Donaghpatrick-Kilcoona Heritage Society

25/10/2026

All set up and ready for action! We are so very grateful for the generous support of the Galway County Council Community Support Scheme for funding the purchase of a new iPad and stand so we can record and share all of our future talks and events. With their help we can now make our wonderful heritage more accessible to all. Looking forward to its first day out soon. Watch this space!

01/10/2026

We are very pleased to share our latest completed townland of Bunanraun. One of the smaller townlands in the parish, it is best known for being home to St. Patrick and St. Cuana Church, locally known as Corner Chapel.

We are working in alphabetical order through the townlands but if there is one you would like to see sooner just drop us a message and we will do our best 🙂

The name Bunanraun comes from the Irish Muine Ánráin, meaning Ánrán’s thicket, or brushwood. It is situated in the civil parish ...

25/09/2026

Mary J Murphy's latest book 'Patrick O'Brien - Pastor, Poet, Pilgrim' is now available to buy at Keane's Service Station, with all proceeds to Hope House, Foxford 📚🕊

20/09/2026

Hanging out with the No Name Club in Headford today at Saint Fursa's Hall for the wonderful community showcase put on by Headford and District Association!

A brilliant event exhibiting all the amazing volunteer groups in the area - come on down and say hello! We are here until 2pm 😊

18/09/2026

We will be there Sunday 🙂

🌟 HEADFORD & DISTRICT ASSOCIATION BRINGS YOU… THE COMMUNITY GROUP SHOWCASE 🌟

Ever wondered what’s happening in your local community or how you could get involved?

Join us for the Headford & District Community Group Awareness Day! 💛

📅 Sunday, 20th September 2026
⏰ 11:00am – 2:00pm
📍 St. Fursa’s Hall, Headford

We’re bringing together the fantastic community groups, organisations and volunteers from across Headford & District for a special day celebrating everything that makes our community tick.

🤝 Meet local groups
🌱 Discover new opportunities
💡 Find out what’s happening in your area
🙋 Get involved or volunteer
❤️ Connect with the people making a difference locally

Whether you’re looking for a new hobby, want to meet people, have an idea you’d like to contribute, or simply want to find out more about what’s happening in Headford & District. So come along and have a chat! There’s something for everyone, and everyone is welcome.

Let’s celebrate the incredible people and organisations that make our community what it is and help bring even more people together. 💛

Sunday, 20th September | 11am–2pm | St. Fursa’s Hall, Headford

Come along, say hello and find your place in your community. 🙌

17/09/2026

Renowned local author, Mary J Murphy, out today in Galway promoting her latest book 'Patrick O'Brien - Pastor, Poet, Pilgrim' - pictured here with Tom Kenny at Kenny's Bookshop and Jean at Charlie Byrne's.

Covering many aspects of Fr Pat's life, the work primarily centres on his great love for, and contribution to, arts and culture.

Mary will be officially launching her new book at Skehana Community Centre, tomorrow September 18th at 8pm as part of their Culture Night celebrations.

For anyone unable to make the event, books are available now to buy from Kenny's and Charlie Byrne's, with all profits going to Hope House, Foxford.
📚😊

13/09/2026

Our latest article on historical figures from Caherlistrane and Kilcoona highlights Stephen Joyce, a private with Caherlistrane Company 2 Battalion (Headford) and 4 Brigade (Tuam).

Huge thanks to society member Liam Burke for all of his time and effort so far in researching and writing so many of the articles we have been sharing. If you have something particular you would like us to cover make sure to get in touch 🙂

31/08/2026

We are back in the swing of things with our townland mapping project and are very pleased to share our latest work on the townland of Bohercuill, the 'Road of the Hazel'. Only four more 'B's to go and we are onto 'C' (and there are ALOT of 'C's...). Wish us luck 😆

https://heritage.galwaycommunityheritage.org/content/new-contributions/bohercuill-bothar-coill

19/08/2026

Our latest article brings us back to historical sites in Caherlistrane and Kilcoona, this time highlighting the beautiful crannóg on Lough Hacket.

Crannogs are manmade lake dwellings constructed on either natural or artificial islands mainly during the medieval period, though there is ...

16/08/2026

For our latest article, we are pleased to share the third post in our series on excavations in the parish, detailing works carried out during the N84 Luimnagh Realignment Scheme in November 2011.

https://heritage.galwaycommunityheritage.org/content/places/donaghpatrick-kilcoona-heritage-society-places/excavation-reports-donaghpatrick-kilcoona-3-mausrevagh-2011