It May be a Nuisance to Some But the Snow Was Generally Welcomed

A capping of snow on the gates, pillars and headstones in St. Stephen’s Churchyard on Sunday morning. ©Photogrph: John Reidy 5-1-2025

Castleisland parish church from what was once Johnny McSweeney’s builders yard on Barrack Street during Sunday’s snowfall. ©Photogrph: John Reidy 5-1-2025

Snow Globe Pic 2025: A quick trip out at Tom McCarthy’s Central Bar on Sunday afternoon for photograph and to see the snow. Included are: Denis ‘Pele’ Barry, Paudie Murphy, Dave Ring, Jonathan Callaghan, Breda McCarthy and Ted Kenny. ©Photograph: John Reidy 5-1-2025

Castleisland’s fine 2024 created mural looking somehow more dramatic during Sunday morning’s heavy snowfall. ©Photogrph: John Reidy 5-1-2025

What a difference a snow fall makes. Con as we’ve rarely seen him before. ©Photogrph: John Reidy 5-1-2025

A section of St. Stephen’s Park looking completely in its new coat on Sunday morning. ©Photogrph: John Reidy 5-1-2025

The Mairan Grotto in St. Stephen’s Park shedding its light in the midst of Sunday morning’s snowfall. ©Photogrph: John Reidy 5-1-2025

Operation Transformation for Castleisland on Sunday morning as it got one of the heaviest snowfalls in several years. ©Photogrph: John Reidy 5-1-2025

Barrack Street, which endured frequent flooding before the dredging programme of the early 1960 came to its rescue, in Sunday’s snowfall. ©Photogrph: John Reidy 5-1-2025

The Forge as we have rarely seen it before as Sunday’s snowfall was gaining momentum. ©Photogrph: John Reidy 5-1-2025

An early new year touch which came just too late for Christmas Day. ©Photogrph: John Reidy 5-1-2025

St. Stephen’s Churchyard with its capping of early snow in January. ©Photograph: John Reidy 5-1-2025

The Market Bar tucked into its little corner at the Market Cross and looking like it could open at any minute. ©Photogrph: John Reidy 5-1-2025

Never ‘tyred’ of snow. One of the Lynch Pharmacy sentries looks delighted to discover where he came from during Sunday’s heavy snowfall. ©Photogrph: John Reidy 5-1-2025

A scene of old Castleisland and its signage surviving if less relevant in the modern world just a few steps away. ©Photogrph: John Reidy 5-1-2025

The Will Fogarty / Fear na Coillte, summer 2024 created Suíochán Ceoil Sliabh Luachra is a stand-out piece in any weather in spite of the attempt by Sunday’s snowfall to blend it into its surroundings. ©Photograph: John Reidy

Bits of shopping still had to be done on Sunday morning even if there wasn’t a crust of bread to be found in any of the local shops. ©Photogrph: John Reidy 5-1-2025

Snow Globe Pic 2025: A quick trip out at Tom McCarthy’s Central Bar on Sunday afternoon for photograph and to see the snow. Included are: Denis ‘Pele’ Barry, Paudie Murphy, Dave Ring, Jonathan Callaghan, Breda McCarthy and Ted Kenny. ©Photograph: John Reidy 5-1-2025

In spite of the fact that today’s heavy snow fall here is impacting school schedules and medical appointments, there was a welcome for the strangeness of the day which it brought.

The yeast of strangeness was how Con Houlihan described the ingredients of such occasions and how could you dispute it.

With almost everything around us turned to black and white, only a very few really serious people spoke of the nuisance of the snow and the hope that it wouldn’t last.

HSE Appointments Cancelled

Having said that, the HSE South West is advising of cancellations of all non-urgent outpatient appointments and other clinical appointments in Kerry HSE services for the next three days.

This means that on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, all outpatient appointments at University Hospital Kerry will not go ahead. HSE staff will contact patients with urgent appointments such as dialysis and chemotherapy to make arrangements.

Updates will be issued tomorrow.

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