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Important Kilcar placenames meeting on Wednesday night

Kilcar Local History Group will meet this Wednesday, September 21 in Áislann Chill Chartha for an evening devoted to the Placenames Project. Placenames are an important aspect of our cultural heritage. They have the ability to communicate the ...

18 Sept 2022 at 17:33

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Rescheduled launch of Longford's Pakenham Papers Digitisation Project on Wednesday evening

Longford County Council and the County Longford Historical Society are set to launch the Pakenham Papers Digitisation Project. The event takes place in Longford Library at 7.30pm on Wednesday, 14 September, after the event had to be ...

11 Sept 2022 at 11:33

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The burning of Woodstock House in Kilkenny 100 years ago

The gardens of Woodstock House are the star attraction that draw tourists to Inistioge today. It is a stunning landscape brimming with bio-diversity, exotic tree specimens and towering pines, a cool green refuge from modern life. ...

27 Aug 2022 at 23:33

What's On

Laois local history buffs invited to coffee morning

Portlaoise Library is inviting all local history buffs to come along to the Local Studies coffee morning this Saturday, September 23. Laois Local Studies, now housed in a spacious and dedicated room in the new Portlaoise Library,...

19 Sept 2023 at 18:33

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Talk on Drumlish – Longford’s Rebel Parish

Seán Ó Súilleabháin, author of Longford’s Republican Story 1900 -2000, will give a talk entitled Drumlish – Longford’s Rebel Parish - in the DB Men’s Shed in Drumlish on Thursday, February 23, starting at 8pm. County Longford ...

21 Feb 2023 at 08:33

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'Inspirational' James 'to leave a positive and hopeful legacy to his home town'

A County Derry man who has been described as 'the heart' of Maghera Historical Society has announced he is to retire. James Armour has been heavily involved in the day-to-day running of the group since it was founded back in ...

23 Feb 2024 at 19:33

Obituaries

Ballyshannon nonagenarian described as "a man of great faith and deep love"

There was deep sadness in south Donegal following the funeral this week of Lauri MacMahon late of Station House, Donegal Road, Ballyshannon, who was one of the Erne Town's most respected and older citizens. Deceased who was ...

02 Feb 2023 at 11:33

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Limited edition local history book on Third Tipperary Brigade to be launched this week

A treasure trove of local history is to be launched in Tipperaryon Thursday, as authors Neil Ryan and Kevin O'Reilly have compiled a book retelling the story of the Third Tipperary Brigade. The book contains 160 pages of ...

21 Aug 2024 at 12:33

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Famed American bomber plane crash landed in Kilkenny

Exciting stories from Irish history are hidden all across the country - and one of those fascinating tales is set to be brought back to life in a special Heritage Week talk in north Kilkenny tomorrow (Saturday) evening. ...

30 Aug 2024 at 16:33

Events & Listings

Laois women activists in time of global war and rebellion

Activism by the women of Laois at the time global war and rebellion in Ireland in the early 20th century is the focus of an upcoming talk in Portlaoise. Local historian and Laois Heritage Society member Regina Dunne ...

09 Jul 2024 at 20:33

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An historic day for Lavey and Irish heritage

As a young boy, John Joe McKenna was told stories of how St Patrick’s Bell and its famous shrine was found in the garden of his family's farm in Mayogall. The now 97 year-old was determined that before he died the ...

24 Dec 2024 at 20:33

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Series of events to take place this week to mark Bellaghy Historical Society's 25th anniversary

Bellaghy is a place with a rich and deep history, culture and sense of identity. Various archaeological finds along the River Bann provide evidence of settlement dating back some 8,000 to 10,000 years. It was ...

18 Feb 2025 at 19:33

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