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February 20, 2026
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Professor Tom Fahy – Interviewed on his Retirement

Source: Connacht Tribune 1 March 1958 REV. PROF. T. FAHY, M.A., B.D., who has retired from the Chair of Ancient Classics in U.C.G. after 30 years, was born in the…

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January 19, 2026
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Monsignor Thomas Fahy (1887-1973)

Source: THE MANTLE Galway lost one of its most distinguished citizens at the death of “Father Tom” Fahy, which took place at his home, Mill Street, on July 18, 1973.…

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November 22, 2025
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1870: Slater’s Royal National Commercial Directory of Ireland

Source: 1870: Slater’s Royal National Commercial Directory of Ireland Athenry is a small incorporated market and post town and parish, partly in the baronies of Clare, Dunkellin, and Kilconnell, but…

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October 27, 2025
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The Athenry Presbyterian Congregation 1874-1917

The Athenry Presbyterian Congregation 1874-1917 Source: A History of Congregations in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland 1610-1982 In 1872 the Presbyterians in and around Athenry in the Presbytery of Athlone…

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August 14, 2025
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Athenry’s First Presbyterian Minister 1874

Ordination in Athenry Source: The Ulster Echo, Friday, October 2, 1874 The little town of Athenry was, this week, the scene of very interesting proceedings in connection with the Presbyterian…

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August 12, 2025
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Historic Abbey of Athenry

Historic Abbey of Athenry Source: The Connacht Tribune, Friday, July 26, 1991 1991 marks the 750th Anniversary of the coming of the Dominican Friars to Athenry and the Anniversary will…

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August 3, 2025
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Papal Nuncio’s Visit to the West

Papal Nuncio’s Visit to the West Source: The Connacht Tribune, Saturday, August 2, 1930 Addresses Presented: Athenry Welcome His Excellency had travelled by train from Dublin to Athenry, where he…