There was a huge turnout for the 1916 commemoration at Lackagh on Sunday morning. Cathaoirleach of Galway County Council Peter Roche paid tribute to the community for honouring the men who gave Ireland its freedom. He added that the present population are only now beginning to understand the heroic efforts that the people before us… Read more »
A group of people from the Lackagh/Turloughmore area have over the past few months been putting together a celebration event commemorating the 1916 rising, to be held on Sunday. The five schools in the area—Lackagh, Coolarne, Cregmore, Bawnmore, and Annaghill—will all be involved in presenting the art they have completed over the past few months commemorating… Read more »
Proclamation Ceremony at Carnmore CrossLocals pay tribute to their brave ancestors and the events of 1916 with a ceremony at Carnmore Cross Posted by Claregalway.info on Sunday, 27 March 2016 A large crowd assembled at Carnmore Cross on Easter Sunday morning, 27th March 2016 at 8am. The tricolour was raised by Ann Bannon, daughter of… Read more »
The Galway 1916 Exhibition runs in the Connacht Tribune Printworks from the 23rd of March to the 13th of April, and is part of Galway City Council’s Centenary Commemorations. This event features the work of over 30 artists from all over Ireland and abroad, gathered together to explore the people, events and legacy of the 1916 Rising. This… Read more »
by Josephine (Higgins) Moran Cregboy, Claregalway Michael Higgins, Ballyheane, Castlebar, Co. Mayo married Kathleen Cruise, Ballyhaunis in 1947. The medal bearing the black and deep orange ribbon with an imprint of an armed soldier reads: Éire, Cogadh na Saoirse (Ireland, a fight for freedom). This was presented to my father for his part in the… Read more »
Staff and children of Bawnmore National School, Claregalway, Co Galway held a Proclamation Day Commemoration Event today, March 15th 2016, in the school. It was with great pride that we welcomed our special guests Sargent John Ainsworth, Veteran Liam Ainsworth and Veteran Martin Fahy, Maura Flaherty, Peter Feeney, all with relations or ties to the… Read more »
~Remember~Reflect~Reimagine~ Coláiste Bhaile Chláir is proud to announce its celebratory centenary event in partnership with Beo Digital Schools’ Archive Project, NUI Galway and Claregalway Historical & Cultural Society. The BEO Project represents a golden opportunity for the school to become a major catalyst in the collecting, digitizing and online storage of rare material associated with… Read more »
