Issue 34. Have yourself a South Kerry little Christmas

Good Morning and Welcome,

To issue No.34: This week, you get a week off voting. Agnes is back! A family dynasty continues & lots of swims, anyone doing them all?

South Kerry by the numbers:

• 250,000: € is the median house price in the V23 Eircode area.

• 10: Properties in the area sold in October 2024, 0 of these were bought by first-time buyers

• 2,400,000: € Was the total spent by purchasers in October 2024 in V23.

First, a word from this week’s sponsor

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Fancy Popping in to the Pop-up?

7:30pm Saturday the 21st of December in Mike Murts. Craic agus ceol agus é ar fad trí Ghaeilge. Whether you're líofa or have only an cúpla focal, tá míle fáilte romhat! Prizes for the most Christmassy outfit.

It’s The Signs of South Kerry 🎺🎺🎺

Another reader submitted one for this week, suggestions always welcome, please do send them in. Particularly for next week as it’s tricky taking pictures of signs in South Kerry when I’m in the UK for the week.

Where’s this sign?

Congratulations to last week’s Winner 🍰🍰🍰

• David fitz

Once again, a man outstanding in his field.

Auntie Agnes Answers

Agnes (finally) was given this problem: When do evening shadows start to fall? We should be told!

Anges Answers: Dear Reader,

Thank you for your woe. This is a very complex question that one could answer on many levels . When do evening shadows start to fall?? 

In terms of the time of year, evening shadows begin to fall in October, with us celebrating our connection with them at Halloween. I am sorry no one has shared this with you before - we assume it is common knowledge! 

These shadows hang around until late January when we begin to feel a stretch in the evening, stretching the shadows until they disappear!

Secondly, this woe may be referring to periods in your life when shadows seem to loom large. I’d recommend you get to know your shadow and get comfortable hanging out with them until brighter days reappear- which they always do!

Of course, you may also be referring to your stage of life - here again I recommend making friends with these shadows - they are here to teach us something!

To conclude, whatever Shadows you are referring to Reader, acceptance and kindness are key! Shadows always pass!

Wishing you a peaceful Christmas, full of Craic and Ceol 

Agnes out 

If you have a problem needing solving, just

Where has the best Mince Pies South Kerry?

The results are in and they are definitive.

Massive congratulations to Kasia, Tommy & team!!! We’ll have a trophy presentation in the New Year.

The Oracle’s Fourteenth Cartoon

Isn’t it a beauty?

Aren’t we lucky to have Tim?

Welcome to our new Councillor Tommy Cahill

Tommy Cahill, son of newly elected TD Michael Cahill, was co-opted onto Kerry County Council to replace his father this week. This marks over 60 years of Cahill’s representing Kerry on the council. Add this to the Healy-Raes and we’ve had the two political dynasties representing South Kerry for longer than the state itself. An impressive record for both families no doubt, but isn’t variety supposed to be the spice of life?

Everything Else

• The Anchor Bar have a feast of Fury on Saturday night as they are showing boxing & nothing else

• Duffs Christmas Swim celebrates 60 years of freezing dippers in Cuas Crom this year, all the action kicks of kicks off @ midday on Christmas Day, more here

• The Lobster have an action packed timetable of festive fun starting with Ger O’Shea tonight, more here. Undoubtedly their ‘Best Pint in South Kerry’ trophy will be taking pride of place throughout.

• The Villa will have a full line up too, starting the season with Justin Flynn & DJ Chris tonight all here

• Skellig Sauna are fully operational over Christmas too, even offering Sána Gaeilge

• The Fertha are opening their barrel of Christmas fun tomorrow evening with Cormac Dineen and continuing throughout

• Ballinskelligs Christmas swim is happening from midday on Christmas Day.

• Portmagee are starting theirs early @11.30

• Waterville earlier still 11am

• Derrynane stick with tradition and start at midday.

Thanks

Short enough this week for obvious reasons. Next week I’ll send out our year in review. As ever, I’d like your help too, would you send in your most terrible Christmas jokes? I’ll start;

Q: What is Enoch Burke getting for Christmas?

A: His Dad.

As you can see, the bar is not set very high…

What better gift could you give yourselves & others? Just refer three new subscribers & win a *magnificent prize. Just forward them this email and force them to click this link

As yet, two (congratulations Martin) magnificent prizes have been claimed, but only one delivered (apologies Martin).

Good luck, be well & MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE

Dave

*I think the prize is magnificent, OK.

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