Turloughmore GAA Memorabilia
Lackagh Museum played host to a nostalgic few hours some months ago when Siobhán Doyle of the National Museum of Ireland visited us to look at some GAA memorabilia for possible inclusion in a new book.
Just a few short months later and A history of the GAA in 100 Objects, part of a multi-faceted project supported by RTÉ, has been published to great reviews. The book offers a new perspective on GAA history by presenting a range of formal and informal objects from museum collections and placing them as central to a new understanding of the history of the association and its development.
The star of that gathering in Lackagh Museum which was conducted in line with Covid-19 guidelines was undoubtedly Seamus Murphy who played with Turloughmore at mid- field during the six-in- row era. Seamus brought along his haul of medals from that time including his six county hurling championship medals along with a haul of medals from various tournaments including the Kenny cup, Reeves cup, Kilbeacanty 7’s and a number of his Co. Minor championship medals.
Perhaps the item that attracted most interest however and which features in the book was the hurl that served him so well for over 100 games in the black and white jersey during a golden decade for Turloughmore hurling. Repaired and rebanded many times, it looked good enough for another 100 games!
Seamus reminisced fondly about those glory days, recounting their training regime under Mick Brennan, how they might even have won another title or two and when he finally decided to call it a day.
A number of old photos of Turloughmore Hurling teams from the 1930s and 40s were also on display as well as a photo of the Turloughmore William O’Briens team from 1892 which hangs in Murray’s Bar. Interestingly, a young Pat Murray in that 1892 team was the trainer of the 1930’s team. And the Murray-Turloughmore GAA connection still continues to this day through his granddaughter Breda and great- granddaughter Leonie, both of whom were present.
Ms. Doyle was delighted with the effort put in by the museum committee to assist her and we wish her every success with the book which every GAA fan should get their hands on.
Just a few short months later and A history of the GAA in 100 Objects, part of a multi-faceted project supported by RTÉ, has been published to great reviews. The book offers a new perspective on GAA history by presenting a range of formal and informal objects from museum collections and placing them as central to a new understanding of the history of the association and its development.
The star of that gathering in Lackagh Museum which was conducted in line with Covid-19 guidelines was undoubtedly Seamus Murphy who played with Turloughmore at mid- field during the six-in- row era. Seamus brought along his haul of medals from that time including his six county hurling championship medals along with a haul of medals from various tournaments including the Kenny cup, Reeves cup, Kilbeacanty 7’s and a number of his Co. Minor championship medals.
Perhaps the item that attracted most interest however and which features in the book was the hurl that served him so well for over 100 games in the black and white jersey during a golden decade for Turloughmore hurling. Repaired and rebanded many times, it looked good enough for another 100 games!
Seamus reminisced fondly about those glory days, recounting their training regime under Mick Brennan, how they might even have won another title or two and when he finally decided to call it a day.
A number of old photos of Turloughmore Hurling teams from the 1930s and 40s were also on display as well as a photo of the Turloughmore William O’Briens team from 1892 which hangs in Murray’s Bar. Interestingly, a young Pat Murray in that 1892 team was the trainer of the 1930’s team. And the Murray-Turloughmore GAA connection still continues to this day through his granddaughter Breda and great- granddaughter Leonie, both of whom were present.
Ms. Doyle was delighted with the effort put in by the museum committee to assist her and we wish her every success with the book which every GAA fan should get their hands on.
Seamus Murphy
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Seamus's 6 County medals 1961-1966 with Turloughmore
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Lackagh Museum hosts members of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society on 15th July, 2018
Lackagh Museum at National Treasures Roadshow
Lackagh Museum was delighted to have been invited to participate in the National Treasures public roadshow event on Sunday, 8th October, 2017 in the Raddisson Blu Hotel, Galway.
National Treasures is a project to crowd-source everyday objects that explore the history of the island of Ireland over the past 100 years.The project is a multi-platform campaign encompassing a website, four public roadshow events in October 2017, a four-part RTÉ television series in April 2018, followed by an exhibition in the National Museum of Ireland - Country Life, Turlough Park, Castlebar, Co. Mayo.
In association with RTÉ, the National Museum of Ireland and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, people can participate in the creation of a digital archive of historical objects. If you have an object that reveals a fascinating part of our history, culture or heritage you can add it here.
By collecting objects and revealing the fascinating stories behind them, the promoters want this project to form a unique crowd-sourced tapestry of modern Irish history, one that emphasises the voices of ordinary Irish people.
Explore the archive here
National Treasures is a project to crowd-source everyday objects that explore the history of the island of Ireland over the past 100 years.The project is a multi-platform campaign encompassing a website, four public roadshow events in October 2017, a four-part RTÉ television series in April 2018, followed by an exhibition in the National Museum of Ireland - Country Life, Turlough Park, Castlebar, Co. Mayo.
In association with RTÉ, the National Museum of Ireland and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, people can participate in the creation of a digital archive of historical objects. If you have an object that reveals a fascinating part of our history, culture or heritage you can add it here.
By collecting objects and revealing the fascinating stories behind them, the promoters want this project to form a unique crowd-sourced tapestry of modern Irish history, one that emphasises the voices of ordinary Irish people.
Explore the archive here
Michael Hurley, Lackagh Museum doing an interview with Galway Bay FM
Filming in progress
Lackagh Museum Stand
See if you can spot the gas mask from World War 2 on our stand in the RTE promo video by clicking on the twitter link underneath the photo!
Visit of Williamstown Heritage Society-10th September, 2016
Lackagh Museum Committee was delighted to host a visit by members of Williamstown Heritage Society and their friends on 10th September as part of their Annual Tour. The group also visited Aughrim Visitor Centre, Dartfield Museum (near Loughrea), Athenry Castle as well as Claregalway Museum and Forge.
The group was welcomed by their former Parish Priest for many years, Fr. Des Walsh and a very enjoyable afternoon was had by all. We look forward to making a trip to Williamstown in the not too distant future to see the great work they are doing. Click here to go to their very informative website.
The group was welcomed by their former Parish Priest for many years, Fr. Des Walsh and a very enjoyable afternoon was had by all. We look forward to making a trip to Williamstown in the not too distant future to see the great work they are doing. Click here to go to their very informative website.
1916 Commemoration CD launched
Easter 1916 was a crucial event in the history of Ireland and Lackagh Museum has marked the centenary of the Rising with a CD featuring local singers and musicians to commemorate the event.
Tracks include The Dawning of the Day by Sarah and Bernard McHale, The Foggy Dew by Eimear Higgins and Laurie Moran, James Connolly by Bertie O'Rourke, Grace by Grace Fahy and The Fair of Turloughmore by Sarah Hession.
There are also a number of instrumental tunes from Lackagh Comhaltas Group, Irene Guckian and Rosina Joyce. The Proclamation is read by William Aherne.
The initiative was spearheaded by Liam Rabbitte who did a superb job in putting the CD together. It is available at the Museum and Fahys Daybreak in Turloughmore for just €10.
It can also be ordered online.
Tracks include The Dawning of the Day by Sarah and Bernard McHale, The Foggy Dew by Eimear Higgins and Laurie Moran, James Connolly by Bertie O'Rourke, Grace by Grace Fahy and The Fair of Turloughmore by Sarah Hession.
There are also a number of instrumental tunes from Lackagh Comhaltas Group, Irene Guckian and Rosina Joyce. The Proclamation is read by William Aherne.
The initiative was spearheaded by Liam Rabbitte who did a superb job in putting the CD together. It is available at the Museum and Fahys Daybreak in Turloughmore for just €10.
It can also be ordered online.
Listen to some song snippets from the CD
Lackagh Turloughmore 1916 Commemoration
On Sunday, 30th April Lackagh Museum hosted the Commemoration of the 1916 Rising in Lackagh parish. The day started with hurling matches in the Turloughmore GAA grounds followed by mass in Lackagh Church in memory of all those who died for their country. Musicians and Dancers from Lackagh Taste of Trad provided the entertainment and the museum was delighted to display the superb artwork created by pupils from the local primary schools.
The event was addressed by Cllr. Peter Roche and members from the UN Veterans 30 at Liam Mellows, Barracks, Galway presided over the flag raising ceremony and the reading of the proclamation.
The Commemoration ceremony was also attended by members of the Cullinane and O’Hanlon families. William Cullinane, a clerical student from Cahernashilleeny was shot on Bloody Sunday on his way back to All-Hallows College from Croke Park while John O’Hanlon was murdered by the Black and Tans at his home on the Lackagh Road in 1920.
The event was addressed by Cllr. Peter Roche and members from the UN Veterans 30 at Liam Mellows, Barracks, Galway presided over the flag raising ceremony and the reading of the proclamation.
The Commemoration ceremony was also attended by members of the Cullinane and O’Hanlon families. William Cullinane, a clerical student from Cahernashilleeny was shot on Bloody Sunday on his way back to All-Hallows College from Croke Park while John O’Hanlon was murdered by the Black and Tans at his home on the Lackagh Road in 1920.
Galway Bay FM Summer Roadshow – Lackagh
Lackagh Parish through the years-A photographic exhibition-Aug 2014
Lackagh Parish through the years-A Photographic Exhibition
(Published in New Dawn Diocesan magazine, September 2014)
As part of National Heritage Week, 2014, Lackagh Museum and Community Development Association held a well attended photographic exhibition over the weekend of 22nd-24th August in the New Parish Centre.
Lackagh Parish through the years-A Photographic Exhibition was a social history of the Parish of Lackagh and its people over the past 120 years. The photographs on display were selected from the Museum’s own archive whilst a number were received from local contributors. The event was launched on Friday evening by the museum’s Heritage Officer, Liam Rabbitte. Local parishioners, John Joe Duggan, Johnny Forde and Sean McDermott embellished the exhibition with some wonderful old photographs of their own and regaled the attendance with reminiscences of times past.
The black and white images of the Turloughmore teams that won six-in-a-row Galway senior hurling titles during the nineteen sixties evoked many memories whilst a faded photograph of the first parish hurling team in 1894, Turloughmore William O’Briens generated particular interest. The photographs of the Lisheen Town Hall and those who waltzed there also brought back many happy memories. Old photographs of Teach Mór standing tall on top of Knockdoe Hill, itself the site of a bloody battle in 1504, also generated much discussion as did the many photographs of farming life in years gone by.
Saturday afternoon’s exhibition coincided with an event facilitated by the museum’s Treasurer, Gerard Naughton along with Paul Greaney in conjunction with the Western Family History Association titled “A Beginner’s Guide to Family History". Members of the Association were in attendance to advise and guide people researching their ancestors. A number of those who attended the event had family connections with the Parish and were surprised and delighted to be able to put a face to the name on the family tree thereby enhancing the information gleaned that day.
After mass on Saturday evening, Irene Guckian and Rónán Regan entertained parishioners with a selection of traditional tunes from their new CD, Drumshanbows. They were ably accompanied by Katharine Mannion and her father along with Anna Maher and Emer Whelan. The Parish’s own musical heritage was on display through the photographs of many traditional groups with their cups and trophies, many tutored by former Lackagh National School Teacher, Joe Collins or “Mr. Collins” as his pupils respectfully called him. The photographs of a selection of the classes he taught and the classes of many of the other teachers who taught in Bawnmore, Coolarne and Cregmore National Schools over the years generated much nostalgia.
A number of photographs featured the thatched homes of many of those same pupils. Sadly though, some had no option but to later emigrate to foreign shores to find work. The Joyces of Monroe was one such family. Photographs of Tom, John and Michael’s new life in Boston were displayed alongside images of their uncle Stephen who was born in 1856 and who emigrated to Dunedin in New Zealand before eventually settling in Sydney, Australia in 1881.
It was timely then that Stephen’s great granddaughter, Jules McCue from Hobart, Tasmania should happen to be in Galway to research her Joyce ancestors. The exhibition gave her a unique insight into life in the parish at the time Stephen emigrated. Jules stayed with Mary K. McDonagh of Monroe, a grand niece of Stephen and met two of her other relations in the Joyce family tree, the aforementioned Paul Greaney and Liam Rabbitte. Who knows but the photographs of their meeting might also feature in future photographic exhibitions of Lackagh Parish through the years!
(Published in New Dawn Diocesan magazine, September 2014)
As part of National Heritage Week, 2014, Lackagh Museum and Community Development Association held a well attended photographic exhibition over the weekend of 22nd-24th August in the New Parish Centre.
Lackagh Parish through the years-A Photographic Exhibition was a social history of the Parish of Lackagh and its people over the past 120 years. The photographs on display were selected from the Museum’s own archive whilst a number were received from local contributors. The event was launched on Friday evening by the museum’s Heritage Officer, Liam Rabbitte. Local parishioners, John Joe Duggan, Johnny Forde and Sean McDermott embellished the exhibition with some wonderful old photographs of their own and regaled the attendance with reminiscences of times past.
The black and white images of the Turloughmore teams that won six-in-a-row Galway senior hurling titles during the nineteen sixties evoked many memories whilst a faded photograph of the first parish hurling team in 1894, Turloughmore William O’Briens generated particular interest. The photographs of the Lisheen Town Hall and those who waltzed there also brought back many happy memories. Old photographs of Teach Mór standing tall on top of Knockdoe Hill, itself the site of a bloody battle in 1504, also generated much discussion as did the many photographs of farming life in years gone by.
Saturday afternoon’s exhibition coincided with an event facilitated by the museum’s Treasurer, Gerard Naughton along with Paul Greaney in conjunction with the Western Family History Association titled “A Beginner’s Guide to Family History". Members of the Association were in attendance to advise and guide people researching their ancestors. A number of those who attended the event had family connections with the Parish and were surprised and delighted to be able to put a face to the name on the family tree thereby enhancing the information gleaned that day.
After mass on Saturday evening, Irene Guckian and Rónán Regan entertained parishioners with a selection of traditional tunes from their new CD, Drumshanbows. They were ably accompanied by Katharine Mannion and her father along with Anna Maher and Emer Whelan. The Parish’s own musical heritage was on display through the photographs of many traditional groups with their cups and trophies, many tutored by former Lackagh National School Teacher, Joe Collins or “Mr. Collins” as his pupils respectfully called him. The photographs of a selection of the classes he taught and the classes of many of the other teachers who taught in Bawnmore, Coolarne and Cregmore National Schools over the years generated much nostalgia.
A number of photographs featured the thatched homes of many of those same pupils. Sadly though, some had no option but to later emigrate to foreign shores to find work. The Joyces of Monroe was one such family. Photographs of Tom, John and Michael’s new life in Boston were displayed alongside images of their uncle Stephen who was born in 1856 and who emigrated to Dunedin in New Zealand before eventually settling in Sydney, Australia in 1881.
It was timely then that Stephen’s great granddaughter, Jules McCue from Hobart, Tasmania should happen to be in Galway to research her Joyce ancestors. The exhibition gave her a unique insight into life in the parish at the time Stephen emigrated. Jules stayed with Mary K. McDonagh of Monroe, a grand niece of Stephen and met two of her other relations in the Joyce family tree, the aforementioned Paul Greaney and Liam Rabbitte. Who knows but the photographs of their meeting might also feature in future photographic exhibitions of Lackagh Parish through the years!
