Currow Village and Castleisland History August 2024

Called to Currow Village and later had a look at Castleisland County Kerry history and library.
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Castleisland Heritage
Sisters Maureen and Margaret spoke about the Presentation Convent in Castleisland and the importance of preserving more than 175 years of its history which dates back to Famine times.
Sister Maureen gave a sketch of the origins of the order in the town and Sister Margaret remarked on the value of the digitisation of those records now undertaken by Castleisland District Heritage with the aid of a grant from the Heritage Council.
Chairman John Roche gave a brief history of Castleisland District Heritage which is now celebrating its tenth year – underlining the research of the late Michael O’Donohoe.
Initial Committee Recalled
Recalling how a committee composed of himself, Tomo Burke, the late Colm Kirwan and John Reidy was formed back in 2013 to preserve Michael’s research papers on the premise that ‘if we don’t do it ourselves, nobody will.’
http://www.mainevalleypost.com/2024/0...
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Michael O’Donohoe Collection Castleisland
The Michael O Donohoe Memorial Heritage Project was launched in Castleisland, Co Kerry in October 2014 by a local committee dedicated to safeguarding the research of the late Michael O’Donohoe, former principal of Castleisland Boys’ National School. Michael O’Donohoe’s research, conducted over a period of about 30 years, relates to Castleisland and district history and heritage. Michael O’Donohoe, who was an accomplished sportsman, took up teaching in the Boys’ National School, Castleisland in the 1950s and eventually became headmaster there before his retirement in 1991 at age 55. Local history research occupied his remaining years until his death at the age of 71 in 2008.
The papers of the late Michael O’Donohoe are now catalogued and digitised
http://www.odonohoearchive.com/

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