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  • Postcard Photo Gallery

    Postcard Photo Gallery

    11/08/2021
  • Cork’s currach rowing success

    Cork’s currach rowing success

    10/08/2021
    The success of Skibbereen rowers Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy at the Tokyo Olympics was celebrated across Ireland and quite ...
  • The Daoine agus Áit Heritage Postcard Collection

    The Daoine agus Áit Heritage Postcard Collection

    29/07/2021
    The bi-lingual project title encapsulates our objective of drawing on a shared history and heritage to connect people with their ...
  • Aghagower, Co Mayo

    Aghagower, Co Mayo

    28/07/2021
    Village Aghagower or Achadh Fhobhair ‘Field of the Springs’  is a small village in rural County Mayo. Aughagower lies mid-way along ...
  • Foghill Standing Stone

    Foghill Standing Stone

    28/07/2021
    This tall standing stone is located on the northeast coast of County Mayo at Lackan Bay. According to local folklore ...
  • Inserting  a map into your Post

    Inserting a map into your Post

    26/07/2021
    This video will show you how to insert a map into a post using the updated MapPress tool. Maps can ...
  • Shellfish collecting objects from the Irish Folklife collection

    Shellfish collecting objects from the Irish Folklife collection

    15/07/2021
    Now that the summer has arrived, many of you will be planning trips to our beautiful beaches. The views along ...
  • Gloshpatrick Church Ruins

    Gloshpatrick Church Ruins

    12/07/2021
    This settlement was located below Croagh Patrick on the Murrisk &  Louisburgh left hand side of road.  At the entrance ...
  • Ashbrook House Ruins

    Ashbrook House Ruins

    12/07/2021
    A farmhouse annotated as  Ashbrook Moore Esquire  by Taylor & Skinner (1778 pl. 223) was once regarded as an interesting ...
  • Donomona Castle / Clogher House Ruins

    Donomona Castle / Clogher House Ruins

    06/07/2021
    Donomona Castle played a central part in the history of the Clogher area of County Mayo.  It was originally a ...
  • Errew House

    Errew House

    06/07/2021
    ‘Knox’s Folly’ Errew Country House was constructed for Granville Henry Knox (1840-94) to a design by James Franklin Fuller (1835-1924) of ...
  • Michael Timony / Míchéal O ‘Tiomnaidhe

    Michael Timony / Míchéal O ‘Tiomnaidhe

    06/07/2021
    Gaelic Scholar / Author / Folklore Collector This Mayo Irish scholar was a noted collector of folklore also  an avid author. Michael ...
  • KY5K Tipperary: Cloughjordan

    KY5K Tipperary: Cloughjordan

    30/06/2021
  • Online Network Meeting 29 June 2021

    Online Network Meeting 29 June 2021

    30/06/2021
    Please find the presentation slides and meeting agenda below
  • Cloonkeen solitary standing stone

    Cloonkeen solitary standing stone

    28/06/2021
    People have lived and worshipped in the townland of Cloonkeen for hundreds and thousands of years. We know this because ...
  • Gandelow Making in Clarina, Co. Limerick

    Gandelow Making in Clarina, Co. Limerick

    23/06/2021
  • Clare students get a taste of the sea on Lough Derg

    Clare students get a taste of the sea on Lough Derg

    18/06/2021
    One of the attractive characteristics of the currach is its accessibility. They are relatively easy to transport and handle on ...
  • Mayo’s Methodist Chapels

    Mayo’s Methodist Chapels

    15/06/2021
    History Initially the Methodists Churches were founded by the Wesley brothers; John & Charles during the mid-eighteenth century.  Along with other ...
  • Achill Geology & Glaciation

    Achill Geology & Glaciation

    15/06/2021
    Bog / Peatlands Achill is characterized by its large expanses of blanket bog & peatlands.  Peatlands are recognized as one of ...
  • Next Steps Caring for Community Archives: Digital Preservation of Social Media

    Next Steps Caring for Community Archives: Digital Preservation of Social Media

    15/06/2021
    Many community archives and heritage groups have embraced the benefits of social media. They often use Facebook to chat and ...
  • Three Special Women From Ballyhaught

    Three Special Women From Ballyhaught

    14/06/2021
    , and John. As children, they spent their summer holidays visiting their aunt Nell (Ellen Fitzgibbon) Fox, who had a ...
  • Emily Weddall

    Emily Weddall

    14/06/2021
    Nurse / Gaelic League / Cumann na mBhan Emily Waddell was one of the founders of Scoil Acla.  This lady was ...
  • Precious Stone

    Precious Stone

    12/06/2021
    Am a minuscule section of the protective framework provided within Sacred walls that supported this homestead together for eons Immobile yet absorbing ...
  • Achill Sound Bridges

    Achill Sound Bridges

    11/06/2021
    Pre-nineteenth century a narrow channel separated Achill Island from mainland Mayo.  The necessity for a permanent link across the narrow ...
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  • Tony S on The Mc Greal Family

    25/01/2023
    My grandmother was Nora McGreal came to America with her brother Austin in I believe 1910. She was from Westport....
  • Fionnuala on Ballygill Bridge, scene of the last known fatal duel in Ireland

    24/01/2023
    Hi Annette, Malachy is my 3x GGF and Owen seemingly was a cousin. The story has had a few variations...
  • Eileen Dunne on The Sídhe – belief & customs in Co. Laois

    24/01/2023
    Only heard of this tonight from my friend.. Paddy who knows ye well... Im so intrigued.. Am reading everything now.....
  • Lorna Elms on Dún Laoghaire (Mallin) Railway Station

    23/01/2023
    Hi Denis, thank you for your eagle eye and for drawing our attention to that typo - it has now...
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