events, talksMay Lecture: The Famine in East Clare29 Apr 201829 Apr 2018We are delighted to announce our May lecture! After our brief sojourn in April to a different venue to hear about the amazing Clarke windows in St Flannan's church, we…
toursA Wonderful First Members Tour to Clarisford Palace!29 Apr 2018Near the town on the west bank of the Shannon is Clarisford House, the Episcopal Palace, finely situated in a highly improved demesne, near the only ford across the river…
events, talksThank You Don!29 Apr 201829 Apr 2018A huge thank you to Dr Donncha MacGabhann who gave around sixty of us an animated and fascinating lecture last Wednesday night in St Flannan's Catholic Church at the top…
out and about…Water water everywhere……19 Apr 201819 Apr 2018It's hard not to have 'water on the brain' these days after months of heavy rain which we thought would never stop. Ballina residents, and indeed anyone who drives through…
events, talksApril Lecture: Killaloe’s Harry Clarke Windows2 Apr 20182 Apr 2018We are thrilled to announce that the April talk will take place on Wednesday 25th April, in St Flannan's Catholic church at the top of Main St, Killaloe. Our change…
toursTour of Clarisford Palace on 15th April: Apply Now!1 Apr 20181 Apr 2018 Built in the 1770s and used for two hundred years as the residence of the local Church of Ireland Bishop, Clarisford Palace is an important historic building both locally…
out and aboutStoried Space: A Visit to X-PO in Kilnaboy23 Mar 2018Looking for ideas of how historic spaces can be repurposed? On Friday, March 9, Liam O’Riain’s own Last Friday musicians headed north to Kilnaboy to share their music at X-PO.…
events, talksMarvellous March Lecture From Roz!23 Mar 201823 Mar 2018Thanks to everyone who turned out for our March lecture which was generously given by Roz McCutcheon! We welcomed around sixty genealogy devotees to the wonderful historic venue provided to…
researchMoving a Church without a Boat19 Mar 201820 Mar 2018St. Luas (or Moluas) Oratory, Killaloe: Now standing in the grounds of St. Flannan’s Catholic Church in the Green, Killaloe, not much is known about its ancient history. However it…
projectsSaturday Morning History Club Going Well12 Mar 2018We started our free fortnightly Saturday morning informal research session in Killaloe Library last month, and are glad to report that it is going very well! Here are some photos…
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