researchBennett’s Chemist on Church St18 Dec 2017This photo, taken in the late 1940s, shows Bennett's Chemist on Church St. Jimmy Whelan started his shop there in the 1960s, prior to moving to the end of Church…
events, talksChristmas Lecture Announced – Mulled Wine Included!2 Dec 2017This is just the perfect night out if you are a fan of local or family history! Do you have family visiting? Why not bring them along to this welcoming,…
events, talksCrowded House for Goggin Lecture on Steam30 Nov 2017A really incredible lecture last night was given by Brian J. Goggin in Killaloe Library at 7pm. Just under 60 people turned up on a very cold but clear night…
researchMore on ‘The Phoenix’22 Nov 201722 Nov 2017If you attended our October lecture from Sandra Lefroy, you will be very familiar with the yacht in the above photograph! This is the nineteenth-century 'The Phoenix', a boat which…
events, talksNovember Lecture: Killaloe in the Age of Steam26 Oct 20177 Jan 2018We are so delighted to announce that the speaker for November will be Brian J. Goggin. Brian is an accomplished historian of Ireland's historic waterways; you can browse his encyclopaedic…
events, talksPacked House Again at Second Public Lecture26 Oct 2017It was a wonderful evening last night at Sandra Lefroy's lecture on her historic family vessel, 'The Phoenix'. 145 years old and still going strong, The Phoenix has called Killaloe…
events, talksOctober Lecture: History Afloat by Sandra Lefroy12 Oct 201712 Oct 2017The second public talk organised by the Society will take place at 7pm in the Library. We are delighted to announce that Sandra Lefroy will be our speaker. Now almost…
events, talksA Great Response to First Talk28 Sep 201728 Sep 2017Last night we were blown away by a full house in attendance at our first public talk. Over forty people came out on a pretty wet and cold evening to…
events, talksTalk: An Introduction to the Local History of Killaloe and Ballina29 Aug 201731 Aug 2017The first public talk organised by the Society will take place on Wednesday the 27th of September 2017, at 7pm, in the library. Una Kierse is a local historian, who…
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