Moyvane.com is an expression of the Global Village in its truest sense. By means of the internet, the old country village has been reborn online. The
old village corner has become the the modern website where others from many different cultures can visit to observe the transformation
of old ways into new. These stangers may never get to physically experience the passage of life in the village but by means of this
site, they may taste the sense of rural life there.
Moyvane Notes
The weekly Moyvane Notes are now online. Many thanks to Anna Maria and Karen Kennelly for posting them online and for providing so many of the recent photos in our Gallery section. If you wish to have items included in the Moyvane notes, please email Anna Maria.
May 13th, 2013
Marian Hall Blotto:
Results for Thursday, May 9th. Numbers drawn were: 1 19 24 27. There was no Jackpot winner. Lucky Dips: €100 Eoin O'Keeffe, ... more
May 7th, 2013
Marian Hall Blotto:
Results for Thursday, May 2nd. Numbers drawn were: 4 8 20 30. There was no Jackpot winner. Lucky Dips: €100 Michael O'Connor, ... more
Knockanure Notes
The weekly Knockanure Notes are now online. Many thanks to Jer Kennelly for writing them. If you wish to have items included in the Knockanure notes, please email Jer Kennelly.
May 12th, 2013
MAY: Annual Queen of the May... Procession: Corpus Christi Church Knockanure on Sunday 19th... May,2013. A special day of Devotion to Our Lady this being ... more
May 5th, 2013
FIRST Holy Communion, Sat. 11th... 11.30am in Knockanure...... ...... SOCIAL day for the Active Retired takes place in Knockanure on... Monday 13th May ... more
Moyvane Village Design Plan
The aim of the Village Design Plan is to identify improvement projects for the village and to help local groups bring these projects to reality. Some of the ideas include developing a heritage centre, new playground and park, pedestrian crossing points and a traffic island.
The Design Plan was commissioned by North and East Kerry Development (NEKD) and was co-funded by the Moyvane Development Association.
All enquires, ideas & submissions should be submitted to Seamus Roche or any member of the Development Association. Email seamus.roche1@gmail.com.
Google Street View of Moyvane
A virtual tour of the village, although the Google car didn't travel down the Listowel Road for some reason. Click on the icon in the top right of the Street View to view it full screen or see the street view in Google.
Most roads in Kerry and the rest of Ireland are now covered so a virtual driving tour around Slea Head or the Ring of Kerry is just a click away.
Travels Through a Kingdom
Moyvane was featured on Radio Kerry'sTravels through a Kingdom show on November 30th, 2008. Many locals who are active in different organizations around Moyvane were interviewed.
Julieanne Donegan spoke of the Kilbaha Wrenboys
Teddy Keane and Gerry Brosnan on the Moyvane GAA Club
Mike Brosnan on the Farming community;
Anna Maria Kennelly on the Moyvane Marian Hall and Community Centre
Cathy Kennelly on the Knockanure Community Centre
Jill McCarthy on the ICA
John Scanlon on the Newtown Athletic Soccer Club
Seamus Roche on the Moyvane Development Association.
Some interesting reading in the families who lived in Newtownsandes and its environs in 1911. View the Newtownsandes Census
Videos of the Villagers
We have put videos on YouTube of some Moyvane singers like Gerry Brosnan and Eileen and Aine Cronin singing in Jimmy O'Briens pub in Killarney last August. We also put up a video of the demolition of the old Marian Hall back in 1996 and footage from a 'no holds barred' minor match in 1993 between Moyvane and Castleisland. Thanks to Anna Maria Kennelly for providing the Marian Hall and minor match original footage.
Moyvane is unusual in that three of our establishments refer to different names of the village - Murhur National School, Moyvane Post Office and Newtownsandes Co-op. The Village Development Association are gearing up to have a second plebiscite to make Moyvane the legally recognised name on the register of electors and bring to an end more than a century of name-changing. The name Moyvane was adopted by the village in 1939 when Father O'Sullivan, who was the Parish Priest at the time and he had hoped that "Newtownsandes be given a Christian burial". However, Newtownsandes remained on as the name of the village's electoral division.
Dan Keane hoped then that their plebiscite plans had not gone up in smoke like the poem he wrote about the landlord whom Newtownsandes is named after.
When Georgie Sandes went down to hell the Devil got the thongs,
Saying a long time I have waited to roast this tyrant Sandes.
The poor he hunted from their beds, the rich he robbed and broke,
And now he'll be tormented with plenty of fire and smoke.
Now 5 years later, they are hoping that a second plebiscite will be successful with the majority of the Moyvane population expected to vote for the name change. Recently, Gabriel Fitzmaurice explained to Pat Kenny on RTE Radio One, the many aspects of the plebiscite and the multiple village names used down through our history. Click here to listen to the fascinating 10 minute interview (6mbs - WMA file)
The tragic ballad commemorates an atrocity during the War of Independence at Gortaglanna near Knockanure. Gabriel Fitzmaurice recently published a book, The World of Bryan McMahon, in which he wrote an essay describing the events surrounding the atrocity, the various ballads written about the incident, and clearing up once for all the authorship of the original "The Valley of Knockanure". Click here to read the essay.
To celebrate
the millenium in Moyvane, a book on the parish was published with a great collection of old photographs and articles from the many great writers around the village, past and present. Some material from the book has now been included on this site which we hope you'll enjoy.
"The Boro and The Cross"
details the history of Moyvane and Knockanure
through pictures and stories and contains a
veritable wealth of information on the exploits
and biographies of well known denizens both past and present.
The book, which was compiled and edited by Áine Cronin, John Looney and Gabriel Fitzmaurice, retails at €10 in "Holly's Gala Foodstore" (+353 068-49311).
We have put videos on YouTube of some Moyvane singers like Gerry Brosnan and Eileen and Aine Cronin singing in Jimmy O'Briens pub in Killarney last August. We also put up a video of the demolition of the old Marian Hall back in 1996 and footage from a 'no holds barred' minor match in 1993 between Moyvane and Castleisland. Thanks to Anna Maria Kennelly for providing the Marian Hall and minor match original footage.
