events, talks…After Dark in Clarisford Park11 Oct 202431 Oct 2024We are so sorry to announce that this event has been cancelled. Apologies for any inconvenience caused!
events, talks…The Album Killaloe/Ballina3 Dec 20227 Dec 2022We are delighted to announce that we have just produced the first ever issue of The Album. The Album contains a selection of 100+ images collected since our inception in…
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…
events, talksFirst Talk Of 2019 Announced! And It’s On St Lua’s Oratory!5 Jan 20195 Jan 2019What a cracker of a topic to start the new year with! We are delighted to welcome Dr Niamh Nic Ghabhann of the University of Limerick to our historic twin…
events, talks…Delighted Reaction to Heritage Week Oral History Presentation25 Aug 201830 Aug 2018What 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…
toursOur Tour of St Flannan’s Cathedral31 Jul 2018We 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…
events, talksLocal History Society Goes Trainspotting5 Jul 2018Wow, what an incredible evening last night, when we welcomed Joe Coleman, author of Falling Gradient: Limerick's Railway Connections to tell us more about the Killaloe railway line and station which…
toursExclusive Tour of St Flannan’s Cathedral on 29th July: Apply Now!29 Jun 2018Nearly a thousand years old, St. Flannan's Cathedral is an extraordinary place of history for our twin towns of Killaloe-Ballina. As well as hosting unique artifacts from around the time…
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…
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