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Open Day for Lough Graney Nature Sanctury

We are a small non-profit community organisation dedicated to setting up a nature sanctuary in the historic Lough Grainey Valley in County Clare. We would love to introduce you to the valley and its significance to nature and culture in Ireland.

Protect yourself and others from coronavirus

Last updated: 21 August 2020  There is no vaccine for coronavirus. To protect yourself and others from coronavirus (COVID-19), think about how the virus is spread.

Griffith Valuation & Tithe Applotment

Townland areas often appear to vary from the Tithe Applotment Books to the Griffith’s Valuation – this can generally be explained by the fact that very poor quality land was not taxable and hence not included in the earlier survey.  All lands were included in the Griffith’s Valuation.

Heritage Week Videos 2020

Paul Murphy is filmmaker based in Galway, who has in recent years worked with several state agencies. Paul describes the work as ‘telling stories’ with film/video.

Kilkenny Worldwide

Today Kilkenny lends its name to much more than a county and city in Ireland. As its people began to emigrate, their fondness for this place inspired them to leave us clues overseas as to where they went and what became of them. NEW ZEALAND

New book captures the essence of being 'Mayo'

The title, the book’s authors tell us, was chosen quite deliberately. "It reflects the common bond that exists between us, helps unite us and hopefully will never leave us," they declare.

Fleadh 2020 with TG4

Fleadh2020 is a series of programmes which will be broadc

O'Malley Clan Gathering ONLINE

The virtual event will be broadcast from the home of Grace O’Malley on Clare Island and led by the Chieftain's of the O'Malley Clan.

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NEW BOOK History of DCU

On June 25, 2020 Eoin Kinsella's 'Dublin City University 1980 - 2020: Designed to be Different' was launched by Dr Mary Canning, President of the RIA in DCU.