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Gerald Brooks – Sharing Memories

20 Sep 201831 May 2020
You can now hear the man himself tell his story here through Soundcloud! Next up in the follow up of our Heritage Week event “Sharing Memories” is Gerald Brooks. You can…
events, talks…

Jerry Gough – Sharing Memories

14 Sep 201831 May 2020
You can now here the voice of the man himself and listen to the full interview here through Soundcloud!  Next up in the follow up of our Heritage Week event…
events, talks…

Tom Grimes – Sharing Memories

6 Sep 20181 Jun 2020
You can hear the full interview from the early 1990's here through Soundcloud! Next up in the follow up of our Heritage Week event "Sharing Memories" is Tom Grimes. You…
events, talks…

Tom Nolan – Sharing Memories

30 Aug 20188 Jun 2020
Tom Nolan was born in 1922 in Rathangan, Co. Kildare. He followed in the footsteps of previous generations of his family who worked on the Canal and in 1940 started work…
special days

Happy Birthday To Us! One Year Old This Month

25 Aug 2018
Above is a photo of Arlene and Rose Anne as they walked across the bridge from Ballina to Killaloe discussing the possibility of setting up a local history society in…
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September Talk: Mass Rocks by David Fleming

25 Aug 201825 Aug 2018
We have only just finished talking about the August talk when here we are again with a preview of what is coming up for September! Grab those diaries and mark…
out and about

A Brand New Historical Photograph Exhibition Is In Town!

25 Aug 2018
Our friends in the Killaloe Photography Group have mounted a new exhibition based on The Lawrence Photograph Collection of a century ago! The exhibition is titled Then and Now: the Lawrence…
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…
events, talks

August Lecture: Sharing Stories for Heritage Week

5 Aug 20185 Aug 2018
We are delighted to announce August's lecture will take place on Wednesday evening, 7.30pm, 22nd of August. The theme for National Heritage Week this year is Sharing Stories, and we…
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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…

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