Events

Heritage Week 2019

Ballinacree Historical Society will hold a talk on the Great Famine in Ballinacree Community Centre on Sat the 24th August at 8.30pm. There will also be a display of vintage farm, garden and household items and memorabilia that reflect the business, social, and sporting life of the area since the famine on Sun 25th Aug from 2 – 5pm, in the Community Centre. Anyone wishing to display items contact 087 2381756 or ballinacreehistorical@gmail.com

Heritage Week 2018

Share a story, make a connection
19-25 August 2018
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Creating your Family History / Re-launch of Ballinacree Historical Society Website

Friday, 24 August 2018, 8:30pm – 10:30pm

Ballinacree Historical Society, Ballinacree Community Centre, Co. Meath

The event will consist of:

1. Creating your family history
2. Re-launch of Ballinacree Historical Society web-site

  • Admission Free
  • Car Parking Available
Further Information:  086 2416372   ballinacreehistorical@gmail.com

PAST EVENTS / PRESENTATIONS

The following is a list of talks and events which have taken place in Ballinacree over the past few years.

  • History of Local Milling and the Tormay family by Michael Conlon
  • Aspects of the history of Oldcastle and surrounding area by John Smith
  • The Ordinance survey in County Meath by Seamus McGabhan
  • Folklore of the North Meath area by Seamus McGabhan
  • Place Names also available as presentation
  • The Nugent Family of Bobsgrove by Myles Stoney whose grandfather was Sir Oliver Nugent.
  • Kates Journey by Graham Wilson
  • The Ballinacree Banner, which celebrated its 100 anniversary this year (1911) by Eugene Markey also available as presentation
  • Genealogy by Ruth Lawlor
  • The Crossdrum Chalice by Sean McCabe, also available as presentation
  • History of the Kilroy family of Moat View by Richard Kilroy
  • The Hedge schools and its books by Antonia McManus
  • Patrick Kavanagh by Vincent Coyle
  • History of Millbrook Mills by Malachy Hand
  • Tax and Land records from the 1800’s by Seamus Smith also available as presentation (2014)
  • Stepping Stones by Seamus Smith also available as presentation (2015)
  • St Oliver Plunkett by Monsignor John Hanly (2015)
  • Tools and Tasks of yesteryear modified version for school children by Seamus Smith also available as presentation 2016
  • The history of the Ballinacree Band by Seamus Smith also available as presentation (2016)
  • The life of Rodney Matthews by Ron Chapman and Seamus Smith, presented by Seamus Smith in Oldcastle library and in Ballinacree Community Center also available as presentation (2017)
  • Ballinacree in the 1800’s by Seamus Smith also available as presentation (2017)

Other presentations created from the archives and further research by members of the society are

  • The Mills of the area by Seamus Smith
  • Between Loughcrew and Lough Sheelin from ‘Stories from Ballinacree’ article by Bernard Smith
  • Flax growing by Seamus Smith
  • Folklore from the archives by Seamus Smith
  • Hero’s and Villains by Seamus Smith
  • Killeagh Griffiths Valuation from the Archives
  • Killeagh Tithes from the Archives
  • Kilbride Griffiths Valuation from the archives
  • Place Names from the archives and Seamus Smith
  • Ballinacree – video version by Alo Connaughton and Seamus Smith
  • History chiselled in stone from ‘Stories from Ballinacree’ article by Bernard Smith
  • Solving the Land, question from the archives
  • Fossils, from the archives and Seamus Smith
  • Stone Tools and Buildings – from the archives
  • Schools of the Area, by Seamus Smith
  • Tools and Tasks of Yesteryear, by Seamus Smith
  • Faces of Ballinacree – from the archives
  • Irish flags by Seamus Smith
  • Symbols of Ireland by Seamus Smith