoirí chugainn sa Díseart ag dul i méid in aghaidh an lae. Daoine ón bhFrainc is líonmhaire againn anois. Is breá leo siúd go mbeadh bróisiúir agus bileoga ina dteanga féin ar fáil. Tá cainteoir dúchais, Stiofán Tribulot, atá ag cur fé le blianta i mBaile na bhFionnúrach agus go bhfuil Gaelainn na háite ar a thoil aige, tar éis í fhoghlaim i gCeann Trá agus i Maigh Nuad faoim’ threoir féin) ag réiteach an sórt ábhair a theastódh ó Fhrancaigh mar is fearr is eol dó. Beidh an t-ábhar seo againn an tseachtain seo chugainn.
14 October
Please support the charity cycle for St John’s Oncology Ward at our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin to be held in Killorglin on Sunday October 14th. The route goes up to the mountains in Glencar and down to Caragh lake passing through some stunning scenery. its a lovely cycle and on completion there will be soup and sandwiches plus tea and coffee and cakes at the hotel kindly sponsored by Mike and Kathleen O Shea also there will be surprises ahead for all children attending. The cycle departs from the Manor at 10am. Helmets are compulsory.
For more information please contact 087-1656566.
Following the success of last year's Open Days, well known local artist Patsy Farr is re opening her studio to visitors at weekends during the summer months.
Last year saw art lovers, walkers, cream cake fans, the curious and sometimes the merely lost, finding their way to her remote hillside cottage where they were welcomed into her home and working studio.
Information Centre, Tailor’s Row,Castlegregory.
Tel/Fax: 7139422 e-mail:- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Notes: Items for Castlegregory notes please contact the information office before 11am on Monday.
Opening Hours: The Visitor Information Centre is now open daily. See opening hours displayed at the Centre.
When Dr Ann Lynch of the Office of Public Works carried out her studies of the stone alignments of Cork and Kerry more than 30 years ago she designated the Ardamore stone row in Lispole as targeting the mid-winter solstice.
The site now attracts scores of people annually to witness the sunset during the shortest days of the year.
One puzzling element of the alignment is why did the Bronze Age community place the tallest stone at the northeastern end (N/E) rather than the southwestern end?
During the sunset, the observer at the N/E end is confronted with the tallest stone which blocks the sightline.