Finucane film showing in aid of local school
Knockanure National School is set to benefit from a special showing of two films by well-known local filmmaker Leo Finucane on Friday next, November 13th.
The two films will be shown at Knockanure Community Centre starting at 8pm sharp.
For decades, Leo captured life in his native parish with his camera recording the traditional way of life in rural Ireland and the people of North Kerry and West Limerick in times gone by.
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County Museum closes doors to public
There were throngs of visitors of all ages at Kerry County Museum in Tralee on Saturday last for one final visit before it closed its doors to the public as part of the planned renovations of the Ashe Memorial Hall.
Ahead of the centenary of its construction in 2028, the €20m in funding for the revamp of ‘The Ashe’ has been widely welcomed.
In line with these works, the museum - which occupies the central part of the iconic building - has shut its doors and will vacate the premises while the renovations are ongoing.
During November 1920, the original County Hall was burned by the Black and Tans during a ten-day reign of terror in Tralee.
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