events, talks… The Album Killaloe/Ballina 3 Dec 20227 Dec 2022 We 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/Ballina 18 Nov 202118 Mar 2022 The 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, 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… Delighted Reaction to Heritage Week Oral History Presentation 25 Aug 201830 Aug 2018 What 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…
tours Our Tour of St Flannan’s Cathedral 31 Jul 2018 We 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…
tours A Wonderful First Members Tour to Clarisford Palace! 29 Apr 2018 Near 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…
tours Tour of Clarisford Palace on 15th April: Apply Now! 1 Apr 20181 Apr 2018 Built in the 1770s and used for two hundred years as the residence of the local Church of Ireland Bishop, Clarisford Palace is an important historic building both locally…
out and about Storied Space: A Visit to X-PO in Kilnaboy 23 Mar 2018 Looking for ideas of how historic spaces can be repurposed? On Friday, March 9, Liam O’Riain’s own Last Friday musicians headed north to Kilnaboy to share their music at X-PO.…