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Derrydonnell/Athenry Gun Club

Derrydonnell/Athenry Gun Club Author: Michael Mahon Source: Athenry Journal, Number 9, Easter 1998                 With a decline in the game and wildfowl stocks…

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Newcastle Townlands

  Newcastle Townlands Currantarmuid, Graigeabbey. Knockbrack and Shudane By Judy Feeney (2012) Map Source: Google Earth Currantarmuid Closha malone on a fork on the road going into townland. Right turn…

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The Barn Owl

WILDLIFE IN ATHENRY by Tony Kilcommons Barn owls are probably responsible for more ghost stories than Bram Stoker. A strange white form flitting over the old graveyard, the bone chilling…

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The Blackbird a Jaunty Songster

WILDLIFE IN ATHENRY by Tony Kilcommons The blackbird is one of our most familiar and best loved garden birds. It is often regarded as uninteresting because of its familiarity. Because…

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Starlings – Saints or Sinners?

WILDLIFE IN ATHENRY by Tony Kilcommons The starling is one of the most common birds. Yet, up until the middle of the last century, the starling was relatively uncommon. The…

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