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"The Gathering" Talks and Lectures
Free Conference Facilitated and Sponsored by Galway County Heritage Office
'Strike on Here'
Western Pride Bakery 1967
A very Happy Christmas from Ballinrobe
From the Committee, friends and the Ballinrobe Community to you all, wherever you are in the world
A visit to our past through our Museum
Extracts from article by Áine Ryan in the Irish Times
Active Retirement Group
ARA Ballinrobe's vibrant Group
Ballinrobe - A Sense of Place
60 years of Ups and Downs in Ballinrobe
Ballinrobe - Race Course History - Part 1.
Interview with Mr. Jimmy Tierney RIP on aspects of the course's history in 1998
Ballinrobe and Heritage Week - 2011
Ballinrobes historic highlights to be included in free introductry talk for Heritage Week.
Ballinrobe business begins the fight-back
A positive business start-up leads the way!
Ballinrobe graveyards - new service
A finders and photographic service will shortly be available
Ballinrobe Historic Calendar 2011
See U Tube clip with just one click!
Ballinrobe Local History
The Books of Survey and Distribution
Ballinrobe Magazine
The Bridge - Ballinrobe Parish Magazine
Ballinrobe Old Adverts
Milinary and Human Hair c. 1950s
Ballinrobe Race Course
New developments over the years.
Ballinrobe Racecourse
90th Birthday supplement by 'The Mayo News'
Ballinrobe Soccer Club
A history of Ballinrobe Town A.F.C
Ballinrobe to the Bronx
23rd May, 1989 - Reporter Jerry O'Callaghan
Ballinrobe Workhouse and what it might have been like.
While the Workhouse in Ballinrobe has mostly been destroyed this clip gives an ideas of what life would have been like for those who had to avail of its services.
Ballinrobe's Brass Band
The Rape of the Brass Band - Extracted from The Eavesdropper, Ballinrobes Newsmag c. 1988
Ballinrobe's Graveyards
'I am what you will be; I was what you are now'
Ballinrobe's historic sites free-to-download 'app'
Two options for a userfriendly 'app' for your smartphone.
Ballinrobe's Historic Sites Walk
Walk took place on Wednesday 24th August 2011
Bernie Sears
A Local Postman's memories
Can you dig it?
Training garden start up in Ballinrobe
Captain Boycott
Taken from: Irish Tourist Association Survey, 1945 - ITA/3/10 (87) - Mayo Co. Library, Castlebar.
David Shaw Smith
Maker of the 'Hands' series
Fishing on Lough Mask
Video clip - Year 1964
Green Are the Hills Far Away by Kathleen O'Toole O'Connell
Ballinrobe - Posthumous release of memoir by native of Ballinrobe
Group from Luzinay, France visit Ballinrobe
Resting for a moment after a tour of Ballinrobe's Heritage sites led by Averil Staunton
John King US Navy
Congressional Medal of Honour - US Navy
Mayo Association film on Mayo
Ballinrobe could typify this films essence with her well known visitors, scenery, racing, fishing, history and heritage, music and dance and her emigrants and new immigrants!
Mr. Tommy Graham to launch Community Archive Network which includes Ballinrobe's Community History
Ballinrobe's historicalballinrobe website is to be part of the Museum's Community Archive Network
Pat McGovern - Interview
Chairman Ballinrobe Musical Society
Red Shoes and no Clichés
Written by Ballinrobe Active Retirement Writer's Group
Rick Lewis, Artist
Sculptor of the John King Memorial at Cornmarket, Ballinrobe
Sticks for the Reek
Sticks sold on Bridge Street.
The Irish Community Archive Network
Ballinrobe's website now part of the National Museum of Ireland's portal site
The Mayo Crest
Details of Logo
The National Museum Needs Your Help
The National Museum of Ireland-Country Life in Castlebar, Co. Mayo is undertaking a collaborative heritage project with the Linenhall Arts Centre. May On Our Doorstep is a celebration of traditional May Day Customs in Ireland.
Useful Sources
Family Research
Video Clip - Mayo Champions
1936 All Ireland GAA Champions
Video clip of 2011 calendar
Get a glimpse of Ballinrobe