Donaghpatrick-Kilcoona Heritage Society

17/06/2026

Congratulations to Michael Nally and John Joe Higgins on the unveiling of this fantastic historical map of Killamonagh Village last week - an amazing initiative and a wonderful evening for the community 👏

10/06/2026

All welcome to attend!

08/06/2026

"Townlands Named After Natural Features" is part of a new series of articles exploring the names and meanings of townlands in Donaghpatrick and Kilcoona.

Townland names and their meanings offer deeper insight into the history of the land and the people who lived there, often describing events, landmarks, ownership or, as in this case, the natural features of the area. We hope you enjoy! 🙂

Many townland names are descriptive in nature, influenced by the natural features that define them. Donaghpatrick-Kilcoona is no exception in ...

28/05/2026

There have been a number of excavations carried out in Donaghpatrick and Kilcoona over the past several decades, with varying levels of findings. Society member Liam Burke has been busy compiling some of the most interesting excavations that were conducted in the parish, starting below with the official report from Bunnasillagh in 1953.

A number of published archaeological excavations have taken place in the parish of Donaghpatrick-Kilcoona, some dating back to the 1950’s. ...

28/04/2026

We are very pleased to share work on our latest townland Bellanagarraun, located in the civil parish of Donaghpatrick. One of the area’s more populated townlands at the turn of the 19th century, there were 46 households recorded in the 1901 census and 45 in 1911.

If you have any old photos, stories or anything you would like to add to the page about Bellanagarraun please contact us here or via our email: [email protected]

Huge time and effort goes into compiling each townland and we would like to give a shout out to our society members Liam Burke and Claire Loader on all their efforts so far to bring this project to life. We hope you enjoy 😊

The name Bellanagarraun comes from the Irish Béal Átha na nGarrán, meaning the approach to the ford of the groves. ...

19/04/2026

The 1926 Census will be released by the National Archives of Ireland on 18th April. To mark this, Annaghdown Heritage Society will hold an event on Thursday 23rd April at 8pm in the Heritage Room, Old Girls' School, Corrandulla, and on Zoom. Paul Greaney will give an overview of the 1926 census records and how to search them. Tea and chat to follow as usual for those attending in person. See our website for Zoom link: https://annaghdownheritage.ie/event/introduction-to-the-1926-census/

28/03/2026

A big thank you to Sabrina and the wonderful teaching team at Kilcoona National School for inviting us to talk all things heritage recently with students from 1st class to 6th! We had a great time discussing some of the 'Things You Should Know About Caherlistrane and Kilcoona' and thought we would share our handout here to see how much you know....🧐

24/03/2026

We are very pleased to share today our work on the townland of Ballydonnellan, situated in the civil parish of Kilcoona.

If you have any stories, pictures or folklore relating to Ballydonnellan that you would like to add to the entry, please get in touch🙂

And don't forget to click the link at the bottom of the page to check out some of the interesting momuments!

The name Ballydonnellan comes from the Irish Baile Uí Dhónalláin, meaning the townland of Ó Dónalláin. It is situated in ...

17/03/2026

For the day that's in it! If you missed our talk on Saint Patrick last year, you can rewatch on the YouTube link below! 🍀🇮🇪

On Thursday March 13th at Donaghpatrick National School in Caherlistrane the Donaghpatrick Kilcoona Heritage Society held their first lecture of 2025 entitle...

16/03/2026

A huge loss to the parish. Condolences to Tara, Joseph and all the Keane family. May she rest in peace.

Co-founder of the pioneering traditional group De Danann in the 1970s, Dolores Keane also featured on A Woman's Heart. She has died aged 72