The Dáil Éireann Courts of County Offaly, 1920 -1922 – Steven Egan
Offaly History Centre Bury Quay, Tullamore, IrelandThe Dáil Éireann Courts of County Offaly, 1920 -1922 - Steven Egan Nov 20th, Offaly History, Bury Quay, Tullamore Members €2 Non members €5 Steven Egan is currently a first year PhD candidate at Queen’s University Belfast. Egan received his B.A. in History and Politics fromUniversity Belfast in 2016 and completed his M.A. in History…
Social life in Tullamore since the 1950s, political intrigue and the music scene in Ireland – Jackie Finlay
Offaly History Centre Bury Quay, Tullamore, IrelandOFFALY HISTORICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY has pleasure in inviting you to a reception at 8.30 p.m. on Friday 1 December 2017 at Offaly History Centre, Bury Quay,Tullamore (beside Tullamore DEW Visitor Centre) To mark the launch of Memories are made of this: Jackie Finlay on social life in Tullamore since the 1950s, political intrigue and…
Flights of Fancy, Offaly Follies and their Demesnes – Rachel McKenna
Offaly History Centre Bury Quay, Tullamore, IrelandDec. 7th, 8PM, Offaly History, Bury Quay, Tullamore Members €2 non members €5 At the Tullamore launch of Flights of Fancy: Follies, Families and Demesnes in Offaly, the author, Rachel McKenna (Architect, Offaly County Council), will discuss the premise of the book which seeks to describe and illustrate the built heritage contained within the country…
Suzanne Behan -The 50 Francis Street Photographer – a social history of Dublin in the 1950s and 60s through the work of photographer John Walsh
Offaly History Centre Bury Quay, Tullamore, Ireland29th January 2018 @ 8PM. The 50 Francis Street Photographer - a social history of Dublin in the 1950s and 60s through the work of photographer John Walsh. From the 1950s to the 1990s, John Walsh ran his photography business out of a small shop on 50 Francis Street in inner city Dublin. For over forty years, he took…
Matthew Stout on Early Medieval Ireland
Offaly History Centre Bury Quay, Tullamore, IrelandA lecture by Matthew Stout on Early Medieval Ireland and a Tullamore, Offaly launch of his new book. Refreshments post launch. A chance to get a signed copy and a discounted price. Thursday 22 Feb. 2018 at 8 p.m. at Offaly History Centre, Bury Quay, Tullamore. This book is the first narrative history of early…
Cancelled -The Minnits of Anabeg – Film Screening
Offaly History Centre Bury Quay, Tullamore, IrelandWe are sorry to announce that tonight's event has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control. We apologise for any inconvenience. Cancelled Event -The Minnits of Anabeg which is also based on a true story, featuring Patrick Bergin. In 1850s Ireland, a land owner has to disinherit his only son because he marries a…
Dr George Cunningham on Round Towers
Offaly History Centre Bury Quay, Tullamore, IrelandDr George Cunningham on Round Towers with particular reference to Offaly and the Midlands. Monday 26 March 2018 at 8 p.m. at Offaly History Centre, Bury Quay, Tullamore. The evening will commence with the conferring of Honorary Life Membership on George Cunningham. George was unable to attend the December conferrings, but we benefit in that…
Bernie Moran on River Systems – Super-highways of Early Christian Ireland.
Offaly History Centre Bury Quay, Tullamore, IrelandBernie Moran on River Systems - Super-highways of Early Christian Ireland.
Helen Bracken – The Heritage of Durrow – DEFERRED UNTIL HERITAGE WEEK
Offaly History Centre Bury Quay, Tullamore, IrelandHelen Bracken - The Heritage of Durrow : progress to date and what is to come. An illustrated presentation in the days before the annual pattern of 9 June.
Members Outing: Dublin
Dublin (tour) Dublin, IrelandMembers Outing: Dublin From Tullamore railway station, and then by shared taxis, Dublin outing: Marsh's Library, National Print Museum, Little Museum of Dublin, the new headquarters of the Irish Georgian Society.
Tour -The Historic Sites of Kilcormac and Ballyboy
The Historic Sites of Kilcormac and Ballyboy. To meet in the grounds of the Catholic church at 3pm (ample parking). The Historic Sites of Kilcormac and Ballyboy to include the Catholic church, the parochial grounds, the Mercy Convent, Born na Mona housing and on to Ballyboy , the village, church, cemetery and old hall concluding…
Tour – Sites of old industries of Tullamore from malting, distilling to silk and glass.
19 August, Sunday, Heritage Week tour of Sites of old industries of Tullamore from malting, distilling to silk and glass. Michael Byrne and David Egan, 2 00 p.m. from O’Connor Square. This will include the old distillery, the brewery of P. & H. Egan, the tobacco factory of Goodbody, the tanneries, maltings and bacon curing in…
Tour – Durrow Monastic Site
Tour of the Monastic Site at Durrow and the Catholic Church and cemetery. Helen Bracken will meet callers to the old church from that time for a talk and tour of the site including the church, cemetery, High Cross and Holy Well.
Tour (Tullamore) Railway, Salts Factory, Kilcruttin Cemetery
Heritage Week tour. Railway (Charlie Finlay), Salts (Pat Doheny and Paddy Cleary), Kilcruttin Cemetery (MB). Meet at Town Park car park at 2pm
Book Launch – Four Offaly Saints
Offaly History Centre Bury Quay, Tullamore, IrelandBook launch: Four Offaly Saints by Pádraig Ó Riain Followed by a presentation on these Offaly saints by Professor Ó Riain, Professor Emeritus of Early and Medieval Irish at University College Cork. Professor Ó Riain was with us about six years ago when his best-selling Dictionary of Irish Saints was published. This is your chance to hear…
Launch of Offaly Heritage 10
Offaly History Centre Bury Quay, Tullamore, IrelandLaunch of the society’s tenth journal since 2003, Offaly Heritage 10 and presentation on the contents by some of the contributors.
Dr Joachim Fischer – German visitors to Ireland and the Irish Midlands from 1750. POSTPONED
Offaly History Centre Bury Quay, Tullamore, IrelandThis lecture has been postponed until Spring 2019. Apologies for any inconvenience. Dr Joachim Fischer on German visitors to Ireland and the Irish Midlands from 1750. Dr Joachim Fischer is Senior Lecturer in German and Joint Director of the Centre for Irish-German Studies at the University of Limerick.
Ciara Molloy – The Islandmagee Witches
Offaly History Centre Bury Quay, Tullamore, IrelandJoin us for a Hallowe'en themed lecture by Ciara Molloy on the the Islandmagee witch trial which took place in 1710–1711.
Launch of Offaly and the Great War
Tullamore Central Library O'Connor Square, Tullamore, IrelandCiarán Reilly – The history of Capard House in Slieve Bloom
Offaly History Centre Bury Quay, Tullamore, IrelandChristmas Meeting with an illustrated talk by Ciarán Reilly on The history of Capard House in Slieve Bloom. Followed by Christmas refreshments.
Offaly Historical and Archaeological Society AGM
Introduction President Helen Bracken 1. Minute of the last AGM 2. Secretary’s Report – Michael Byrne 3. Treasurer’s Report of Society, Charles Finlay 4. Community Employment Scheme Report Lisa Shortall 5. Election of committee for 2019 – 14 places excluding President. 6. Offaly Archives Service – report from President and Lisa Shortall on the progress…
Kevin Corrigan – The story of the Tullamore Harriers Club 1953-2018
Kevin Corrigan will speak on ‘The story of the Tullamore Harriers Club, 1953-2018’. Kevin is the author of the history of the club published in November 2018. Tullamore Harriers was formed on a famous night in November 1953 when a group of nine young men, mostly in their twenties, gathered on the town’s William Street…
Archives: the raw materials of history. Illustrated lecture by Lisa Shortall
Offaly History Centre Bury Quay, Tullamore, IrelandArchives: the raw materials of history. Illustrated lecture by Lisa Shortall What are archives and why do we need to keep them? Who decides what goes into an archive and what is left out? How can we use archives for historical research and what are the pitfalls to look out for? What archives are available…
German travel writers on the Irish midlands, 1750 to today. Lecture by Dr Joachim Fischer
Offaly History Centre Bury Quay, Tullamore, Ireland25 March, Monday, 8 p.m. Dr Joachim Fischer on ‘German travel writers on the Irish midlands, 1750 to today: A survey’. Dr Joachim Fischer is Senior Lecturer in German and Joint Director of the Centre for Irish-German Studies at the University of Limerick. In 1954, German Nobel Prize winning author Heinrich Böll spent an afternoon…
Using early maps to explore local history and heritage – a midlands perspectives. Lecture by Dr Arnold Horner
Offaly History Centre Bury Quay, Tullamore, Ireland11 April Thursday, 8 p.m. Dr Arnold Horner 'Using early maps to explore local history and heritage – a midlands perspectives'. His new book on Mapping Laois will be given an Offaly launch immediately after the lecture with refreshments to follow and signed copies available.
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the death of Henry Egan. Walking tour in Tullamore led by Maurice Egan
18 May Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the death of Henry Egan, first chairman of Offaly County Council (1899-1910) and one of the founders of P. & H. Egan Limited. We meet for a walk in Tullamore to the places associated with the firm starting at the town hall, formerly the residence of Henry Egan…
Heritage Week tour – The old industries of Tanyard Lane, Tullamore
Meet outside Tullamore Central Library, O’Connor Square, Tullamore at 2.30pm The tour will include talks by Noel Guerin and Dan Geraghty on Tullamore Bacon Factory; John Flanagan on Tanyard Lane industries from the 1960s; Michael Byrne on tanning, malting, brewing.
Heritage Week tour – the new Offaly Archives building
Meet outside Unit IF, Axis Business Park, Clara Road, Tullamore (opposite Glenwood) The tour will include a talk by Lisa Shortall – ‘Introduction to the new Offaly Archives’ Booking essential as the tour is strictly confined to groups of ten at 11am and 7pm. Booking at [email protected]; 05793 21421
Heritage Week tour – Offaly History’s library and exhibitions
Offaly History Centre Bury Quay, Tullamore, IrelandMeet at Offaly History Centre, Bury Quay, Tullamore (beside Tullamore DEW). The tour will be of the library, exhibitions, and history bookshop of the society with a short illustrated presentation.
Heritage Week tour – Offaly History’s library and exhibitions
Offaly History Centre Bury Quay, Tullamore, IrelandMeet at Offaly History Centre, Bury Quay, Tullamore (beside Tullamore DEW). The tour will be of the library, exhibitions, and history bookshop of the society with a short illustrated presentation.
Heritage Week tour – West Offaly castles, part 2
Crank House Banagher Main Street, Banagher, County Offaly, IrelandOne of the highlights of last year's Heritage Week was a tour of the some of the castles of West Offaly, including Garrycastle and Clonony. James Scully and Kieran Keenaghan return this year to tour some other notable castles in the district. Saturday 24 August 2019 at 10.00 am to 5 pm Meet at…
Heritage Week tour – Durrow High Cross and exploration of the old families of Durrow buried in the Durrow cemeteries.
Meet at 2. 30pm, Sunday 25 August at the old Abbey Church in Durrow Demesne for a talk by Helen Bracken on the High Crosses and the story of St Columcille. At 3.30pm An exploration of the old families of Durrow through its cemeteries starting with that beside the Abbey Church (from the 1650s), next…
Poverty and Poor Relief in Pre-famine Offaly (King’s County). Lecture by Dr Ciaran McCabe
Offaly History Centre Bury Quay, Tullamore, IrelandTullamore launch of Buildings of Ireland: Central Leinster (Offaly Kildare and Laois). Andrew Tierney
Offaly History Centre Bury Quay, Tullamore, IrelandOffaly in the Military Service (1916-1923) Pensions Collection. Lecture by Cécile Gordon
Offaly History Centre Bury Quay, Tullamore, IrelandCécile Gordon is Senior Archivist and Project Manager of the Military Service (1916-1923) Pensions Project in the Military Archives of Ireland. The Project is a Government initiative led by the Department of Defence and supported by the Defence Forces. The MSP Collection contains around 250,000 unique records covering the period of the Irish struggle…
POSTPONED UNTIL 2020 ‘The Tudor transition in the midlands c.1547-1603’. Lecture by Dr Diarmuid Wheeler
Offaly History Centre Bury Quay, Tullamore, Ireland'"Strongest...in the English Pale, walled with stone and guardable against any Irish rebel", the Tudor transition in the midlands, c.1547-1603.' Illustrated lecture by Dr Diarmuid Wheeler.
Book launch: ‘Capard- an Irish country house and estate’ by Dr Ciaran Reilly
Offaly History Centre Bury Quay, Tullamore, IrelandChristmas Special: A miscellany of readings and songs relate the love story of Arthur Bell Nicholls of Banagher and the great Victorian novelist Charlotte Brontë. James Scully and friends.
Hugh Lynch's Bar Kilbride St, Tullamore, Co Offaly, Ireland (Ire)A miscellany of readings and songs relate the love story of Arthur Bell Nicholls and the great Victorian novelist Charlotte Brontë. Using extracts from letters and poems written by the principals involved and their relations and friends, this romance unfolds gently with allusions to the great joys and sorrows that the passionate affair engendered. Covering…