clarelibrary.ie
Clare Places - Ennis
http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/places/ennistwn.htm
Clare Places: Towns and Villages. Population (Environs of Ennis) 3,221. Population (Ennis Town) 18,830 - 2002 Census. The town of Ennis is situated in the townlands of. In the Civil Parish of. In the Civil parish of. In the Civil Parish of. And the townlands of. In the Civil Parish of. Ennis - Historical Background. Places of Interest in Ennis. Forgotten Stones: Jostle Stones of Ennis by Mary Kearns. The Library Service in Ennis. Ennis National School Registers 1898-1952. Ennis Information Age Town.
clarelibrary.ie
Clare People: Russell Brothers
http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/people/russell_brothers.htm
Foto: Clare Photo Collection. Micho, Pakie and Gussie. The Russell brothers came from a family steeped in traditional music and folklore. Their unique style of playing has left an indelible mark on Irish music. Born in Doonagore, Doolin,. Their parents were Austin Russell and Annie Moloney. Austin and Annie had five children, Micho (Michael) born on March 25. 1915, Gussie (Austin), Pakie (Patrick) born in 1920, Bridget and Mary-Kate. The first concert flute was given to them by their uncle, John Moloney,...
clarelibrary.ie
Sweeney Memorial Library, Kilkee
http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/library/branches/kilklib.htm
Your Library Your Website. Books of the Month. Leabharlann Phoiblí Chuimhneacháin Mhic Suibhne, Chill Chaoi. Sweeney Memorial Public Library, Kilkee. Cultúrlann Sweeney, Kilkee. Contact: Ms. Anne Finnucane, Sweeney Memorial Public Library, Cultúrlann Sweeney, O'Connell Street, Kilkee. The Sweeney Memorial Public Library, Kilkee, has a stock of over 12,800 items for lending and there are ten free public access internet PCs. Minister for Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs. Dr William Joseph Sweeney.
clarelibrary.ie
About this Website
http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/website.htm
This website is created and maintained by staff of the library's ICT and Information Services Department. A FÁS Community Response Scheme sponsored by four library staff members which ran from 1995 to 2006, and numerous volunteers from around the world who have helped us in transcribing material, for example for the Tithe Applotment Books project. Clare County Library wins major award for genealogy. Foto wins Excellence in Local Government Award in Arts and Culture category. Layout and Site Maintenance:.
clarelibrary.ie
Online Resources - eBooks: download free eBooks
http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/online_resources/ebooks.htm
EBooks - download free ebooks. Clare County Library’s eBook Service. Clare County Library has partnered with OpenBooks Ireland and Wheelers eBooks of New Zealand to offer our library members a service enabling the free download and usage of a wide range of eBooks from one of the world's primary eBook suppliers. Members of Clare County Library can borrow two ebooks from Wheelers eBooks at a time and hold them for three weeks. To borrow an eBook you will need to. You can also choose to return it early.
clarelibrary.ie
Local Studies Centre
http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/library/local-studies/locstudi1.htm
Your Library Your Website. Books of the Month. Ionad Staidéir Áitiúil. How you can help. Each year the centre receives queries on how funds can be donated or given to the centre to enhance services there or to contribute in some meaningful way to the work of the centre. Clare Local Studies Centre now formally seeks donations of funds to develop its services in ways which would not normally be possible within its existing resources. Click here for more info. Mon, Tues, Wed and Thurs:. Including all major ...
clarelibrary.ie
Library News
http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/library/developments/current.htm
Your Library Your Website. Books of the Month. Library news is now mainly disseminated via our social media services:. What's New on the website. See below for archived library news from the past:. Clare County Library News-Cuttings. Foto, Clare County Library Images Online, wins Excellence in Local Government Award. In Arts and Culture category. Draft national strategy for libraries open to public consultation 2nd Sept 2013 to the 11th of October 2013. Clare Tithe Applotment Books Project. Clare County ...
clarelibrary.ie
The Rineen Ambush
http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/history/rineen.htm
Foto: Clare Photo Collection. On September 22nd 1920, one of the most memorable encounters of the war of independence took place at Dromin Hill, Rineen. The purpose of this act was to get revenge for the murder of Martin Devitt, an Irish soldier who was shot dead in an ambush in February of that year in the locality. A secondary function was to get arms for the poorly equipped volunteers in the area. Map of Rineen Ambush. Back to Rineen Ambush. Memoirs of Andrew O'Donoghue).
clarelibrary.ie
Clare County Library: Clare: the Heartland of the Irish Concertina by Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin: Newfound Wealth, River Pilots, and Women's Concertinas
http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/music/heartland_clare_concertina/newfound_wealth.htm
Clare: the Heartland of the Irish Concertina by Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin. Newfound Wealth, River Pilots, and Women's Concertinas. As the landless laborer and the clachán disappeared from the Clare countryside, the average size of farms got bigger. In the resulting economic transformation, it became increasingly difficult to marry above or below one's 'station'. As strong farmers refused to marry their daughters to laborers, the social choice for prospectors in the marriage market narrowed con...Although the...
clarelibrary.ie
The Burren: Corcomroe Abbey
http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/places/the_burren/corcomroe_abbey.htm
Clare Places and Placenames. The Burren: Corcomroe Abbey. This well-preserved abbey is picturesquely sited among the grey hills of the Burren. It is best known for its lonely situation, lying close to another interesting monastic settlement, a group of three small early Christian Churches which nestle in the pass of Oughtmana and which are dedicated to St. Colman. His selection of this site in the Burren appears to have been a prudent one for the abbey continued to function for the next 400 years, the la...
