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  • July 21, 2015
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Athenry in 1889

Source:Tuam Herald-12-10-1889 Athenry, as you approach it from over the railway bridge, presents a curious, quaint, and picturesque appearance. Save a few scattered hovels, which are outside, all the houses…

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  • April 3, 2015
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ATHENRY IN 1889

BY VINCENT J. CARLYLE SOURCE: GALWAY EXPRESS, 1ST JUNE 1889 ‘Foolish People’ The present year shows great prospect of a most beautiful harvest and no doubt the surrounding tenantry have…

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  • April 2, 2015
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ATHENRY (1846)

SOURCE: Slater’s Commercial Directory of Ireland 1846 Athenry is a small incorporated market and post town and parish, partly in the baronies of Clare, Dunkellin, Kilconnell and Tyaquin, but chiefly…

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  • March 18, 2015
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The Athenry Bag Factory

Sources: FAS Teamwork Scheme 1989-1992 Leader; Mrs. Marie Fahy Scheme Sponsors: Athenry Project Society In March, 1934, the formation, of the bag factory in Athenry for the manufacture of bags…

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