MY PART OF TOWN- Barrack Lane and Abbey Row
By Helen Tully Athenry Boys’ and Girls’ National School The derelict house (pictured below)(Finns) opposite the Athenry playground was originally the residence of the teacher in the Athenry…
By Helen Tully Athenry Boys’ and Girls’ National School The derelict house (pictured below)(Finns) opposite the Athenry playground was originally the residence of the teacher in the Athenry…
Source Notes and Photos by Donal Taheny ATHENRY 1241-1698 The Dominican Order was founded by St. Dominic. The first Irish foundations were made in Dublin and Drogheda 1224. The first…
BY PROFESSOR ETIENNE RYNNE SOURCE: THE ATHENRY JOURNAL, VOL. 2, NO. 2, 1996 “Lisnareena”, Athenry, Co. Galway, Ireland. 2nd September, 1993 To: H.C.A. Blishen, Esq., M.B.E., “Athenry”, Arreton, Isle of Wight, …
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…
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…
SOURCE: THE ATHENRY JOURNAL, NO. 20, 2005 Kitty Lardner’s front door was always open. Bhí fáilte roimh cách. She enjoyed meeting people, her many interests in life made her many…
SOURCE: THE TUAM HERALD 29/07/1989 Athenry’s Aggie Qualter is a sprightly octogenarian; her agility and mental alertness belie the fact that she has spent the past 82 years living, loving…
BY DES GLYNN SOURCE: CONTACT MAGAZINE 1980 The Yeats summer school is on in Sligo and this being the season therefore of Yeats scholarship, I would like to draw the…