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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
  • Culture Night 2022

    Culture Night 2022

    Skehana & District Culture Night 2022 celebration.
  • 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
What's new
  • Culture Night 2022

    Culture Night 2022

    Skehana & District Culture Night 2022 celebration.
  • National Umbrella Day - February 10th.

    National Umbrella Day - February 10th.

    A day when English men would carry umbrellas in honour of the public's acceptance of this useful article
  • An Bhean Ghlúine

    An Bhean Ghlúine

    ebook An Bhean Ghlúine ‘Woman of the Knee’ –Midwife – Handywoman
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