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Skehana & District Heritage

Collecting, Preserving & Sharing

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  • Skehana Local Radio.
    Skehana 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
  • Farm Labour Account Book

    Farm Labour Account Book

    Bellew Estate, Mountbellew.
  • Skehana Local Radio.

    Skehana Local Radio.

    Skehana & District Local Radio station featuring all past broadcasts and live link.
  • Moylough Parish Records

    Moylough Parish Records

    Moylough Parish Records.
  • Skehana & District Picture Montage

    Skehana & District Picture Montage

    Selection of images of our area as taken during the Summer of 2021
  • Skehana & District Down Memory Lane

    Skehana & District Down Memory Lane

    Introducing our e-book
  • Postcard Project.

    Postcard Project.

    Postcards for connecting with our diaspora and your friends and relations.
What's new
  • Mellody's Shop and Public House

    Mellody's Shop and Public House

    Mellody's Shop Tickbook 1917
  • Ffrench's Monivea

    Ffrench's Monivea

    Rent Ledger 1875
  • An Bhean Ghlúine Project 2022

    An Bhean Ghlúine Project 2022

    Midwife - Woman of the Knee - Handywoman
Recent comments
  • Lorna Elms on Farm Labour Account BookWonderful to see these unique (and vulnerable) historical records digitally preserved and made available to historians and researchers.
  • John Kenny on History of houses and estates of the Landed Society in our locality.Thanks so much Jimmy

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This website is a member of the Irish Community Archive Network and is a joint initiative of Galway County Council Heritage Office and the National Museum of Ireland – Country Life
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