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After Dark in Clarisford Park

11 Oct 202431 Oct 2024
We are so sorry to announce that this event has been cancelled. Apologies for any inconvenience caused!
events, talks…

The Album Killaloe/Ballina

3 Dec 20227 Dec 2022
We are delighted to announce that we have just produced the first ever issue of The Album. The Album contains a selection of 100+ images collected since our inception in…
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The Journal – Issue Three – Killaloe/Ballina

18 Nov 202118 Mar 2022
The Killaloe-Ballina Local History Society are delighted to announce that their third issue of "The Journal" has arrived!  The Journal is full of local history, stories and poems from times…
events, talks

Sparks of Enthusiasm Fly at November Talk

29 Nov 2018
What a celebration of Ballina it was last night, as we welcomed seventy attendees to a brilliantly eclectic tour through the history Ballina and Boher. It was made extra special…
events, talks

November Talk: A History of Ballina

9 Nov 20189 Nov 2018
We are back to the last Wednesday of the month! We have, however, a different little change for you and that is the venue. We have been very happily accommodated…
events, talks…

Delighted Reaction to Heritage Week Oral History Presentation

25 Aug 201830 Aug 2018
What an evening it was, last Wednesday night, when Society Secretary Arlene White presented a selection of oral history recordings taken over 25 years ago of some of Killaloe's and…
tours

Our Tour of St Flannan’s Cathedral

31 Jul 2018
We had a really wonderful time last Sunday afternoon at our members-only tour of St Flannan's Cathedral in Killaloe. Probably the most historic spot in the whole of Killaloe-Ballina, this…
events, talks

Local History Society Goes Trainspotting

5 Jul 2018
Wow, what an incredible evening last night, when we welcomed Joe Coleman, author of Falling Gradient: Limerick's Railway Connections to tell us more about the Killaloe railway line and station which…
events, talks

July Lecture Is Early In July!

19 Jun 2018
We are delighted to announce that we are working with the excellent Féile Brian Boru to produce a brilliant lecture on the 4th of July. You read that right! The…

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