New Historical Ballinrobe

02/06/2026

Great photo. What an asset the library has been for us over the 30 years.

24/05/2026

Another date for the diary.

27/04/2026

We recently visited Glengowla Mines as part of our iCAN networking day Our Irish Heritage Big thank you to Keith and the team for a great afternoon and also to Oughterard Heritage for hosting us.

18/04/2026

Join us on Saturday 25th at 10.15am for a Historical Walk of Ballinrobe, as part of the Joyce Country and Western Lakes Geopark Project GEOFEST to celebrate the park's official ratification.

16/04/2026

28/03/2026

Interesting new post on the website this week. Ger Delaney looks back on lent on years gone by.

To celebrate the bicentenial of Roundfort Church in 2025, Ger Delaney from The South Mayo Family Research Centre has been ...

24/03/2026

18/03/2026

Look who popped up as Grand Marshal of the Ballinrobe parade yesterday. Great honour for a great lady. Well deserved recognition for all the work she's done to promote the heritage of the town.

08/01/2026

95 years ago this week, Harry Clarke died aged just 41, but his legacy lives on. We are blessed in Ballinrobe to have one of the largest collections of Harry Clarke windows in the country with 19 of his lights (panels) and 4 by his father, Joshua Clarke in the Mortuary Chapel)

During Heritage Week (2025) we launched a QR code tour of the windows. Visitors to St Mary's Church, Ballinrobe (F31 YA29) can now take a self-guided tour of the windows. The QR codes link to pages on the Historical Ballinrobe website (www.historicalballinrobe.org) with detailed information about each panel. https://www.historicalballinrobe.org/topics/harry-clarke-stained-glass-windows/harry-clarke-stained-glass-windows-tour

This is a great year-round activity for tourists and locals alike. Also, a reminder that there are still some copies available of Averil Staunton's wonderful book on the Ballinrobe (plus Cong, Kilmaine & Roundfort) Harry Clarke windows. The books can be purchased locally from Martin Murphy, newsagent and jewellers, Cong Bookstore, Castle Bookstore and Ballintubber Abbey (and online via Amazon for those of you abroad).