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Unbeaten Handballers

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…

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An Unusual Burial at Ballygarraun West

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…

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Frozen Passengers

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…

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The Agricultural Labourer (Part 3)

The Agricultural Labourer Sources: The Tuam Herald, Saturday, September 23, 1893 REPORT BY MR. ROGER C. RICHARDS (ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER), UPON THE POOR LAW UNION OF LOUGHREA (CO. GALWAY). We continue…

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The Agricultural Labourer (Part 1)

  The Agricultural Labourer Source: The Tuam Herald, Saturday, September 9, 1893 Having completed my enquiries in the Union assigned to me in England, and received instructions to pursue the…

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