researchA Loyal Servant – Killaloe Bridge5 Mar 201819 Mar 2018 Dominating the local news for the last number of years has been the possibility of building a new bridge in Killlaloe-Ballina. This project is now due to start in…
events, talksMarch Lecture: Researching a Killaloe Family’s History1 Mar 2018Acclaimed genealogist and creator of the online Early Irish Marriage Index, Roz McCutcheon has been researching her own family history for decades. Having come up against a brick wall in…
events, talksThank You Brian!1 Mar 2018Thank you to our February speaker, Brian J. Goggin, who delivered a really incredible lecture last night on the departure of the steamer fleet from Killaloe, and how some ended…
researchThe History of Rohan’s, Main St, Killaloe21 Feb 201821 Feb 2018When the Killaloe Ballina History Society moved to its new home, so kindly offered by Wood and Bell, we wondered if we could find any history regarding the building. We…
events, talksFebruary Lecture: Why Killaloe Lost Its Steamer Fleet by Brian J. Goggin7 Feb 20187 Feb 2018We are so delighted to announce that the speaker for February will be Brian J. Goggin. Brian is an accomplished historian of Ireland’s historic waterways; you can browse his encyclopaedic…
projects…Saturday Morning History Club5 Feb 20184 Jun 2018Announcing our new project - Saturday Morning History Club! Do you love reading about local history, chasing elusive photographs or dates, and collecting information on areas that interest you? Do…
events, talksIncredible First Lecture of 2018 in Wood and Bell Café2 Feb 20182 Feb 2018Our first lecture of 2018 took place on Wednesday night in our new home of Wood and Bell Café on Main St, Killaloe. Wood and Bell Café kindly took us…
events, talksJanuary Lecture: History of Lough Derg’s Islands by Ger Madden10 Jan 2018New Year, New Venue, New Talk! The first talk of 2018 hosted by the Killaloe-Ballina Local History Society will take place on Wednesday 31st January at 7pm in Wood and…
events, talksCall for Speakers5 Jan 2018Do you have a special interest in any part of Killaloe, Ballina, or the surrounding area? Would you feel comfortable talking about it for 20+ minutes in front of a…
events, talksThank You Paddy!21 Dec 2017We are all genealogists now! Or at least, we definitely feel much more confident in this area, thanks to Paddy Waldron's fantastic talk last night in the Library at the…
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