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Skehana & District Heritage

Collecting, Preserving & Sharing

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  • Galway Forged Gates Project
    Galway Forged Gates Project
  • Skehana on Local Radio.
    Skehana on Local Radio.
  • Moylough Parish Records
    Moylough Parish Records
  • Skehana & District Down Memory Lane
    Skehana & District Down Memory Lane
  • Postcard Project.
    Postcard Project.
  • Kilbeg Wedge Tomb
    Kilbeg Wedge Tomb
  • Thatched Cottages In The Area
    Thatched Cottages In The Area
  • Garbally Castle - Iconic O'Kelly Clan Tower House
    Garbally Castle - Iconic O'Kelly Clan Tower House
  • The Parish of Killoscobe
    The Parish of Killoscobe
  • The Curraghaun at Windfield Demesne
    The Curraghaun at Windfield Demesne

Welcome

Welcome to Skehana & District Heritage website. Here you can browse through our collection of local historical material which includes information about our people and places. Your own contributions of stories, photos, messages and other material would be most welcome.

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Featured pages
  • An Bhean Ghlúine

    An Bhean Ghlúine

    "They pushed through the barriers that faced them to get educated"
  • Galway Forged Gates Project

    Galway Forged Gates Project

    Blacksmiths & Forges
  • Culture Night 2022

    Culture Night 2022

    Skehana & District Culture Night 2022 celebration.
  • Farm Labour Account Book 1806-7

    Farm Labour Account Book 1806-7

    A discovery by Martin Whyte, related to Mountbellew Estate.
  • Skehana on Local Radio.

    Skehana on Local Radio.

    Past broadcasts as generated by our group.
  • Moylough Parish Records

    Moylough Parish Records

    Baptismal and marriage records for Moylough Civil Parish 19th century.
What's new
  • An Bhean Ghlúine

    An Bhean Ghlúine

    "They pushed through the barriers that faced them to get educated"
  • Media Coverage

    Media Coverage

    Local and national coverage of An Bhean Ghluine project.
  • Pull-up Banners.

    Pull-up Banners.

    A selection of pull-up banners for displays and exhibitions.
Recent comments
  • emmalaffey on Anne “Ma” Kilcommins.Hi Sarah thank you for getting in touch. Handywomen were outlawed by the 1918 Midwives Act. This is just one...
  • Sarah on Anne “Ma” Kilcommins.Theses are great articles to have. Just interested as to what laws the handy women were not allowed to practice...

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