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Tullamore Tribune

Up to €10,000 available in grant scheme for Offaly history enthusiasts

Offaly history enthusiasts and heritage groups have been invited to apply for a new research grant bursary for local history, in partnership with the Royal Irish Academy, for the final phase of the Decade of Centenaries. The Decade of Centenaries ...

10 Mar 2022 at 17:50

Tullamore Tribune

Lecture on realities of childhood over the past two centuries for Offaly centre

THE “Realities of Rural Childhoods in Modern Ireland: Birth, Life and Death in 19th and 20th Century County Donegal” is the title of Offaly History's December lecture. It will be given by Megan McAuley on monday week next, December 12 at 8pm in ...

02 Dec 2022 at 18:00

Tullamore Tribune

Cursing and blessing to be the focus of Offaly history lecture

“INSPIRED language: cursing and blessing in early modern Ireland” is the title of the February lecture from Offaly History Society. The lecture takes place on Monday next, February 20 at Offaly History centre, Bury Quay in Tullamore at 8pm. ...

14 Feb 2023 at 11:12

Offaly Life

Zoom lecture on 1500th anniversary of saint who founded Offaly monastery

A LECTURE to mark the 1500th anniversary of St Colmcille, also known as St Columba, the founder of the monastic settlement at Durrow outside Tullamore will be given via zoom on Wednesday night next, June 9. The speaker at the lecture, ...

01 Jun 2021 at 11:12

Tullamore Tribune

Women and the Great War lecture takes place tonight in Offaly

A LECTURE on Irish women's experience of the Great War (1914-1918) will be given tonight, Monday, April 4 at 8pm by Dr Fionnuala Walsh. The lecture takes place in the Offaly History Centre at Bury Quay in Tullamore and all are ...

04 Apr 2022 at 15:20

Tullamore Tribune

Focus on heritage in Offaly at public lecture tonight

THE focus will be on heritage in Offaly at Offaly Historical and Archaeological Society's second public talk in April. The talk will be given by Offaly Heritage Officer, Amanda Pedlow tonight, Monday, April 25 at 8pm, and ...

25 Apr 2022 at 11:11

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Offaly History lecture on 'Seduction and the Support of Illegitimate Children'

OFFALY History is hosting a lecture entitled “Seduction and the Support of Illegitimate Children in Ireland 1800-1974.” The lecture will be given by Maria Luddy and takes place on Monday next, December 6 at 7.30pm via ...

03 Dec 2021 at 08:59

Local News

Lecture tonight on the plantation of Laois and Offaly

A LECTURE on the plantation of Leix and Offaly during the Tudor period will take place via Zoom tonight (Monday, March 22) at 7.30 pm. The lecture, entitled “We adore chaos because we love to produce order”: 'English ...

22 Mar 2021 at 14:51

Tullamore Tribune

Sold-out talk on the burning of country houses in Offaly

A sold-out talk on the burning of country houses in Offaly will take place tonight (April 14) as part of a series of lectures hosted by the Centre for the Study of Historic Irish Houses and Estates, History ...

14 Apr 2022 at 08:00

Arts & Entertainment

Life of workman poet from Offaly charted in new book

THE life of the so-called workman poet from Birr, John De Jean Frazer is charted in a new book which has just been published. Frazer was a nationally recognised poet and committed Young Irelander who was ...

23 Nov 2022 at 14:00

Tullamore Tribune

Offaly Gaol to be illuminated with animations depicting its history this weekend

THIS Friday, February 25 and Saturday, February 26 between 7:30 -10 pm, the façade of Tullamore Gaol at Kilcruttin Business Park will be drenched in spectacular light and colour as Birr visual artist ...

23 Feb 2022 at 13:33

Tullamore Tribune

Facets of the 'Faithful County's' history explored in latest volume of Offaly Heritage

Offaly History has produced another volume of Offaly Heritage, the twelfth collection of essays and writings on the history of the ‘Faithful County’. The volume will be launched by Terry Clavin on ...

30 Sept 2023 at 14:00

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