events, talks… Mrs. Crowe – Sharing Memories 3 Apr 20199 Apr 2019 Next up in our "Sharing Memories" collection is Mrs. Marie Catherine Crowe (nee McKeogh) - Ballina & Killaloe. Mrs. Crowe passed away in 1993 aged 79 years. How far back…
events, talks… The Four Pillars for Tracing your Family Tree 8 Mar 2019 Despite the awful driving rain, we welcomed 35 eager ancestor researchers to our second lecture of 2019 by Lorna Moloney. Lorna has a lovely warm and conversational style so it…
oral history… Biddies’ memories of Killaloe 3 Mar 20193 Mar 2019 Biddies' family go back four or five generations in the area, they were nail-makers. Biddie: My family used to fish, they fished in Killaloe a lot. My father worked in…
agm Our First AGM and a Changing of the Guard 25 Feb 2019 In January we held our first Annual General Meeting since the Society was established in August 2017. We will give a quick rundown of what was discussed. If you want…
events, talks… The Fascinating Story of Moving St Lua’s Oratory 10 Feb 201911 Feb 2019 We welcomed an audience of just under sixty people to our first talk of 2019, which took place last Wednesday night in the Lakeside Hotel. It was a most fascinating…
events, talks February Lecture is on Genealogy and is on 1st March! 10 Feb 201910 Feb 2019 We are thrilled to announce details of this month's talk. Our February lecture will take place on FRIDAY 1ST MARCH in the Lakeside Hotel in Ballina, Killaloe. The talk will…
oral history… Killaloe Ballina Local History Society shortlisted for National Heritage Award 8 Feb 20198 Feb 2019 The Heritage Council National Heritage Awards shine a spotlight on Ireland's heritage heroes and showcase the most engaging and innovative National Heritage Week events. At a special Awards ceremony in…
committee Notice Of AGM 5 Jan 2019 We will hold our first Annual General Meeting on the evening of Thursday 10th January, at 7pm, in Ponte Vecchio. This is a members-only meeting. A provisional agenda is below, but…
events, talks First Talk Of 2019 Announced! And It’s On St Lua’s Oratory! 5 Jan 20195 Jan 2019 What 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 Incredibly Inspiring Talk On Tipperary Suffragette At December Lecture 8 Dec 2018 Well, last Wednesday night will go down as a Red Letter Day in the history of our Society. We welcomed over eighty attendees to the December talk, which was given…
