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  • 100th Anniversary Re-enactment of the Mullaghmore Cattle Drive DVD

    100th Anniversary Re-enactment of the Mullaghmore Cattle Drive DVD

  • Ancient Festivals

    Ancient Festivals

    In Neolithic Ireland people aligned their monuments to the major solar events.
  • Assisted Migration From Mountbellew

    Assisted Migration From Mountbellew

    Mary Flannagan Story.
  • Christmas Customs

    Christmas Customs

    Traditional Christmas customs and how they originated.
  • Eskerstephens

    Eskerstephens

    The original monastic hermitage at Eskerstephens would have been a circular enclosure similar to a ring fort.
  • Eviction of Thomas McHugh

    Eviction of Thomas McHugh

    Thomas McHugh (born c 1831) is shown in Griffith Valuation to have 7 acres of land in Carrownacregg West
  • Folklore

    Folklore

    The term Folklore means the knowledge, or lore, of the people, or folk.
  • Heritage of Food Village

    Heritage of Food Village

    Photo Gallery
  • Laught Sports Commemoration 1902 to 1962

    Laught Sports Commemoration 1902 to 1962

    Laught Sports Field, Moylough, North Galway
  • Mail Coaches

    Mail Coaches

    Stagecoach Through Mullaghmore – Early 1800’s
  • Mullaghmore Cattle Drive

    Mullaghmore Cattle Drive

    Re-enactment of the Mullagmore Cattle Drive of 1916
  • Schools Contribution to: Women – Their Contribution to Irish History & Society

    Schools Contribution to: Women – Their Contribution to Irish History & Society

  • Shrove Tuesday

    Shrove Tuesday

    But what does Shrove mean and why pancakes?
  • St. Brigid

    St. Brigid

    St. Brigid shares a name and feast day with a Celtic goddess.
  • The Brideog

    The Brideog

    The Brideog night was celebrated on the 31st of January. The next day February 1st was St. Bridgid’s feast day.
  • Wakes

    Wakes

    The customs used have changed throughout the centuries but the purpose of the wake, as in times past, is to pray for the dead and to sympathise with the relatives of the dead person.
  • Water

    Water

    Water is so simple now days, just turn on the tap and there it is.
  • Women and Their Contribution to Irish History and Society

    Women and Their Contribution to Irish History and Society

    Sunday 21 October 2018 - Free Conference - Moylough Community Centre
  • Publications

    Publications (2)

    Moylough A Peoples Heritage
  • Photographs

    Photographs (2)

  • Mullaghmore Cattle Drive

    Mullaghmore Cattle Drive (1)

  • Springlawn Volunteers

    Springlawn Volunteers (2)

  • Vernacular Buildings

    Vernacular Buildings (1)

  • Newspapers from the past

    Newspapers from the past (8)

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