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The dictionary defines "Heritage" as "anything that has been transmitted from the past or handed down by tradition". Thankfully, our community is one that respects "Heritage", and over the years we have inherited a vast array of tradition, as this section of our site will illustrate.
Tá scéal i dúinn go léir. It takes many small parts to build a big picture - Every family has the capacity to add to our Heritage – a tale, a fact, a photograph, an artefact – we have made sharing it easy… just Contact Us here.

  • Judge William Patrick Madden: From Killagoola to Kansas

    Judge William Patrick Madden: From Killagoola to Kansas

    Maddens from Moycullen who Became Pioneers in the American West
  • Afoot In Ireland in 1888

    Afoot In Ireland in 1888

    A newspaper extract describes American Travel writer Edgar Wakeman's walk through Moycullen in 1888
  • Lees Island 5 Logboat

    Lees Island 5 Logboat

    An experimental archaeology project to recreate a replica of a vessel which has survived over 2,400 years under the waters of Lough Corrib
  • Breaking the Covid Boundaries

    Breaking the Covid Boundaries

    Moycullen Heritage AGM 2020
  • A Hundred Thousand Welcomes

    A Hundred Thousand Welcomes

    Happy to share our heritage with you
  • The Pope and Moycullen heritage

    The Pope and Moycullen heritage

  • Moycullen During the Famine

    Moycullen During the Famine

    Reflections on National Famine Commemoration Day 2019
  • Mile Marker Project

    Mile Marker Project

    The Importance of Old Reference Points
  • Forgotten Moycullen War Heroes

    Forgotten Moycullen War Heroes

    1810-1860
  • Blake Census of Moycullen

    Blake Census of Moycullen

    Covering the Years (1793-1813)
  • Memories of Moycullen

    Memories of Moycullen

    A Community Remembers
  • Missing Friends Database 1831-1921

    Missing Friends Database 1831-1921

    Boston College’s Irish Studies Program digitize The Boston Pilot's Missing Friends Column
  • Four Papal Bulls Relating to Moycullen and Galway

    Four Papal Bulls Relating to Moycullen and Galway

    1489 - 1501
  • Moycullen Heritage Trails

    Moycullen Heritage Trails (0)

    Out for a walk or cycle- why not use our heritage trails!
  • Gastronomy

    Gastronomy (4)

    Moycullen's rich tradition in relation to food
  • Making Connections

    Making Connections (4)

    The Stories of Moycullen People at Home and Abroad
  • Media

    Media (1)

    A sample of Moycullen Heritage's media coverage
  • Heritage Week

    Heritage Week (10)

    Building awareness and education about our natural, built and cultural heritage.
  • The Famine

    The Famine (6)

    People, Place and Time - Moycullen during the famine years
  • Awards

    Awards (5)

    It goes to show small local heritage groups can make a difference!
  • Sín Scéal Eíle

    Sín Scéal Eíle (0)

    Recorded interviews - stories big or small in the lives of our people
  • Quick Quiz Questions

    Quick Quiz Questions (17)

    How well do you know Moycullen?
  • 2018 'The Year of O'Flaherty' Festival

    2018 'The Year of O'Flaherty' Festival (18)

    A year-long programme of events and activities in Co. Galway celebrating the life and works of Roderick O’Flaherty
  • Galway Community Heritage Ezine

    Galway Community Heritage Ezine (2)

  • Traditions and Folklore

    Traditions and Folklore (5)

    Written and Visual history of local tradition
Keywords

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  • Deerfield (2)
  • Michael O'Hehir (1)
  • Knock (2)
  • Half Hundred (1)
  • Athlete (2)
  • World Record (1)
  • NACA (1)
  • All Ireland Medal (1)

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This website is a member of the Irish Community Archive Network and is a joint initiative of Galway County Council Heritage Office and the National Museum of Ireland – Country Life
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