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Heritage Week: Claregallway Museum, Rooaunmore—Open throughout Heritage Week from Saturday 20th to Sunday 28th August (10am–4pm). Also a talk on Friday, 26th August at 8pm. Traditional Crafts (Blacksmithing, Carpentry), The History of Amateur Drama in Claregalway, Landlords of Claregalway. All are welcome. facebook.com/ClaregalwayHistoricalSociety/

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Claregalway Historical & Cultural Society presents and all local Talent Showcase with The Talent of Claregalway District in the Claregalway Hotel on Thursday, September 24th commencing at 8pm. Tickets are available from Committee Members: Pat Coen, Niall Davitt, P.F. Duggan, Mike Hession, Seoirse Morris, Brendan Noonan, Malachy Qualter and from Clare Horgan (086) 777 8217, Tom… Read more »

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There was a large turnout at the opening of the Claregalway Museum located at the Smyth Forge complex at Loughgeorge. Speaking at the opening Tom Lenihan said this project would not have happened without the co-operation of the Smyth family. He paid tribute to the hardworking committee who undertook the challenge of developing this project,… Read more »

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Construction work on Claregalway Museum was completed at the end of February and the building was handed over to the Claregalway Historical & Cultural Society by the builders Cloherty Construction, Cloon. The building is located in Rooaunmore, adjacent to the old forge which was restored by the Historical & Cultural Society a few years ago…. Read more »

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Work has commenced this week on the construction of a new museum in the parish of Claregalway. This is the latest project of the Claregalway Historical & Cultural Society. The museum will be located on the same site as the old blacksmith’s forge in Rooaunmore, which the society restored a few years ago and will… Read more »

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Plans to pay homage to carpentry, a trade that dates to biblical times, in County Galway, are being progressed. The Claregalway Historical & Cultural Society is inviting competitive tenders to renovate a derelict cottage and shed at Rooaunmore, Claregalway. The society is planning to build a Carpenters Museum that would house around thirty or forty old style… Read more »