Agricultural College and Newford
Source: FAS Scheme Both the college and Newford were owned at one time by the Goodbody’s. Although the Goodbody’s owned Newford House, the Kennedy’s (relations to Monsie) looked after…
Source: FAS Scheme Both the college and Newford were owned at one time by the Goodbody’s. Although the Goodbody’s owned Newford House, the Kennedy’s (relations to Monsie) looked after…
Source: Connacht Tribune 20 November 1909 THE “FARM.” The Department of Agriculture still refuse to meet the wishes of the people and retain their police barracks and canteens on the…
Athenry Hotel Training School (Part 1) Unique Hotel School for Athenry Source: The Connacht Tribune, March 7, 1959 The first residential hotel training centre of its kind in this country was…
Athenry Branch of the Land League Source: The Nation – Saturday 29 May 1880 Established on 1st February, 1880, to advance the interests of the tenant farmers, to assist in…
Source: The Western Star 1st September 1849 The following excellent letter relating to our harvest prospects renders any observations from ourselves unnecessary regarding the crops: – TO THE EDITOR OF…
Memories of an Irish Grandmother Author: Mrs. Nora Keary, Clorane, Athenry Acknowledgement: Sincere appreciation to the Keary Family, Clorane and Yvonne Igoe, (Née Keane), Greethill for sharing this publication with…
Source: Tuam Herald, 13 April 1940 Photo: The handball alley in use circa 1940, Athenry Tourism Facebook Post UNBEATEN HANDBALLERS. As could be seen in last week’s issue of the…
Source: 1846: Slater’s National Commercial Directory of Ireland Athenry is a small incorporated market and post town and parish, partly in the baronies of Clare, Dunkellin, Kilconnell, and Tyaquin, but…
An Unusual Burial at Ballygarraun West Source: Seanda, NRA Archaeology Magazine, 2007 Issue 2 Author: Pat Randolph-Quinney Pat Randolph-Quinney, lecturer in Forensic Anthropology at the University of Dundee, details analysis…
THE RAILWAY STATION AT ATHENRY Source: Galway Observer – Saturday 10 March 1883 Sir – Whether owing to scarcity of fuel or distance from turf and bogs I do not…