The committee of the Michael O’Donohoe Memorial Heritage Project is pleased to inform its friends and supporters that his collection is entering the world wide web. The collection, which has been described as one of Castleisland’s and Kerry’s historical treasures, is in the process of becoming available to all with an interest in the history… Read more…
The State Commemoration to mark 100 years since the execution of Roger Casement which was held at Glasnevin Cemetery recently had a strong, local connection with Tommy Martin taking a key role in the event. Tommy, who is a Commandant in the Army Reserve, was given the honour of reading extracts from Casements’ trial, as part of… Read more…
After an exhaustive process of archiving and logging over the past 12 months, project manager, Janet Murphy has just begun to put items from Michael O’Donohoe’s invaluable collection of historical research on the specially designed Facebook and web pages. The entire collection, which includes a wide variety of Castleisland related subject matter, will be made… Read more…
Today, Sunday, July 10 marks the 95th anniversary of the deaths of Jack Flynn, Jack Prendiville and Richard Shanahan in a War of Independence engagement with British forces. A fierce gun battle raged along the streets and lanes of the town on that fateful Sunday night in 1921 It culminated in the deaths of the… Read more…
It may be wishful thinking. And then it may be right on the button and an ideal, photographic record of the day the Irish Volunteer branch was set up at The Crown Hotel in Castleisland. It may well be. The date of the formation of the volunteers was Sunday, April 5th. 1914 That historic event… Read more…
A small group of Castleisland adventurers took themselves off down to Caherciveen on Good Friday. In doing so they were following a well lain trail by another ‘Islander’ and, in fact, an ancestor of a couple of the party. The pilgrims included: Billy O’Rourke, Jack Nolan, Tony O’Callaghan and Fr. Brosnan’s decendants, Tadgh McGillicuddy and… Read more…
A meeting is being called to organise an appropriate commemoration for an event surrounding the Easter Rising of 1916 in the Castleisland area. It is being convened by Éamonn Breen and will be held in the Ivyleaf Art Centre on Monday night, March 21st at 8pm. “With the 1916 Easter Rising to be celebrated over… Read more…
If you thought there wasn’t a connection in the world between Pound Road, Castleisland and Nelson’s Pillar – you’d be right. However, not everyone you’d meet here would agree with you. This is because a local man had a lump of rock on the mantle piece of his house – close to where Pound Road… Read more…
Early summer of 2015 saw work begin on the extensive collection of historical papers of the late Michael O’Donohoe, NT. Researcher, Janet Murphy was appointed back then to carry out the work on the collection. Her task is to transfer it from folders of amazing papers to a web-based archive of material which will be… Read more…
“Castleisland Heritage Society will welcome Mr. Austin Bovenizer to St Patrick’s Boys’ Secondary School on Tuesday December 1st 2015 at 7.30pm.,” according to society founder member, Maggie Prendiville. This will be Mr. Bovenizer’s second visit to the society here and he delivered a similar talk in July 2009 on the history of his people from the Rhineland – the Palatine… Read more…
The committee of the Michael O’Donohoe Memorial Heritage Project is pleased to inform its friends and supporters that his collection is entering the world wide web. The collection, which has been described as one of Castleisland’s and Kerry’s historical treasures, is in the process of becoming available to all with an interest in the history… Read more…
The State Commemoration to mark 100 years since the execution of Roger Casement which was held at Glasnevin Cemetery recently had a strong, local connection with Tommy Martin taking a key role in the event. Tommy, who is a Commandant in the Army Reserve, was given the honour of reading extracts from Casements’ trial, as part of… Read more…
After an exhaustive process of archiving and logging over the past 12 months, project manager, Janet Murphy has just begun to put items from Michael O’Donohoe’s invaluable collection of historical research on the specially designed Facebook and web pages. The entire collection, which includes a wide variety of Castleisland related subject matter, will be made… Read more…
Today, Sunday, July 10 marks the 95th anniversary of the deaths of Jack Flynn, Jack Prendiville and Richard Shanahan in a War of Independence engagement with British forces. A fierce gun battle raged along the streets and lanes of the town on that fateful Sunday night in 1921 It culminated in the deaths of the… Read more…
It may be wishful thinking. And then it may be right on the button and an ideal, photographic record of the day the Irish Volunteer branch was set up at The Crown Hotel in Castleisland. It may well be. The date of the formation of the volunteers was Sunday, April 5th. 1914 That historic event… Read more…
A small group of Castleisland adventurers took themselves off down to Caherciveen on Good Friday. In doing so they were following a well lain trail by another ‘Islander’ and, in fact, an ancestor of a couple of the party. The pilgrims included: Billy O’Rourke, Jack Nolan, Tony O’Callaghan and Fr. Brosnan’s decendants, Tadgh McGillicuddy and… Read more…
A meeting is being called to organise an appropriate commemoration for an event surrounding the Easter Rising of 1916 in the Castleisland area. It is being convened by Éamonn Breen and will be held in the Ivyleaf Art Centre on Monday night, March 21st at 8pm. “With the 1916 Easter Rising to be celebrated over… Read more…
If you thought there wasn’t a connection in the world between Pound Road, Castleisland and Nelson’s Pillar – you’d be right. However, not everyone you’d meet here would agree with you. This is because a local man had a lump of rock on the mantle piece of his house – close to where Pound Road… Read more…
Early summer of 2015 saw work begin on the extensive collection of historical papers of the late Michael O’Donohoe, NT. Researcher, Janet Murphy was appointed back then to carry out the work on the collection. Her task is to transfer it from folders of amazing papers to a web-based archive of material which will be… Read more…
“Castleisland Heritage Society will welcome Mr. Austin Bovenizer to St Patrick’s Boys’ Secondary School on Tuesday December 1st 2015 at 7.30pm.,” according to society founder member, Maggie Prendiville. This will be Mr. Bovenizer’s second visit to the society here and he delivered a similar talk in July 2009 on the history of his people from the Rhineland – the Palatine… Read more…
