The history of the ordinary person
The following is a synopsis of a talk given by Bernard Walsh on 17th April, 2016 on the life of the ordinary person in Athboy one hundred years ago in 1916. The year of 1916 was a momentous year in Irish history. The events of that year, popular with some and very unpopular with others …
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St James’s COI Church in Athboy will play host to the 1916 Song Project concert on Saturday April 30 where it is being presented as part of Athboy 100. The 1916 Song Project is supported by Meath County Council Arts Office as part of their 1916- 2016 Commemorations Programme. The 1916 Song Project is a …
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Athboy 100 are thrilled to announce that they will be hosting the nationally acclaimed ‘1916 Song Project’ as part of their May Bank Holiday festivities to celebrate the anniversary of 1916. This national research and performance project which has been devised and produced by Michael Fortune and Aileen Lambert for the 2016 Commemoration Programme, features …
Join Athboy 100 on the May Bank Holiday weekend as we bring the spirit of Athboy in 1916 back to life with a series of events for all ages. Friday "Music and Tales of 1916" - With Des White Time: 8pm Venue: Macra Hall, Athboy. <span class="_4n-j fsl"Join Des in the Macra Hall where he …
Join Des White as he sits down with Athboy native John McClorey (92). In his youth John played drums for numerous local bands. Among his numerous jobs include being involved with the construction of Athboy Vocational School and the Creamery (which he later worked in) as well as working in Newman’s Mill and for the Parr Family.
Public transport, temperance and dead hens in this second installment of Athboy Times Past.
A 14 year old Apprentice Carpenter "Boys' Indenture" from 1934!
As outlined elsewhere on this site Athboy has been a parish since the 12th century. The original church having been constructed in the medieval period where what is now the Church of Ireland (which was constructed int he 18th century) stands. With Catholic Emancipation in the 1820s the Catholic church began to construct it's own …
We are delighted that we will be joined by The 1916 Song Project on 30th April as part the Athboy 100 weekend.
The following is taken from "England's Difficulty, Ireland's Opportunity" A Chronology of Easter Week 1916 a talk given for Athboy 100 by Máire Ní Mhórdha on 23rd March 2016 in The Darnley Lodge Hotel, Athboy. There are many reasons why the Easter Week rebels felt the need for an armed uprising in 1916. The 1798 …
