events, talks…Killaloe-Ballina Community Radio – April 198725 Apr 202026 Apr 2020Main photo: Benny O'Grady pictured with Paddy O'Brien (RTE). Just over 33 years ago, Killaloe-Ballina RTÉ Community Radio aired from the Molua Centre in the Green, Killaloe from 6th -…
oral history…Mrs. Lizzie Ryan – Sharing More Memories14 Apr 20202 Jun 2020Mrs. Lizzie Ryan, Lackareagh (The Glen) in Killaloe, was born in 1900 and passed away in 1996 at the age of 96. She was the oldest person in the area.She…
oral history…Tony Quigley – Sharing More Memories31 Mar 202016 Apr 2021Tony Quigley from New Street in Killaloe was born in 1932 in Newtown. Tony loved his home town of Killaloe and was a keen fisherman from a your age. He…
out and about…Annie Noonan, a pretty Killaloe girl, loses her life while bathing22 Jan 202016 Apr 2021In July of 1933, a local girl crossed the bridge from her home in Killaloe to the Jetty in Ballina (near Flangan's). Unfortunately she never made it home. Her name…
events, talks…Tale-Telling, Politics and Romance; Christmas at Killaloe – 110216 Jan 202021 Jan 2020We are delighted to announce that February’s lecture will take place on Wednesday evening, 26th February at 7.30pm. In the Winter of 1102, Ireland's dominant King, Muirchertach Ua Briain, hosted both…
events, talks…Maureen Scanlan – Sharing More Memories9 Jan 202016 Jun 2020Maureen Scanlan was born in 1915 in Abbey House, Killaloe. Maureen was a great granddaughter of John Crotty, who owned Crotty’s on Main Street. She passed away in 2003 at…
events, talks…The Limerick Navigation2 Jan 2020We are delighted to announce that January's lecture will take place on Wednesday evening, 15th January at 7.30pm. We eagerly await the return of Brian J. Goggin who is going to…
events, talks…Sharing More Memories2 Jan 2020It was another wet and windy night and yet fifty of you braved the elements to come to another of Arlene's Sharing More Memories events. These are proving so popular and…
out and about…Hunting for Crow’s Feet – Ordnance Survey Benchmarks in the Killaloe area2 Dec 2019Long before the days of satellites and GPS, the mapping of Ireland was painstakingly carried out by surveyors and engineers who travelled the country triangulating, levelling and plotting every corner…
UncategorizedThe Journal – Issue One – SOLD OUT!29 Nov 201929 May 2020Our first ever issue of The Journal has completely sold out! Thanks to everyone who purchased one - we hope you love it as much as we do! Plans are…
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