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Join us for our March lecture on 21 March in the Old Girls' School (Library), Corrandulla. Michael Hurley will speak on The Fair of Turloughmore. Fáilte roimh chách! The Fair of Turloughmore Granted a Royal Charter in 1616, but almost

Our April lecture will be given by Dr Jessica Cooke. The lecture, entitled The Annaghdown Doorway and King Ruaidhri Ua Conchobair: Loyalty and Patronage in Twelfth-Century Connacht, takes place on Wednesday 18 April at 8pm in the Old Girls' School (Library),

Genealogy & the Annaghdown DNA Project Our May lecture will take place on Wednesday 16 May at 8pm in the Old Girls’ School, Corrandulla, when Irene McGoldrick will speak on ‘Genealogy and the Annaghdown DNA Project’. In recent years, DNA

We'll be at the Corrandulla Show on Sunday 24 June - come find us in the main hall! See corrandullashow.com for full information on the show.

Join us for our Heritage Week event on Sunday 26 August at 5pm, focussing on the history and folklore of stone-built water wells in the parish. Meeting at Cunniffes carpark in Cloonboo, we will visit two local wells: Tobar a'

Our Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 26 September at 8pm in the Old Girls' School, Corrandulla. All members are requested to attend, and new members are welcome on the night.

Update: a list of source websites is given below. Join us on Wednesday 27 February at 8pm in the Heritage Room, when AHS Chairperson Paul Greaney will lead a discussion on Irish genealogy and how one can go about tracing

Our annual Church Gate Collection takes place on 2-3 March after all masses in Corrandulla and Annaghdown. The support of the local community is deeply appreciated as always.

We will have a workshop on Tuesday next, 12 March at 8pm in the Old Girls' School, Corrandulla, aimed at furthering our project on researching townlands in the parish. Pages have been drafted for Coteenty (see https://annaghdownheritage.ie/coteenty) and Muckrush (see

Johnny Burke will deliver our April lecture, on the topic of the Tuam Sugar Factory, on Wednesday 24 April at 8pm in the Heritage Room. The Impact of Tuam Sugar Factory on North Galway 1933-87 The building of a sugar

We will have a second workshop on Tuesday 12 May at 8pm in the Heritage Room, Old Girls' School, Corrandulla, aimed at furthering our project on researching townlands in the parish. Pages have been drafted for several townlands - see

Annaghdown immigrants to New Zealand, as represented in the writings of Dan Davin Our next talk will be held on Wednesday 29 May at 8pm in the Heritage Room. Dr John Cunningham, Discipline of History, NUI Galway, will speak on