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  • John Downes, Champion Athlete

    John Downes, Champion Athlete

    19/09/2022
    On 16 September 2022, a plaque was unveiled to honour the athletics career of John Downes, Kilfinane; champion middle and ...
  • Our Network Meeting 13th September 2022

    Our Network Meeting 13th September 2022

    16/09/2022
  • Cloughjordan Co. Tipperary, 13 September 2022

    Cloughjordan Co. Tipperary, 13 September 2022

    15/09/2022
    For our first in-person meeting since March 2020, we visited the community of Cloughjordan in County Tipperary, where we were ...
  • BALLYGRENNANE CASTLE

    BALLYGRENNANE CASTLE

    08/09/2022
    Traditional Irish Name Baile Uí Ghraoináin/Baile Ui Ghroidhnáin, O’Greynan’s town. Associated Families Fox; Thornton; Evans. Location Barony, Coshma. Civil Parish, Uregare. Townland, Ballygrennane. OS Map Ref: Sheet 40. Description A ...
  • Exciting progress at Turlough Park boat gallery

    Exciting progress at Turlough Park boat gallery

    07/09/2022
    The planned boat gallery at the National Museum of Ireland – Country life took an important step to realisation a ...
  • Mayo’s Holy Wells

    Mayo’s Holy Wells

    25/08/2022
    When the persecution of Catholics began following the Reformation, numbers began to assemble for devotional purposes at such wells.  When ...
  • BALLYBRICKEN CASTLE

    BALLYBRICKEN CASTLE

    24/08/2022
    Traditional Irish Name Baile Ibricin/Baile Bhricín, Bricin’s town. Associated Families Burke; O’Heyne; Clancy; Ingoldsby. Location Barony, Clanwilliam. Civil Parish, Caherelly. Townland, Ballybricken. OS Map Ref: Sheet 23. Description Ballybricken was ...
  • BALLINOE CASTLE

    BALLINOE CASTLE

    23/08/2022
    Traditional Irish Name Baile Nua, New town. Associated Families MacSheehy; Oughtred; Courtenay. Location Barony, Glenquin. Civil Parish, Clonelty. Townland, Ballinoe. OS Map Ref: Sheet 37. Description Ballinoe/Ballynoe Castle was an ...
  • Michael Collins' Parents and Siblings

    Michael Collins' Parents and Siblings

    22/08/2022
    Extracts courtesy of and copyright to Irish Newspapers Archive. Other sources: nationalarchives.ie, irishgenealogy.ie A. . B. . 1. . 2. . 3. . 4. . 5. . 6. . 7. .
  • 14,000 days of measuring the weather

    14,000 days of measuring the weather

    18/08/2022
    Thursday 26th May 2022 marked an auspicious day in the annals of weather recording in the Coshlea barony, as David ...
  • Music Generation Workshops Loughrea Medieval Festival Saturday 27th August

    Music Generation Workshops Loughrea Medieval Festival Saturday 27th August

    18/08/2022
    Temperance Hall 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
  • iCAN Calendar of Events

    iCAN Calendar of Events

    17/08/2022
    ***calendar***
  • About the project

    About the project

    11/08/2022
    Compilation of the database will be ongoing. Images and historical information on approximately 100 surviving castles will be added periodically. ...
  • Athenry Walled Towns Day: Sunday 14 August 2022

    Athenry Walled Towns Day: Sunday 14 August 2022

    10/08/2022
  • “The currach fed the people”

    “The currach fed the people”

    08/08/2022
    Earlier this year I published a post on the energetic work behind a push to revive interest in the large, ...
  • Westport Military Barracks etc

    Westport Military Barracks etc

    07/08/2022
    Hospital A detached four-bay two-storey hospital was constructed with roughcast walls during 1794, it had originally been a three-bay two-storey on ...
  • Aleen Cust Conference, Mountbellew, 11 & 12 August 2022

    Aleen Cust Conference, Mountbellew, 11 & 12 August 2022

    04/08/2022
    The Aleen Cust Conference is taking place in the Agricultural College, Mountbellew on 11 (Scientific Day) and 12 (Heritage Day) ...
  • AMOGANMORE CASTLE

    AMOGANMORE CASTLE

    04/08/2022
    Traditional Irish Name Áth Mongain Mór, the ford of Mongan. Associated Families Sarcell; Billingsley; Hunt. Location Barony, Connello. Civil Parish, Croagh. Townland, Amogan More. OS Map Ref: Sheet ...
  • BALLYALLINAN CASTLE

    BALLYALLINAN CASTLE

    04/08/2022
    Traditional Irish Name Baile Uí Aillionain, O’Hallinan’s town. Associated Families MacSheehy; Odell. Location Barony, Connello Lower. Civil Parish, Rathkeale. Townland, Ballyallinan North. OS Map Ref: Sheet 29. Description Traditionally known ...
  • BALLINVEALA CASTLE

    BALLINVEALA CASTLE

    04/08/2022
    Traditional Irish Name Baile an Mheala, town of the sorrow or compunction. Associated Families O’Brien; MacCanny. Location Barony, Pubblebrien. Civil Parish, Crecora. Townland, Ballinveala. OS Map Ref: Sheet ...
  • BALLYCULHANE CASTLE

    BALLYCULHANE CASTLE

    04/08/2022
    Traditional Irish Name Baile Uí Chathláin, O’Cahalan’s town. Associated Families Purcell; Earl of Kildare. Location Barony, Kenry. Civil Parish, Kildimo. Townland, Ballyculhane. OS Map Ref: Sheet 12. Description Ballyculhane was ...
  • BALLYEGNYBEG CASTLE

    BALLYEGNYBEG CASTLE

    04/08/2022
    Traditional Irish Name Baile Eigne, Egny’s Town. Associated Families De Wale/Wall; Trenchard; Hurley. Location Barony, Connello Lower. Civil Parish, Clonagh. Townland, Ballyegnybeg. OS Map Ref: Sheet 28. Description Ballyegnybeg was ...
  • BALLINAHINCH CASTLE

    BALLINAHINCH CASTLE

    04/08/2022
    Traditional Irish Name Baile na hInnse, town of the island, or place of the wet meadow.1 Associated Families FitzGibbon; Fenton; Oliver. Location Barony, Coshlea. Civil Parish, ...
  • BALLINGARRY CASTLE

    BALLINGARRY CASTLE

    04/08/2022
    Traditional Irish Name Baile an Garraidh, town of the garden. Associated Families De Lacy/Lacy; Casey. Location Barony, Connello Upper. Civil Parish, Ballingarry. Townland, Ballingarry. OS Map Ref: Sheet ...
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Latest comments

  • 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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