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Monthly Archive for: "January, 2018"
 The Tractor in Rural Ireland by James Reddiough
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By James Reddiough
In History
Posted January 27, 2018

The Tractor in Rural Ireland by James Reddiough

There are many things that we take for granted in the countryside now that we did not have in the past and the tractor is one of them. Before this the ass and cart and the horse and cart were the [...]

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 The Rambling houses of Long ago with James Reddiough
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By James Reddiough
In History
Posted January 27, 2018

The Rambling houses of Long ago with James Reddiough

Years ago when there were no televisions and very few radios then people would go visiting to each other’s houses. This was called rambling and later there would be a programme on the radio in [...]

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 The Trades and Crafts of Yesteryear by James Reddiough
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By James Reddiough
In History
Posted January 21, 2018

The Trades and Crafts of Yesteryear by James Reddiough

The folklore collections of the various areas in Mayo tell us that there were several trades and crafts in the county over the years. They thatched houses and set bones and made wheels for carts [...]

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 The Role of the National School in rural Ireland by James Reddiough
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By James Reddiough
In Feature
Posted January 21, 2018

The Role of the National School in rural Ireland by James Reddiough

The two teacher school is under threat due to falling populations in rural areas. These schools date back to the early to mid-eighteen hundreds. They were opened in the 1840’s and later schools [...]

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 Variety concerts and dramas recalled by James Reddiough
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By James Reddiough
In Music & Dancing
Posted January 3, 2018

Variety concerts and dramas recalled by James Reddiough

Lent was the traditional time for no dances in former times. Yet the ballrooms of the country did not remajn silent they merely changed their form of entertainment when the people of the area and [...]

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 The weigh and crane houses of former times by James Reddiough
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By James Reddiough
In History
Posted January 3, 2018

The weigh and crane houses of former times by James Reddiough

Mount Gable looms over all and nearby in the Joyce Country is Clonbur a small market town in the north west of Galway. There is an interesting feature in the town the Crane House or weigh house [...]

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 The Car and the changes in Rural Ireland by James Reddiough
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By James Reddiough
In History
Posted January 1, 2018

The Car and the changes in Rural Ireland by James Reddiough

For six years I had no car and had to walk from place to place with the help of friends and relatives for a lift when needed. Imagine the time when people had to walk from place to place because [...]

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 A Reflective Memoir on the Fortunes of Mayo Football – 1980’s Retro Style by James Reddiough
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By James Reddiough
In History
Posted January 1, 2018

A Reflective Memoir on the Fortunes of Mayo Football – 1980’s Retro Style by James Reddiough

It is Monday 31 August 2015 and Mayo has lived to fight another day as I leave Glasnevin Cemetery and Museum. I am reflecting on the previous day in Croke Park and how Mayo came back versus [...]

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