Ballinrobe Heritage Walk

07/08/2023

A date for your Diary this week!

17/09/2022

03/09/2022

06/08/2022

What do you know about local building heritage? This half-day tour of Built Vernacular Heritage will take you on a voyage of discovery in 3 of our geopark communities – The Neale, Ballinrobe and Partry – SEE FLYER for details. The tour Saturday 13th August 9am-1pm is part of Heritage Week, gratefully supported by the Heritage Council and Mayo County Council.
Lough Carra
Aughagower Community Council
Killawalla Community Council
Ballintubber Community Council
Carnacon Comunity
Partry community council
Tourmakeady Community Center
Believe in Ballinrobe Ballinrobe What's On Ballinrobe Tidy Towns
Finny Community
Clonbur/Cloghbrack Pride of Place Clonbur le Chéile
Cong Moytura Heritage Society Cong Village
Leenane Village
CDS Teo - Comharchumann Dhúiche Sheoigheach Teo
Joyce Country and Western Lakes Geopark Project

28/07/2022

25/07/2022

What a great photo kindly shared by Paddy’s daughter Ann Marie of her Dad's pub in Cornmarket, Ballinrobe.

Left to right: Myles (Mylie) Burke, Paddy Moran, Tony Molloy and Bob Fox.
A great catch of wild brown trout being admired by all in such interesting surroundings.
http://www.historicalballinrobe.com/page/myles_mylie_burke_paddy_moran_tony_molloy_and_bob_fox_ballinrobe

24/07/2022

24/07/2022

A lovely new little book now in stock in the shop from Ballinrobe legend Averil Staunton. 📖

Pick up a copy of “A Short History of Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo” for just €8.95, it would make a beautiful gift. 📚

We’re all about supporting local at Murphy’s. 👏🏼

Congrats Averil. 🥂

27/06/2022

20/02/2022

📍Dates for Your Diary - Fixtures 2022

🤫 Ps - Buy Your Tickets Online and Get a 10% Discount

▶https://ballinroberacecourse.ie/buy-tickets-3/

20/01/2022

Bowers Riverside Walk improvements with the conservation works to the riveted wrought-iron lattice footbridge near the salmon weir.

Essential bridge conservation works to the riveted wrought-iron lattice footbridge at Bowers Walk and a further footbridge upstream in Ballinrobe are now complete and open to the public from Wednesday 22nd December 2021.

Originally designed and fabricated in the mid-nineteenth century as part of the canalisation of the River Robe, the works have allowed for retention of 90% of this important historic asset.

23/12/2021

To all our Friends, Community & Families wherever you are in the world!

Wishing you all a very happy Christmas or, for some a Happy Holiday, from Ballinrobe, County Mayo here in the West of Ireland.

May you also have a healthy and happy New Year in 2022.
Editor Historical Ballinrobe.
www.historicalballinrobe.com

29/11/2021

Ballinrobe Union original 1st Minute Book extract (Private Collection) c 1839
Proposed by Thomas Elwood Esquire and seconded by Pat C. Lynch, Esquire.
Resolved that we are bound to express our warmest thanks to Colonel Charles Nesbit Knox for having given four plantation acres of land in the immediate neighbourhood of the Town of Ballinrobe as a site for the Union Workhouse, thus saving a considerable expense to the union and that the respected Chairman be requested to convey to Colonel Charles Nesbit Knox these our grateful acknowledgement.
Further information on workhouse see: http://www.historicalballinrobe.com/page_id__32.aspx

16/11/2021

“📺 Look out for a special edition of at 6.15pm on Wednesday. https://t.co/8eNR92lkJQ”

10/06/2021

Bart O'Shea, after fulfilling his duties as Boatman for World Cup Lough Mask sometime in 90's

17/05/2021

This driving loop brings you to the heart of the Lake District and, on your journey, you will pass by three beautiful lakes: Lough Carra, Lough Mask and Lo

17/05/2021

04/05/2021

New issue is on the way.

In post to subscribers and in shops 1st May.

Featuring Dictionary of Irish Biography; Beyond 2022, the Virtual Treasury; colouring the past with Emily Mark-Fitzgerald; Carthusians; Dan Breen's 'Wanted' poster; Templars in Mayo; TV reviews; book reviews; and

And LOADS more.

https://www.historyireland.com/subscribe/

15/03/2021

A Happy St. Patrick's Day to all our Community, Friends & Family from Ballinrobe. See more at: http://www.historicalballinrobe.com/page/ballinrobe_-_st_patricks_greetings