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Skehana & District Heritage

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  • Skehana Heritage Week 2016
    Skehana Heritage Week 2016
  • Skehana Commemorates 1916
    Skehana Commemorates 1916
  • 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
  • Mary J. Murphy

    Mary J. Murphy

    Writer, Broadcaster and Non-Academic Historian.
  • Deoch an Dorais

    Deoch an Dorais

    Translates as 'one for the road' or perhaps 'name your poison'
  • 17 -- Fr Yesudas Kodiveettil

    17 -- Fr Yesudas Kodiveettil

    A.P. Killoscobe 2017 - 2019
  • Harvest Knots

    Harvest Knots

    Harvest knots were a tradition in many places.
  • Big Houses of County Galway

    Big Houses of County Galway

    Images, families and locations of 'Big Houses' in Co. Galway. Some are no longer extant.
  • They lived amongst and with us.

    They lived amongst and with us.

    Some photographs of our local people that are no longer with us.
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  • Frank Riggs on The Travelling RoadshowsHi I toured with Harry McFadden show in the early 60s Harry was the best funny man i ever seen...
  • John on 07 – Fr. (Walter) Paul CostelloFr Paul Costello was my uncle. The outstanding debts to the Revenue Commissioners were resolved by his Executors.

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