This category is devoted to the people and families who lived, worked or played in Ballinrobe, its neighbouring towns and the surrounding townlands. You might find an article on an individual or whole families here. Some are well-known; some are not. Some are historical figures and some are alive today.
We welcome suggestions for other people to include. If you have a memory of people or a person, please help us record it here. All too often we leave things on the 'long finger' and then their story will be lost forever!
Please take just a little time to add either a story or a comment and leave a record for future generations.
1990 Mayo junior football semi-final
Ballinrobe team that qualified for (and later won) the final
A National Treasure
David & Sally Shaw Smiths 'Hands Series'
Active Retirement Group
ARA Ballinrobe's vibrant Group
Ballinrobe - Kevin McDarby photographs
A diverse range of images from Ballinrobe donated by Kevin McDarby
Ballinrobe - Race Course History - Part 1.
Interview with Mr. Jimmy Tierney RIP on aspects of the course's history in 1998
Ballinrobe - Summer 1971
Fun day of games and races around the town
Ballinrobe GAA Club stage final 'election rally'
Support event to elect Adrian Flannery as Mayor
Ballinrobe Holy Communion 1949/50
Names added to photo kindly donated by Kevin McDarby by Hugh McTigue
Ballinrobe Memories
Extract from article 'Memories' in A chronicle of Ballinrobe
Ballinrobe native James Joseph O'Shaughnessy
Extract from newspaper, date or publication unknown
Ballinrobe's Historic Sites Walk
Walk took place on Wednesday 24th August 2011
Ballinrobe: Fr. Edward Crosby
Affectionately called Fr. Ned
Balllinrobe man John Joe Rochford's recollections
Transcribed by Mary Coyne from 1st issue c. 1985 of the Evesdropper Magazine
Bernie Sears
A Local Postman's memories
Biggins Family
Ballinrobe Branch
Bioghraphy of Mary Robinson
Former Irish President and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
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
Dr. Noel Brown's house
Church Lane, Ballinrobe
Felix Waitkus
A 'lucky' Pilot's crash in Ballinrobe
Green Are the Hills Far Away by Kathleen O'Toole O'Connell
Ballinrobe - Posthumous release of memoir by native of Ballinrobe
John King US Navy
Congressional Medal of Honour - US Navy
Liam Horan - your local Reporter
Featuring work by local broadcaster and writer Liam Horan. In this our first audio clip Liam recalls his memories of 'Flat Out' and Ballinrobe Mart.
Murders in the Glen - The true story of the Maamtrasna Masssacre
Transcribed from the "Evesdropper" by Mary Coyne - no date for original publication
One Ballinrobe man "let go his fear and practices what he preaches"
Action speaks "louder than any words" particularly for this Ballinrobe man!
Pat McGovern - Interview
Chairman Ballinrobe Musical Society
Rick Lewis, Artist
Sculptor of the John King Memorial at Cornmarket, Ballinrobe
Sticks for the Reek
Sticks sold on Bridge Street.
Town Hall, Ballinrobe, waltz competition 1934
Paddy Donnellan and Miss Mina McHugh were the winners
Walsh Family, Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo
The Walsh's and Feeney's of Lough Mask Road