Knibs Members

Our member list is confined to 'current' members; i.e. contributors to our most recent publication, Echoes From The Reeks. We welcome new members, and would be delighted to hear from anyone who would like to visit one of our regular meetings. Details on our CONTACT page.

Kate Ahern was born in Milltown, County Kerry. The youngest of nine children, she has lived in Killorglin for forty-eight years. A contributor to ‘Breacadh’ and ‘Ripples From The Laune’.

Carol Clifford (1944-2006) was born in Omagh County Tyrone. Lived in England and then Kildare before settling in Castlemaine in the mid 90s. Her own description of herself reads, “...had incarnations, as a nurse, an academic and now poet, which manages to combine the experiences of all three”. A contributor to ‘Breacadh’ and ‘Ripples From The Laune’.

Mary Collins was born in Millstreet County Cork. A retired doctor, she now lives in Glenbeigh. She has had work published in ‘Irelands Own’, ‘Breacadh’ and ‘Ripples From The Laune’.

Hazel Endean was born in Lancashire, England and later moved to Cornwall. In 1973 she came to Dooks, Co. Kerry. Her first love is writing; other interests are watercolour painting, playing keyboard, table tennis and short mat bowls. An avid reader, she is also a scrabble and crossword fanatic. Hazel has had articles published in Ireland’s Own, and on R.T.E.

Mary Foley-Taylor is a native of Killorglin who returned after twenty years in New York. Discovery of an old family grave in 1972 led her on decades of research on local families and their extended branches. She studied Accountancy in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. and History at UCC and Queen's University, Belfast.

Mick Jones moved from Evesham, Worcestershire (UK) to Glounaguillagh, three miles outside Killorglin in October 2004. Originally an orchestral viola player with the BBC, he then nailed a job as ‘the mad fiddle player’ for a busy Birmingham rock band; spent nearly five years in the insurance industry; and then fifteen (and counting) in music education. Currently striving to find more time for writing prose, poetry and music.

T William Powell (1958-), born in the eastern English village hamlet of Barton Mills, first emigrated minor scale down to Kent, where he worked as a vegan chef and whole-foods shuffler; before emigrating larger scale across the water to Co. Kerry, from where he's been writing prose, poetry and freelance journalism ever since. The published pieces are few, but hey, here's a few more...

Jo Scanlon was born in Ballyduff, County Waterford, and has lived in Killorglin since 1946. A retired teacher, she now enjoys reading, writing and working at her computer. She has written scripts for local stage performances and contributed to ‘Ripples From The Laune’.

Jack O’Dwyer was born in Killorglin, County Kerry. He moved to London to work in the banking industry, but returned to his home town on retirement. A contributor to ‘Breacadh’ and ‘Ripples From The Laune’.

We are sad to have to pass on the news of the death of Jack O'Dwyer. Our sympathies
go to all his family. He will be greatly missed, not only by those closest to him, but also by
the scores of people he had befriended over the years.

Jack at the Launch of Echoes From The Reeks

Jack O'Dwyer
In memoriam

Words brought us together
Now they are hard to find
To express our heartfelt sympathy
To loved ones left behind

You were the perfect gentleman
A man both kind and true
We have all been truly blessed
With the honour of knowing you

(by Hazel Endean on behalf of the Knibs Writers Group)