COMMUNITY HERITAGE

Newsletter Volume 1, Issue 1

Galway Community Heritage October—December 2016 As members of the Irish Community Archive Network (iCAN) we are able to bring to you ’s heritage up close and person- al. This joint initiative by the Galway County Abbey & District Council Heritage Office and the National Muse- Heritage um of – Country Life is an excellent way for the Societies to share knowledge to a local and global audience via the internet. This quar- terly newsletter lets you know the latest hap- penings with each group. Historical Society

Killererin Heritage Group A few years ago at the insti- gation of Marie Mannion Milltown Heritage Heritage Officer, Galway County Council, Milltown Group set about the task of pro- ducing a small pamphlet highlighting items of inter- ests that attract visitors to our village. From an early Heritage stage, it became apparent that it would be very diffi- cult to produce a mere pamphlet due to the amount of material availa- ble. With ongoing support Heritage Society from Marie and valuable input by Zena Hoctor, Dr Milltown Walking Heritage Trail Map Christy Cunniffe and Janice Fuller, the idea of making Skehana & the information available as District Heritage a Heritage Trail emerged. The 80 The Second Annual Claregal- Entrance fee €7. Fundraising for paged booklet came to way Historical and Cultural the event will go to the Socie- Galway fruition early this Summer. Society Fundraising Afternoon ty’s Museum. Community It contains details of a walk- Tea & Dance is happening on Archaeology ing heritage trail, other sites November 27, 2016. Hosted by of interest around Milltown, the wonderful Della Dolan. It is For tickets some interesting facts on 3pm – 6pm in the Ard Rí https://www.iregister.ie/v2/events/ about our parish and nota- House Hotel, Milltown Road, claregalway-tea-dance/

ble people from the area. , Co. Galway, H54 V267. This information is embel- All members of... lished by 80 superb photo- graphs. It was launched to a packed Community Centre on Aug 28th by Milltown native Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Inno- vation. Booklet €5. See https:// www.milltown.galwaycommunityher itage.org/ for more details. Page 2 GALWAY COMMUNITY HERITAGE

For further information to explore and enjoy these trails. Mrs Sabina Higgins email: June 2016 at Ward’s [email protected] Moycullenhistoricalsociety @gmail.com / 087 4364699 Ballyfa. In her speech, she told an extensive

audience of her curiosi- ty of Woodlawn and

pleasure in being asked

to come and explore a

region she and her hus-

band often ‘passed

through’.

Fr Eugene Woodlawn – A History Nevin explores East Galway through insights from Abbey and District Heritage prehistory, excavations Group mounted a very well in nearby Rahally, Killererin A Parish History Book -received exhibition on the Moycullen Heritage Trail Map Killaan Church and life of Passionist Priest, Fr Graveyard, the landed Eugene Nevin CP as part of Our website : estate of Woodlawn the 1916 Farming and www.killererin.galwaycommunit House, Woodlawn yheritage.org was officially Country Life event in Mel- th Church, Education, the launched on May 16 2015 The Re-Enactment of the lows Campus, in railway and postal ser- in Moylough, Co. Galway. Mullaghmore Cattle Drive June 2016. Subsequently th vices and emigration. We welcome any contribu- took place on May 7 2016 Abbey Heritage Group or- Thoroughly researched tion you would like to make with the aim of honouring ganised a talk on Fr Eugene chapters of a very high and also on our Facebook and remembering the fami- Nevin in Abbey Community calibre by its eleven page Killererin Heritage lies involved in the land Centre during National authors include Dr. Society. struggle of the time. All of Heritage Week in Au- Christy Cunniffe, Bríd gust. The Group was invit- the 19 families involved were invited to participate Mercer and local enthu- ed to give this talk to the siasts Michael John Kil- South East Galway Archae- in the event & each family was represented on the day gannon and Tom Seale. ological and Historical So- Available at Woodlawn ciety in the Workhouse, by either a grandson or a great grandson of the origi- Post Office, Super Valu in October. This L’rea, News & Choose heretofore untold story nal driver. Scenes included driving L’rea, Salmon’s Balli- includes the life of Fr Nevin nasloe, Charlie Byrne’s, and his association with the cattle and sheep from fields in Grow, Mullaghmore, a Direct on-line from leaders of the 1916 rising. Publishers: For details see: skirmish in Killererin where http:// Moycullen tSean Reilig the grazier, Mr Fleming http:// abbey.galwaycommunityheritage.org/ lived, a court case and final- wood- content/category/people/fr-eugene- nevin During Heritage Week ly a homecoming. lawn.galwaycommunityheritag 2016, Moycullen Historical Check out the full article on e.org/content/new- contributions/woodlawn-a- Society officially launched our website : history three heritage trails with the http:// moylough.galwaycommunityheritage.org/ unveiling of a bilingual Killererin Heritage Society mapboard in the centre of is now in its eighth year the village. and is based in , Record of our local built, Co. Galway. natural and folklore herit- 2015 was spent finalising age has been woven into walks varying in distance the research of almost eve- ry aspect of the history of from 3km to 6.5km. As you Killererin, culminating in venture along the trails you Photo; Front Row Marian the publication of Killererin will pass over bridges and Deely, Maureen Kilgannon (on canals, walk through wood- Sheep Drive 1916 behalf of daughter Bríd Mer- –A Parish History in Decem- cer), Eimear Quinn, Mrs Sabina ber. Our book containing land and bog land with Higgins, Michael John Kil- 19 chapters and 788 pages views of our beautiful lakes gannon, Des Doherty, Berna- was launched on December and rivers. Your journey will dette Doherty (Editor), Carrie 18th and covers every as- bring you from ancient O’ Sullivan (Artist). pect of life in Killererin. It wells, early Christian sites, Back Row; Angela Magennis, would make a brilliant famine graveyards and soup Roderick Ashtown, Tom Seale, Christmas present for any- kitchens, Cromwell, the RIC, Mary Groman, Justin Mitchell,

body with any connection penal times and the ancient Anne Carey, Christy Cunniffe. tribes of Galway to our past to Killererin. A Paypal ac- and present schools and count has been set up on ‘ Working our website. churches, from the Bianconi Online purchases cost €45 Stage Coaches to the Gal- Together including postage to any- way- railway in the where in the world. company of modern and for Beat the Christmas rush ancient poets, scholars and Woodlawn— A History Book Our Heritage’ and order your copy now. authors. Woodlawn – A History We hope you get a chance was officially launched by