The Ballybunion thread

Cherry Tree

I enjoyed reading all of that and I'm looking forward to the photographs.

LondonLass

Just a few old ones, my dad is the one standing by the flag! The dog belonged to someone at the Castle Hotel, he used to follow me down the beach every day I used to share me chips with him!

LondonLass

I love the wave picture, it looks like a painting with the light reflecting off the cliffs. The little girl is my sister, taken in the 60s you can see Castle Green just above her head and that's my brother playing in the sand behind her with his mate. Also the infamous 'missing' Lartigue Monorail, and lastly two I took on top of Knockanore which are stuck together badly I know, I was only a kid when I took them!
Anyways that's all for now, unless I find some hidden away! I've just booked my ticket, so I'll be over in two weeks and hopefully taking a lot more that are better!

And hello to you CherryTree by the way! How's things in Listowel? If you see a girl with very long brown hair and a big camera around the place come over and say hello!

Good Luck All:D

SandhillRoad

. Wonderful photos. I think the following photo of yours is just great.
Even the droplets of sea water on the camera lens.




If you don't go for a swim go for a 'paddle'.
Now that you have read the forum threads and seen some up to date photos it may not seem that strange after all these years.
Enjoy your visit and get home safe.


From the USA: www.rhinebeckchamber.com
I see one of the Boscoes son here in Rhinebeck now and then
Regards from SANDHILLROAD

PS; I could do with some sausages and chips with malt vinegar now !

RiderOnTheStorm

welcome to the thread, LondonLass. I am only a blow-in here myself (and into Ballyb too!)

Those pics were great! thanks for that. Looking forward to what you will see & post when you do your Return To Roots Tour soon.

The Lartigue monorail is gone now, but there is a full size working replica in Listowel, complete with 100m of track. For a small fee you can ride in the carrige and the lovely green engine will pull you down the track and back!

As for the tides, I do believe they were the highest predicted in many years, but thankfully we didnt have any wind with them, or the water would easily be up to the footpath on the Ladies Beach. Or into the Sea & Cliff rescue building as happened a few years ago (that might have been in '93 a'right)

there are plans to build a hotel on the site of the old castle hotel, but nothing (physical) has happened yet. Last I heard, the plans were finally approved!

The new sports centre on Kit Ahern Road (the old 'New Road' or 'Ring Road') is progressing. They are up to the roof now. I will try and get a pic tomorrow.

And finally..... I havnt forgotten my promise to get pics of locals and a video of the drive in from Ahafona cross to the middle of town! It coming! I promise!!!! lol

SandhillRoad

Taken within the last couple of days.

SandhillRoad

A little photoshop can go a long way.

LondonLass

Hello All,
I am so excited to see that recent picture of the cliffs I can tell you! I can't wait to be standing there myself! I just hope the weather is as good!

I love your paint job Sandhill by the way!

Talking of the Sea & Cliff Rescue building, I can remember when I was there in the 90s I watched them do a practice rescue with a helicopter from a little boat way out. They winched a fella down to it, and then he brought another fella up with him and then they landed behind the Castle Hotel!

Anyways I'll go now, I shouldn't be up at this late hour in London! I'm over excited I suppose! I never felt more peaceful and happy in myself than when I have been at home. No matter how long the time is between visits, when I am there I have a feeling of contentment which I can't explain. Maybe it's because I am in London and the only field near me is about to have a school built on it, and the sea is too far away for me to taste the salt on my lips!

Now I'll stop going on with my ramblings! I'll never get up for work in the morning, I've only five hours sleep as it is!

Good Night And Good Luck To All

SandhillRoad

Sleep well dear Princess. Tomorrow is another day. Dream of the salt sea air

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beazleycrow

My brothers, sisters, mother and I were in BB one year ago this September. My mother had last been here with my father who passed away in 2001. We'd heard about BB all our lives as my mother's family, the Beasleys (Beazleys in the States) came from BB and Timoleague. It was the trip of a lifetime and we all have fond memories. My mother was able to see all the places her grandfather, Benjamin Beazley, had told them about when they were little girls. We all live in the Chicago area now, but dream of going back with our children someday. This thread has been alot of fun to follow and brings back all the wonderful memories of our first (definitely only the first) visit to BB. Thank you all.

Spiker

My Granda showed me where he hid in the cliff caves as a young IRA man, back in the day. He said if the tide caught you inside the cave you had to wait it out until next low tide.:

Price of a Pint

Anyone from Ballyb got video of the high tides this week ?
Heard they are 20 year things.
Was told you could walk from the ladies strand back to the nuns and walk into the 9 daughters.

RiderOnTheStorm

construction continues on the new sports complex on Kit Ahern road:

RiderOnTheStorm

....and because we are not biased in Ballyb (well, no more than normal, anyway ) ... here are a couple of pics of the beach at Beal last Sunday (courtesy of my son and his new camera)

looking west, down the Shannon (ballyb is around the corner):

RiderOnTheStorm

...and looking north east, up the Shannon twoards Ballylongford / Tarbert / etc

RiderOnTheStorm

hullo PriceofaPint!
yes, I think there were a couple of minutes during which it was possible to walk from Ladies beach to Nuns Strand (at max low tide). Access to 9 Daughters was a bit longer.

Sorry, I dont have a video.

arita

Hello all.... I'm just wondering how long it might take to travel by taxi from Kerry Airport to Ballybunion, and also, if anyone has any idea how much it would cost?! Thanks!

J.

SandhillRoad

Thanks RIDER and to your son for the pictures of Beal.
Hope you get to Listowel Races. I am sure Ballybunion is as busy.

snow scorpion

He's back, baby, He's back! Snow Scorpion is back!



All right, everybody, sit down, sit down. A standing ovation is not necessary.

Look at this. I leave for a couple weeks and a whole bunch of new people show up and join the thread. If my ego weren't so healthy I might be offended by that "coincidence."

I'll have to start reading and catch up with the rest of you.

LondonLass

Hallo All,
Good luck to the man who dares to go from Ladie's Beach to Nun's Strand! I don't think I'd risk it! I remember going into that first cave on the Ladie's Beach there on the right, and we wedged an old drinks carton about two metres up in a crack in the wall, and the next day it was gone! That's when I knew my dad wasn't lying about those tides!

Great pictures RIder & Son by the way, the sports centre is a shock I must say! But the pictures of the views are great, when I was a kid my dad took me down onto Beal Strand with the car and let me drive round on the sand! It was great fun until I tried to go up to second gear and stalled it! I always remember there was always loads of crabs all over the place round there with big red claws on them. Are there still loads of them there? I'll find out soon enough I suppose.

Cheers

LondonLass

Hello to you Snow Scorpion Oh Grand Creator Of The Ballybunion Thread!
Good to see you here at last!

SandhillRoad

We are thankful SNOW that you are back to keep an eye on the Ballybunion Craic.:D

RiderOnTheStorm

arita wrote:

how long it might take to travel by taxi from Kerry Airport to Ballybunion, and also, if anyone has any idea how much it would cost

not sure of the price, but i did this drive a few months ago, and its about 40 mins. could be pricy in a taxi!
check out the official site: http://www.kerryairport.ie

snow scorpion

Spiker

LondonLass

beazleycrow

Price of a Pint

arita

A sincere welcome to each and every one of you. I hope all of you will make the Ballybunion thread one of your regular daily stops on the www.intraawebby.com/net-google.

arita

Indeed.... got a quote for a taxi from Farranfore to Ballybunion - e60! Rental car costs e55 for one day, but unfortunately still on a provisional. Anyway, if anyone has any suggestions as regards minibus etc that might run between Farranfore and Ballybunion I'd be grateful for any suggestions. Seems like Ballybunion is just out of bounds transport-wise on weekends. No bus either.

RiderOnTheStorm

i am sure there is a bus from Farnfore to Tralee, and there is then a bus from Tralee to Ballybunion. Cant guess the waiting time for 'connection' though, lol.
Once you get to Tralee, you could hitchhike to Ballyb. Revive an old tradition! Tralee is on the way from Farnfore to Ballyb anyway.... and only about 20 mins anyway, so you wont be stuck with any wierdos for too long!

hope you make it!

LondonLass

Found this a couple of days ago in the paper, it doesn't say exactly where on the Shannon this is taken though.

SandhillRoad

1911 Census
Killehenny District Electoral Division
Townlands
Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5
Ahimna
Ballybunion
Ballyeagh
Barnadarrig
Doon East
Doon West
Dromin
Farranpierce
Gortnaskeha
Gortnaskeha Commons
Killehenny
Kilmulhane
Lahardane
Moohane
Rahoonagh
Ballybunion Town



Ahimna Townland, North Kerry Parliamentary Division, Listowel PLU,
Killehenny DED, Iraghticonner Barony, Killehenny Parish. LDS film # 2146901
Note: Unless otherwise noted, all Roman Catholic, all born in Co. Kerry
# First Name Surname Relation Ed Age Occupation Marital/yrs
#Child./alive
1 Robert Johnson head RW 46 farmer married
Jane Johnson wife RW 46 married/12
4/3
Robert John Johnson son RW 10 scholar single
Denis Michael Johnson son RW 6 scholar single
Margaret Mary Johnson daughter CR 4 scholar single
Mary Mahoney servant CR 30 gen'l servant dom single
2 Thomas Johnson head RW 60 farmer married
3/3
Kate Johnson wife RW 48 married/16
Ellen Johnson daughter RW 14 scholar single
Mary Johnson daughter RW 13 scholar single
Edward Johnson son RW 11 scholar single
All members of family #2 Protestant Episcopal
3 Anastatia Conner head CR 72 widowed
8/6
Michael Conner son CR 35 agric. labourer single
4 Michael Deenihan head CR 49 agric. labourer married
Kate Deenihan daughter RW 13 scholar single
Alice Deenihan daughter RW 11 scholar single
Mary Deenihan daughter RW 9 scholar single
Thomas Deenihan son RW 7 scholar single
Daniel Deenihan son RW 4 scholar single
Patrick Frill lodger RW 75 born Donegal single
Lang. IE

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Ballybunion Townland, North Kerry Parliamentary Division, Listowel PLU,
Killehenny DED, Iraghticonner Barony, Killehenny Parish. LDS film # 2146901
Unless otherwise noted, all Roman Catholic, all born in Co. Kerry
# First Name Surname Relation Ed Age Occupation Marital/yrs
#Child./alive Lang.
1 James Clancy head RW 44 RIC pensioner married
Katie Clancy wife RW 35 married/1
none
Bridget Clancy mother RW 74 widowed
Michael P. Clancy brither RW 38 born Co Cork single
Nora Clancy sister RW 24 born Co Wexford single
2 James McMahon head RW 56 farmer widower I&E
Marianne McMahon daughter RW 30 single I&E
Nellir McMahon daughter RW 22 born Queensland single I&E
Maud McMahon daughter RW 21 born Queensland single I&E
Michael J. McMahon son RW 17 farmer's son single I&E
Ellir Flaherty servant RW 19 general servant single I&E
Michael Jones servant RW 22 general servant single I&E
John Canty servant RW 36 general servant
born Co Limerick single I&E
Michael O'Connor lodger RW 56 agric labourer widower I&E
3 Michael Scanlon father RW 53 labourer married/21 I&E
Catherine Scanlon mother RW 46 domestic married/21
9/7 I&E
Dannie Scanlon son RW 18 labourer I&E
John Scanlon son RW 16 scholar I&E
Michael Scanlon son RW 14 scholar I&E
Mary Scanlon daughter RW 11 scholar I&E
Josie Scanlon daughter RW 7 scholar I&E
Willie Scanlon son CR 4 scholar I&E
4 Timothy Allen head RW 48 railway stn mgr married
Johanna Allen wife RW 45 married/26
12/11
Thomas Allen son RW 25 waiter single
Mary Allen daughter RW 23 single
Lillie Allen daughter RW 18 single
Annie Allen daughter RW 16 single
Kathleen Allen daughter RW 14 scholar single
Christina Allen daughter RW 12 scholar single
Patrick Allen son RW 9 scholar single
Francis Allen son RW 8 scholar single
Gerard Allen son CR 4 single
Elizabeth Purtell mo-in-law RW 72 widowed
Joseph Allen son RW 19 railway guard single
5 David Walsh head RW 32 agric labourer married I&E
Bridget Walsh wife RW 32 married/10
5/5 I&E
John Walsh son RW 9 scholar E
Catherine Walsh daughter RW 7 scholar E
Michael Walsh son CR 5 scholar E
Edward Walsh son CR 3
Mary Ellen Walsh daughter CR 10m
6 Johanna McMahon head CR 67 widowed/42
9/7 I&E
Michael McMahon son RW 27 agric labourer single
Annie M McMahon daughter RW 19 single
7 The V Rev John Molyneaux PP RW 73 PP I&E
(Rev) Michael Leanlan CC RW 41 CC
born Co Limerick
Rev Florence Harrington CC RW 36 CC/born Co Cork
Kate O'Reilly servant RW 62 domestic servant single I&E
Bridget Martin servant RW 22 domestic servant single I&E
Katie Martin servant RW 16 domestic servant single I&E
Patrick Ryan servant RW 22 back man single I&E

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Ballyeagh Townland, North Kerry Parliamentary Division, Listowel PLU,
Killehenny DED, Iraghticonner Barony, Killehenny Parish. LDS film # 2146901
Note: Unless otherwise noted, all Roman Catholic, all born in Co. Kerry
# First Name Surname Relation Ed Age Occupation Marital/yrs
#Child./alive Lang.
1 Daniel Kavanagh head RW 54 farmer married I&E
Margaret Kavanagh wife CR 62 married/55
6/4 I&E
Martin Kavanagh son RW 34 agric. labourer single E
Thos Kavanagh son RW 20 agric. labourer single E
2 David Dower head CR 60 farmer married I&E
Mary Dower wife CR 59 married/35
13/9 I&E
Margaret Dower daughter RW 20 single E
John Dower son RW 19 farmer's son single E
David Dower son RW 15 school boy single E
3 Maurice Stack head RW 28 farmer single E
Johanna Stack mother CR 70 widow/39
9/9 I&E
4 Henry Daly husband RW 58 farmer married E
Bridget Daly wife CR 50 married/30
10/6 E
Thomas Daly son RW 29 farmer labourer single E
William Daly son RW 25 farmer labourer single E
Patrick Daly son RW 20 farmer labourer single E
Lizzie Daly daughter RW 20 servant single E
Mary Daly daughter RW 18 single E
Bridget Daly daughter RW 16 scholar single E
John Lynch uncle CR 60 farmer labourer single E
5 Thomas Stack head CR 79 agric. labourer widower I&E
Michael Stack lodger RW 60 agric. labourer single I&E
Anne Stack lodger CR 50 deaf & dumb single
6 James Julian head RW 60 farmer
C of I widower I&E
Elizabeth Julian daughter RW 32 single E
William Julian son RW 27 farm labourer
C of I single E
James Julian son RW 25 Cattle Attendant
C of I single E
Phillip Julian son RW 22 farm labourer
C of I single E
Patrick Julian son RW 19 farm labourer
C of I single E
Catherine Julian daughter RW 17 C of I single E
Margaret Julian daughter RW 15 scholar
C of I single E
Michael Connor grandson 4 scholar E
7 Michael Nash head RW 47 agric. labourer single
8 John Mulvihill head RW 36 farmer married
Mary Mulvihill wife RW 38 married/10
5/5
Mary Mulvihill daughter RW 9 scholar single
John Joseph Mulvihill son RW 7 scholar single
Josephine Mulvihill daughter CR 5 single
Ellen Mulvihill daughter CR 2 single
Margaret Mulvihill daughter CR <10m single
Michael Collins relative RW 14 scholar single
9 Daniel Greaney head RW 30 farmer married
Norah Greaney wife RW 29 married/under 1
none
10 Mary Connor head R only 73 married/44
5/5 I&E
Patrick Connor son RW 39 farmer's son single
Ellen Connor daughter RW 31 single
11 John Murphy head RW 35 farmer married I&E
Hanora Murphy wife RW 36 married/under 1 I&E
Thomas Scanlon relative CR 82 married I&E
Hanora Scanlon relative CR 75 married/50
6/5 I&E
Ellen Halloran servant RW 26 domestic servant single I&E
12 James Beasley head RW 62 farmer married I&E
Nora Beasley wife RW 58 married/35
9/7 I&E
Mary Beasley daughter RW 25 single I&E
Anne Beasley daughter RW 16 single I&E
Robert Beasley son RW 32 farmer's son married I&E
Nora Beasley dau-in-law RW 32 married/4
2/2 I&E
Nora Mary Beasley gr-dau. CR 2 single
Mary Margaret Beasley gr-dau. CR 11m single
Annie Allen servant RW 13 gen'l servant dom single I&E
13 Jeremiah Flanagan head CR 53 farmer married E
Margaret Flanagan wife CR 52 married/28
15/9 E&I
Thomas Flanagan son RW 21 labourer single E
Mary Flanagan daughter RW 19 single E
Martin Flanagan son RW 16 scholar single E
Jermiah Flanagan son RW 14 scholar single E
Patrick Flanagan son RW 8 scholar single E
Julia Flanagan daughter CR 6 scholar single E
14 Timothy Sullivan head CR 47 agric. labourer married
Anne Sullivan wife CR 45 married/16
6/6
Maryanne Sullivan daughter RW 15 scholar single
Nora Sullivan daughter RW 13 scholar single
Kate Sullivan daughter RW 11 scholar single
Thomas Sullivan son RW 8 scholar single
Anne Sullivan daughter CR 6 scholar single
Eugene Sullivan son CR 5 single
Mary Sullivan mother CR 75 widow I&E
Patrick Sullivan brother CR 49 agric. labourer single
15 Patrick Griffin head RW 68 farmer married I&E
Margret Griffin wife CR 69 married/44
8/6
John Griffin son RW 37 farmer's son single
Bartholomew Griffin son RW 35 farmer's son single
Mary Griffin daughter RW 28 single
16 Timothy Leahy head RW 28 farmer married
Nora Leahy wife RW 22 married/under 1
none
17 Patrick Mangan son RW 33 farmer single
Mollie O'Carroll niece RW 12 scholar single
Hanna Walsh relative RW 23 single

snow scorpion

Kerry Placenames Survey

This survey was established by Dr Eamon Lankford in 1996 to collect placenames and preserve the history and heritage that they represent "before they are lost forever".

Field maps of a townland are distributed through the school system and made available to parents and grandparents. All places with names are indicated on the maps and this information is supplemented with surveys by graduates during the summer months.

Dr Lankford believes that this methodology improves on that used by the Ordnance Survey in the 1830s and 1840s when the surveyorsoften relied on Protestant clergy and other non-locals for their placename information. He notes in the article "Collecting all the placenames under the sun" (Irish Times 14.2.03) "In the 1840s just three names were were collected by the OS in the survey of Currahys in the Muskerry Gaeltacht. In the Lankford survey 160 years later, 260 names had been collected."

The names of field boundaries, rocks, hill slopes, inlets, submerged rocks and so on are being collected. As Mr O Cuiv, Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs in the Republic of Ireland says, placenames "...tell us so much about ourselves, our heritage and our culture". They must not be allowed to decline.

AnBealBocht

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