COMMUNITY HERITAGE

Newsletter Volume 1, Issue 2

Galway Community Heritage As members of the Irish Community Archive Network (ICAN), we are

Abbey & District delighted to welcome you to the second issue of our quarterly Newsletter Heritage which gives you a snapshot of the type of work each group is engaged in. We hope you enjoy! Historical Society

The National Museum of - Galway Killererin Heritage Society Country Life Community Archaeology The Irish Community Archive Network - Killererin Heritage History… in the Making

Society Galway Community Heritage

is a collaboration between Milltown Heritage dedicated and passionate Group community groups, Galway County

Heritage Office and the National Farrell’s Mill, Coolreagh Museum of Ireland’s Irish Community Heritage Archive Network. This unique initiative is In the past, there were three mills in

supporting communities across County Coolreagh owned by the Farrell family Galway in the development of which were in operation on the Grange Heritage Society Community Archive websites which river. There was one for corn, flannel and showcase their local history and another which closed in the 1920s. They People and Nature heritage. But that’s not all, a Community had a very interesting way of bleaching The Galway County Archive is so much more than just a their flannel... Find out more: Biodiversity Project history website… Find out more: Claregalway Historical Society Skehana & Galway County Heritage Office District Heritage

Galway, European Region Woodlawn of Gastronomy 2018

Galway has been officially awarded a European Region of Gastronomy 2018, the first region in Ireland to receive this designation. The Heritage Office of Galway County Council in partnership with local heritage groups, schools, individuals and the National Museum of 19th century travel guides Ireland - Country Life, have now unique descriptions of Claregalway embarked on documenting Galway’s rich Regularly updating our heritage website, gastronomic heritage on its website … in this issue, we have a selection of Find out more: descriptions from travel guides written in GALWAY COMMUNITY HERITAGE the 1800's about Ireland. Museum in . This out about the history, Woodlawn Use the link to explore the small museum is a treasure Heritage Group heritage and wildlife unique and descriptive trove of material from the associated with this esker. entries, mentioning our little churches of the diocese village and parish in the that allows us to see how Abbey and District 19th century, through the our medieval churches eyes of visiting were adorned. .. Find out antiquarians... Find out more Mrs. Nevin’s shop

People and Nature Mrs Nevin had a shop in Milltown Heritage Marie Mannion, Galway The Galway County Carrowcrin, a few miles Biodiversity Project County Heritage Officer at launch of Woodlawn from the village of Abbey, My grandmother's brush Woods Nature Trail, in the late 1800s. One of All-Ireland Pollinator with the infamous March 2017 the ledgers she kept has Initiative Titanic tragedy survived to this day and it Woodlawn Woods The People and Nature makes for most In 1912, a beautiful 20-year- Nature Trail project would like to high- interesting reading, old woman stepped off a light a new guest article Woodlawn Heritage covering the most boat to begin a new life in from the All Ireland Group hosted the common items people America. Journalist Sheron Pollinator Initiative about official launch of their purchased, prices and of Boyle tells how her Irish gardening for bees – here Nature Trail Signage at course methods of grandmother’s brush with is the link. .. Find out more Woodlawn Woods on payment… Find out more: the infamous Titanic tragedy Tuesday 7th March, was followed by a bitter- Moylough Heritage 2017. In co-operation sweet love story in the US Skehana & District with Coillte and Galway and her inspiring tale of Heritage County Council Agenda coping with adversity when Springlawn Volunteers 21 funding, we Skehana on she returned to her home- 1916 promote the burrowed time land... Find out more: biodiversity of Wood- Following an invasion of lawn Woods and ‘furry fiends’ onto his encourage public meticulously maintained contributions of nature organic vegetable plot, sitings through our Chairperson Sean website... Find out Conneely, set about trying more: to unearth his own mound Much has been of information as to why documented on the events Moycullen this should happen. of Easter Week 1916 in Historical Society Friends, relations and Dublin. Less has been acquaintances were Front row L-r: Margaret Martin, written on more local Walk and Talk on interviewed with an with her sister Celia (Noone). Volunteers in other parts the Esker Landscape Back row l-r: her brother Jim Join Moycullen interesting outcome... Find Martin, Delia (McHugh) Martin and of Ireland who were out more: husband Pat, Owen Martin. waiting on instructions Historical Society for a that never came. The walk and talk on the Galway Archaeology Springlawn Volunteers esker landscape from from , County Tullokyne to Killannin ‘ Working Places to visit in Moycullen on the Galway were one of those Together With summer looming it is groups and with this 19th August (Heritage for time to start thinking about article, we hope to honour, Week). This is the only Our Heritage’ places to visit. I recommend record and preserve their esker on the west side a visit to Clonfert Diocesan story... Find out more: of the Corrib. Find