oral history… The Journal – Issue Two – Killaloe/Ballina 29 Nov 20207 Jan 2021 The Killaloe-Ballina Local History Society are delighted to announce that their second issue of "The Journal" has been sent to print and we hope to have copies available in the…
Uncategorized Minecraft Competition Winners Announced! 13 Sep 2021 Thank you so much to all the FANTASTIC boys and girls who entered our Minecraft competition! Each one of them chose an old building in Killaloe or Ballina, and built…
events, talks… The Life of Dr. Julio Burke 1 Jun 2021 Our June lecture will be delivered by our very own Deborah Dudgeon. Deborah has researched the life and ancestry of Dr. Julio Page Burke, who is buried in Templekelly graveyard…
events, talks… Stories from World War I – the men and women from Killaloe-Ballina in the Great War 14 Feb 202114 Feb 2021 Exactly one year after Ger Browne was due to deliver this lecture in person, he has now kindly agreed to deliver it by Zoom.In this lecture, Ger will tell us…
oral history… Pa Carey – Sharing Memories 29 Dec 2020 Patrick, or Pa as he was known, Carey was born in 1906. He lived in Lacken, Birdhill and farmed there until hemoved to Carrigeen, Birdhill with his sister Kitty in…
oral history… Jimmy Sage – Sharing Memories 29 Dec 2020 Jimmy Sage was born in June 1927 in Glenacre, Ballina, Co. Tipperary.Jimmy was a well known cross-country championship runner and won the Tipperary novice cross-country championship in 1948.Jimmy passed away…
oral history… Tommy Cunningham – Sharing More Memories 12 May 20207 Jun 2020 Tommy was born in 1915 in Roscrea and he came to Killaloe in 1951. He was a postman for 41 years in Killaloe and the Ogonnelloe area until his retirement…
events, talks… Killaloe-Ballina Community Radio – April 1987 25 Apr 202026 Apr 2020 Main photo: Benny O'Grady pictured with Paddy O'Brien (RTE). Just over 33 years ago, Killaloe-Ballina RTÉ Community Radio aired from the Molua Centre in the Green, Killaloe from 6th -…
oral history… Mrs. Lizzie Ryan – Sharing More Memories 14 Apr 20202 Jun 2020 Mrs. Lizzie Ryan, Lackareagh (The Glen) in Killaloe, was born in 1900 and passed away in 1996 at the age of 96. She was the oldest person in the area.She…
