Booklet, Limerick printed. "An Caislean/ The Castleconnell, Ahane, Montpelier Journal", 1997. 128pp, stapled twice at centre-fold; card cover; price £4.00. Collection of articles, songs and poems relating to the area, illustrated with photographs and copious advertising. Cream cover with Barbara Hartigan drawing, of castle seen across Shannon. Davis Printers, Limerick. Photographs; Fr. James Minogue; Fr. Minogue in shadows of the ruins of the castle; Mary Robinson, President, at St. Vincents Lisnagry; Greylag geese on the Shannon at Castleconnell; Montpelier road, midsummer; Castleconnell Village in summer; Getting ready for auction at Parish Hall; Alice taylor presenting Joe Carroll Castleconnell with trophy for winning entry in ESB short story competition; Ciara Cunningham, Aoife O'Dwyer, Sarah Hates, Siobhan O'Dwyer, Liam O'Connolly and Bridget O'Dwyer, musicians; Mick McInerney and Barbara McMahon at craft fare; Bdding for farm produce at parish Auction; Ahane Camogie Club Reunion, Helen hartigan, Helen Tuohy, Peggy Duffy, Paula Ryan, Mary Tierney, Josephine McCabe, Teresa Jones, Tom Hogg, Greg mackey, Peggy Hogg and Mary McDonald; Dog show at Gymkhana, Ahane; At regatta, Catherine and Isabel Hogan, Mary Murnane and Bridget Joyce; Care of aged part, Una Carey, Paddy Ryan and Mick Roche; ditto, Josie Coffey, Maureen O'Sullivan and late Mary Rohan; Maurice Keating and Sean McMahon at work in the bog; Ormond Historical Society at Cloon Island, with Pat Tuohy, Ann McLoughlin and Joe Carroll; Castleconnell ICA at Glendalough; Killeenagariffe Church; Brendan Murphy and Pat Skehan at Regatta; Castle Golfing Soc., Liam Freeney, Derek Flanagan, Ger Carroll, Tony McDermot, Tony O'Connell, Cathal Mclaughlin, BRendan Murphy, patsy Ryan, Tim McCarthy, Tom Maher, Marie Maher, Eugene Hannon, Donal Walsh, pat Skehan, Terry Cullimore, Connie Carroll, Seamus Keane, Terese O'Gorman, John Hardiman, Tery Comley, Ger Keane, Sean Murphy, John Hayes and P.J. O'Gorman; Scouts at camp, Terence Shine, Margaret Byrnes, Pat Byrnes, Bernadette Keane, Nicholas Bromfield, Owen Bradshaw, Manual Stone, Tracey Kelleher, Colm McCaffrey, Mark Keane and Steven Bradshaw; Ahane Senior Hurlers at Doon; Ahane u-16 Camogie; Loraine Quigley, Mairead Long, Fiona O'Dea, Joanne Hourigan, Maura Fleury, Emer Jones, Laura O'Connor, Michelle Bridgeman, Aine Fleury, Leah Webb, Marie hayes, Denise Kelleher, Eilish Mackey, Mary O'Connor, Fiona Quirke, Claire Mulcahy, Clodagh O'Flynn; Ahane basketball team, Tracy Hartigan, Niamh Foley, Aoife Kennedy, Fiona Connolly, Mary Brennan, Brid Richardson, Leanne Callinan, Claire Coakley and Aoife Madden; An Droichead Badminton Team Div 3 winners 91/92, Gerry Nugent, T.J. Burns, Michael O'Brien, annette Ryan, Anne Skehan and Noreen Ryan; Youth Club 1996 Christmas Day swim; 1997 Lisnagry Basketball team; John O'Connor, John Humphreys, Gerard Kiely, A;lan Guiry, Padraig Ryan, Brian kelly, David Hickey, Eoin Gunnigle, Warren Earls, Conor Quirke, Conor Guiry; woodland path; attendance at regatta; Tug-O-war at regatta; Annaholty Bog, summer 1997; Niamh Hynes pottery workshop Newgarden Road; John Enright exhibiting the "Castleconnell Rod" etc. at the World Trade Fiar in New York; Dancing at Gymkhana, Hermitage, 1930's; Castleconnell Red Cross 1954, Mick Birch, Maura Hynes, Peggy Close, Dan Meskell, Mrs Thackery, Fr. Fogarty, patricia (Baby) Hartigan; 1950's St. Joseph's interior; Football kick around 1952, Michael Carroll, Dan o'Connor, Tom Hogg, Jerry O'Riordan, JoeDoyle, Jos Ryan, Brian O'Connor, Jimmy Dwyer, Martin Mulqueen, Sean McCabe, Phil Coffey, Joe Shiyne, Paddy Barry; Credit Union 1984, Pat Hayes, Stephen Reidy, gary Kingston, Pat O'Connor, Jack Keane, Dick Enright, Paddy Hurley, kathleen O'Shea, Ann Hayes, Mary McDonough, Helen hartigan and Frank Spillane; farewell function for Stationmaster Cullinan, 1950s; McGrath's bar (Jerry's) 1984, Tom Madden, John O'Neill, Tommy Joyce; New hall 1956, Jackie McNamara, Michael Murphy, Sean Ryan and Jimmy Tuohy; Ahane Minor Team 1963; Cutting Oats, Dan Ryans Field in late 50's. P.J.
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Ads; Ahane GAA Club; Mullanes Service Station, Newport Rd,. Lisnagry; Bob Sweeney, car dismantling; Bonners Bar; Peter Huson, electrical contractor, Wood Road, Castleconnell; Village Gate Antiques, Castleconnell; John Meehan & Sons, funerals, Castleconnell and Newport, postal address Cappanahanna, Murroe; Thomas O'Neill (Animal feeds) Ltd., 18 Upper William St Limerick and Derreen Castleconnell; Bridge Engineering (Services) Ltd, Gouig, contact Jim or Gerry O'Neill; Duplicat Ltd, electrical and Mechanical assembly, Packaging, Unit 5 Kilmallock Road nterprise Centre, Limerick, contact Sean Hartigqan; Keytech Products, Cable harnessing etc., Garryglass Ind. Estate, Ballysimon Rd; Orchard Pottery Castleconnell; Corbett & Assocs; O'Sullivans grocery, Chapel Hill, Castleconnell; John Hartigan Furniture, Parnell St., Limerick; Bradshaws pub, Castleconnell; Owen Gilhooly, grocery, Lisnagry; Eamonn Nicholas, butcher, Annacotty; Paddy Madden, plumbing and heating, 9 Maple Grove, C'Connell; Sloan's Pharmacy, Castle Street, Castleconnell; Silkes, photocopying, 11 Thomas St; Cosgrave Brothers (Oil Products) Ltd., Gouig; Castle Oaks House Hotel; Arch Construction, Ashmount, Raheen,, directors John C. Murphy and Sean Murphy; Worralls Inn; Kingfisher Lodge, Guerins Bar, Coolbawn, C'Connell; Paddy Kelly, washed sand, chips, Dereen Montpelier; The Old Mill, pub, O'Brien's Bridge; Edelweiss, B&B, C'Connell; Ramble Inn, Pat & Marie Culhane, Main St. C'Connell; Mahers Bar, Main St., Castleconnell; Stokes Golf Academy, Castle Oaks House Hotel; Cathedral Veterinary Centre; Herberts Bar, ptich and putt, Sallymount C'Connell; 13 Pennies, bar O'Brien's Bridge; Niamh Ni Eidhin, Newgarden Rd., Lisnagry; Laraden Lodge, contact Emmie or Matt Byrnes; Donal Hynes, Plant hire, Lisnagry; SEM Auctioneers, J.C. Gubbins, 85 O;Connell St., Limerick; Shannon Stores, George & Esther lee, C'connell; Daly's Cross Service Station; Michael Kelleher, electrical repairs, Montpelier; Mary Ryan, chiropodist, Castle St, C'Connell; Jerry's Bar, Daly's Cross; Shannon Inn, Castleconnell; Charcos Pub & Restaurant, Castleconnell; Clancy Stores, Blackwater & O'Briens Bridge, Carrie and Dvid Clancy; Dillon Bros, Service Station, Dublin Rd. Limerick; Connie Bourke, Sand and gravel, Gouig; Castleconnell Engineering Services, Woodpark, Castleconnell; John Hassett, domestic appliance repairs, "Tigin", Lisnagry; Pat Carey, electrical contractor, C'Connell; Castleconnell Ahane Credit Union. Cinnittee; Anne O'Flynn, Irene Hynes, Mary Dillon, Celie O'Rahilly, Josephine McCabe, Dilly Edmonds, Peggy Duffy, Peggy Joyce, Margaret Jackson, Joe Carroll, Pat Skehan, Sean Hartigan, Stephen Reidy.