events, talks…The Holy Wells of Co Clare18 Mar 202218 Mar 2022Over the past two years surveyor Michael Houlihan has undertaken a labour of love, documenting hundreds of Clare's Holy Wells. Michael is going to talk to us about the Clare…
events, talks…The Journal – Issue Three – Killaloe/Ballina18 Nov 202118 Mar 2022The 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…
projects…Minecraft Competition Winners Announced!13 Sep 202118 Nov 2021Thank you so much to all the FANTASTIC boys and girls who entered our Minecraft competition! Each one of them chose an old building in Killaloe or Ballina, and built…
events, talks…The Life of Dr. Julio Burke1 Jun 2021Our June lecture will be delivered by our very own Deborah Dudgeon. Deborah has researched the life and ancestry of Dr. Julio Page Burke, who is buried in Templekelly graveyard…
events, talks…Stories from World War I – the men and women from Killaloe-Ballina in the Great War14 Feb 202114 Feb 2021Exactly one year after Ger Browne was due to deliver this lecture in person, he has now kindly agreed to deliver it by Zoom.In this lecture, Ger will tell us…
oral history…Pa Carey – Sharing Memories29 Dec 2020Patrick, or Pa as he was known, Carey was born in 1906. He lived in Lacken, Birdhill and farmed there until hemoved to Carrigeen, Birdhill with his sister Kitty in…
oral history…Jimmy Sage – Sharing Memories29 Dec 2020Jimmy Sage was born in June 1927 in Glenacre, Ballina, Co. Tipperary.Jimmy was a well known cross-country championship runner and won the Tipperary novice cross-country championship in 1948.Jimmy passed away…
oral history…The Journal – Issue Two – Killaloe/Ballina29 Nov 202020 Nov 2021The Killaloe-Ballina Local History Society are delighted to announce that their second issue of "The Journal" has been sent to print and we hope to have copies available in the…
oral history…Tommy Cunningham – Sharing More Memories12 May 20207 Jun 2020Tommy was born in 1915 in Roscrea and he came to Killaloe in 1951. He was a postman for 41 years in Killaloe and the Ogonnelloe area until his retirement…
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