Offaly History

25/07/2024

25/07/2024

25/07/2024

Will be good

🚀 Book Launch - The Erin Story

🗓 Wednesday 7 Aug / 7.30pm
📍 Dooly's Hotel, Birr, Co. Offaly

The Erin Story by John Molloy and Shay Garvey will be officially launched during .

Compiled and edited by Anthony Dargan, it covers the history of Jackpot Ltd, Erin Peat Products Ltd and Erin Horticulture Ltd of Derrinlough, Birr from the years 1960 - 2010.

🎟 Free event, no booking required.

25/07/2024

A nice piece with some Offaly connections. Lawlor published on the Kilcormac missal and Tullamore supplied the stone for the Chapel Royal. When well-placed people take an interest in heritage matters so much good can come.

Background Hugh Kennedy (1879–1936) is a distinguished figure in Irish political and legal history, having been both the first Attorney General of the Irish Free State, and later its first Chief Ju…

24/07/2024

24/07/2024

Last week we set out reasons why Cormac Street can be considered good. Anybody getting off the train, visiting the town park or the courthouse cannot but be impressed. Charleville Street was the outer extremity of the town when building started here in the 1780s. Probably the Elmfield house (now the location of the Aras an Chontae) dates to 1795. Both Norris of that house and Acres of Acres Hall (dated to 1786) were functionaries of the young landlord’s family and both built on the road to the demesne....

Last week we set out reasons why Cormac Street can be considered good. Anybody getting off the train, visiting the town park or the courthouse cannot but be impressed. Charleville Street was the ou…

22/07/2024

I dropped in to Dermot Mulligan in Carlow County Museum to congratulate him and his team with their ongoing excellence in the Museum Standards Accreditation Programme for Ireland.

Carlow County Museum is really one of the finest municipal museums in the country. Comhgairdeas Dermot agus leis an foireann go léir.

The Heritage Council Heritage Week Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Carlow/Kilkenny Green Party Carlow County Council Community Information Carlow Public Participation Network - PPN Carlow Pride Festival Carlow Nationalist Carlow County Museum

22/07/2024

The Office of Public Works (OPW) has announced two days of free admission to more than 80 heritage sites on August 17 and 18, the opening weekend of National Heritage Week 2024.

21/07/2024

Narrated, edited and produced by John Feehan, filmed by Tina Claffey, part of the 2024 series. Further details are available in 'Wildflowers of Offaly' by J...

21/07/2024

20/07/2024

The Corcoran family of Crissard (Crossard) Townland, Rathaspick Civil Parish, County Laois:  A classic tale of emigration during the Great Famine. By Kevin Corcoran.

https://offalyhistoryblog.wordpress.com ⬆️ See links in bio and today's stories.

1. Marriage of James Corcoran & Elizabeth Conlon in Ballyadams RC parish.
2. Elizabeth Corcoran's entry in Griffith's Valuation in Shanbagh townland.
3. Remains of the original Wolfhill R.C. Chapel, the ruins of which are found in present day St. Mary’s Church Graveyard.
4. John Corcoran (c. 1900).

 

20/07/2024

Willie Ryan acting district manager, Bill Kearney judge, Jackie Finney, director of services, Cllr. Hughie Egan, Dr Christy Boylan, judge, Cllr Liam McDaniel of Westmeath County Councll, Cllr Frankie Keena, Mayor Athlone and Moate Municipal District, Cllr John Dolan, Sean Kavanagh, Helen Conneely, J...