Galway County Heritage Office
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Galway County Heritage Office was founded in June 2000, to facilitate and promote awareness, knowledge and pride in the heritage of County Galway.
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S3E8 Episode 8: Ep 08 - St Grellans, KIlclooney
Sally Ann Barrett talks with St Grellans graveyard committee members and Bernie Doherty, Galway Community Archaeologist about this medieval parish church located on the outskirts of Ballinasloe.
S3E7 Episode 7: Ep 07 - Kilmeen
Sally Ann Barrett meets Clare Besnoye and her niece Jessica Pavec Burke, owners of land surrounding Kilmeen, a medieval parish church and graveyard which is within the Ballydoogan Estate in East…
S3E9 Episode 9: Ep 06 - Temple Jarlath
Sally Ann Barrett meets Bernie Doherty, Lorraine Cooney, Mary Burke and Jarlath Canney at Temple Jarlath in the centre of Tuam Town. This recently conserved medieval church is greatly appreciated by…
S3E5 Episode 5: Ep 05 - Clonfert
Sally Ann Barrett meets Dr. Christy Cunniffe, Freda Kenny and Reverend John Mc Ginty at St. Brendan's Cathedral, Clonfert. A Monument beloved by archaeologists, historians and locals we hear about…
S5E2 Episode 2: Forged in Fire (Part 2): Ballinasloe's history of iron and metalwork
Part 2 of a 2 part documentary exploring and celebrating the rich history of iron and metalwork in Ballinasloe and its hinterland. Narrated by Sally-Ann Barrett and produced by Freeway Media and…
S2E8 Episode 8: Podcast 8: Ceantar na nOileán, Comhar Chuigéal - Holy wells Project
Barbara Nic Dhonnacha spoke with Pádraig Dunworth, Eilín Peircín and Caoimhe Ní Chualáin about their involvement in the holy wells Audit that was recently undertaken in South Connemara by Galway…
S2E7 Episode 7: Podcast 7: Tobar Chiaráin, Cill Chiaráin, Co. na Gaillimhe
Máirtín Davey visited the Tobar of Saint Ciaráin in Cill Chiaráin Connemara on the Pattern Day 9th of September 2025, where he spoke with a number of locals and the parish priest about the tradition…
S5E1 Episode 1: Forged in Fire (Part 1): Ballinasloe's history of iron and metalwork
Part 1 of a 2 part documentary exploring and celebrating the rich history of iron and metalwork in Ballinasloe and its hinterland. Narrated by Sally-Ann Barrett and produced by Freeway Media and…
S4E3 Episode 3: Episode 3 - Oughterard Forged Gates Project
At a kitchen table in Roscahill, Co. Galway locals gather to remember the contributions of the local blacksmiths through stories and song. This project was developed by the Heritage Office, Galway…
S4E2 Episode 2: Episode 2 - Oughterard Forged Gates Project
From Camp Street in Oughterard to nearby Moycullen, Co.Galway Frank Osbourne and Pat Joyce share their memories of the blacksmiths Patrick Walsh and John Lydon. This project was developed by the…
S4E1 Episode 1: Episode 1 - Oughterard Forged Gates Project
Who were the local blacksmiths of Oughterard and the surrounding areas? Members of Oughterard Heritage Group in Co. Galway hear the recollections of Peter Tierney who shares his memories of the local…
S3E4 Episode 4: Ep 04 - Abbeygormican
Dr. Christy Cunniffe meets Sally Ann Barrett at Abbeygormican, a twelfth century Augustinian Abbey which got a new lease of life thanks to The Community Monuments Fund, provided by National Monuments…
S3E3 Episode 3: Ep 03 - Kilcreevanty
Sally Ann Barrett meets Kilcreevanty Heritage Group members who were successful in funding a Conservation and Management Plan for Kilcreevanty Graveyard through the Community Monuments Fund.
S3E2 Episode 2: Ep 02 - St Kerrills
Sally-Ann Barrett speaks to Martina Donnellan and Pat Roberts about recent conservation works at St. Kerrills Abbey, Cloonkeenkerrill. Local passion and tradition is evident for this iconic heritage…
S3E1 Episode 1: Ep 01 - Kilboght
Sally-Ann Barrett meets the people behind Kilboght Graveyard Restoration and Heritage Group. She also speaks to ecclesiastical expert Dr. Christy Cunniffe and Galway Community Archaeologist Bernie…
S2E6 Episode 6: Podcast 6: Baile an Tobar, Corr na Móna
The double holy well in Baile an Tobar, Corr na Móna is dedicated to Muire and Feichín. On a beautiful summers evening on August 15th 2024, the Feast of the Assumption of Mary into Heaven, Mass was…
S2E5 Episode 5: Podcast 5: Tobar Naomh Anna, Tír an Fhia, Ceantar na nOileán
July 26th is pattern day at Tobar Naomh Anna in Tír an Fhia. A number of pilgrims to the well are interviewed and they tell us about the devotion to the well, the pattern practiced here and cures…
S2E3 Episode 3: Podcast 3: St Kerrill’s Holy Well, Gortnalone North, Gurteen
The life of St Kerrill, his connections with St Patrick and the importance of St Kerrill’s Holy Well in the Christianisation of the ancient Kingdom of Sogáin are all detailed by Dr Joe Mannion. John…
S2E4 Episode 4: Podcast 4: St Cronan’s Holy Well, Mannin, Craughwell
Peter Dolan describes the historic sites and landscape features that surround St Cronan’s Well in Mannin townland. He tells us about the St John’s Eve traditions, cures associated with the water and…
S2E2 Episode 2: Podcast 2: The Holy Wells of Moycullen
Hazel Morrison recounts how Moycullen Heritage Group explored eight holy wells in their parish and what they discovered. Interviewee: Hazel Morrison. Interviewer: Sally-Ann BarrettPodchraoladh 2:…
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