oral history… Tony Quigley – Sharing Memories 31 Mar 202031 Mar 2020 Tony Quigley from New Street in Killaloe was born in 1932 in Newtown. Tony loved his home town of Killaloe and was a keen fisherman from a your age. He…
events, talks… Stories from World War I 27 Feb 202012 Mar 2020 This lecture has been postponed until April (date TBC) due to the current concerns over Covid-19. We will keep you posted!
out and about… Annie Noonan, a pretty Killaloe girl, loses her life while bathing 22 Jan 202022 Jan 2020 In July of 1933, a local girl crossed the bridge from her home in Killaloe to the Jetty in Ballina (near Flangan's). Unfortunately she never made it home. Her name…
events, talks… Tale-Telling, Politics and Romance; Christmas at Killaloe – 1102 16 Jan 202021 Jan 2020 We are delighted to announce that February’s lecture will take place on Wednesday evening, 26th February at 7.30pm. In the Winter of 1102, Ireland's dominant King, Muirchertach Ua Briain, hosted both…
events, talks… Sharing More Memories – Maureen Scanlan 9 Jan 2020 Maureen Scanlan was born in 1915 in Abbey House, Killaloe. Maureen was a great granddaughter of John Crotty, who owned Crotty’s on Main Street. She passed away in 2003 at…
events, talks… The Limerick Navigation 2 Jan 2020 We are delighted to announce that January's lecture will take place on Wednesday evening, 15th January at 7.30pm. We eagerly await the return of Brian J. Goggin who is going to…
events, talks… Sharing More Memories 2 Jan 2020 It was another wet and windy night and yet fifty of you braved the elements to come to another of Arlene's Sharing More Memories events. These are proving so popular and…
out and about… Hunting for Crow’s Feet – Ordnance Survey Benchmarks in the Killaloe area 2 Dec 2019 Long before the days of satellites and GPS, the mapping of Ireland was painstakingly carried out by surveyors and engineers who travelled the country triangulating, levelling and plotting every corner…
Uncategorized The Journal – Issue One 29 Nov 20197 Jan 2020 The Killaloe-Ballina Local History Society are delighted to announce that their first issue of "The Journal" has been sent to print and we hope to have copies available in time…
events, talks… In Song and In Story 27 Nov 2019 Over fifty people braved driving rain to hear and see Paddy's collection of memories of old Ballina and Killaloe. Paddy started off by declaring he was nearly a Clare man, his parents…
