The Athenry Journal was founded and edited by Finbarr O’Regan (and later Conrad O’Broin). Published by Athenry Area Development Company (ADC), the online journal contains all the local news from 1995 – 2004.
Winnie Kennedy talks to Paul McNamara
Usually it is the people from a rural background that we think of when wanting t…Athenry Journal Archive | Magazine | Interview | Education | Paul McNamara
St Marys 19th Boy Scouts Athenry
The Boy Scouts were founded in Athenry in October 1985. It is largely thanks to…Athenry Journal Archive | Magazine | Chronicle | Education, Entertainment, Environment, People, Science, Sport | Christy Caulfield
St Mary’s GAA Club Athenry Report November 1995
The clubs achievements for l995 have been a mixed bag compared with 1994 when th…Athenry Journal Archive | Magazine | Chronicle | Education, People, Sport | Leo Coffey
The story of Teagasc Athenry
There are few families in the Athenry area who have not had some contact with th…Athenry Journal Archive | Magazine | Chronicle | Education, Employment, Environment, Farming, People | Nuala King
Turlach Airt: The Battle of Moyvilla
A friend of mine once described the parish of Athenry as a place where it would…Athenry Journal Archive | Magazine | Chronicle | Education, Folklore, People, Politics, Townlands | Lena Conroy
Summer in the Sixties
That last day at school before the Summer hols was the best in the whole year. W…Athenry Journal Archive | Magazine | Chronicle | Education, Holidays, People, Sport | Gearóid O’Dowd
The Circus Mare
Around the year 1850 a circus came to Athenry and among the performers that day…Athenry Journal Archive | Book | Biography | Education, Folklore, Townlands | Tony Coffey
Swangate
Swangate is a special area of Athenry. It’s like living in the countryside and…Athenry Journal Archive | Magazine | Chronicle | Education, People, Townlands | Stephanie O'Regan
The County Hurling Final of 1911
I wish to congratulate St. Mary’s Athenry on their great win, over Carnmore, in…Athenry Journal Archive | Magazine | Chronicle | Education, People, Sport | Tom Keane
Temple Moyle or Tysaxon
Athenry Historical Society made a welcome foray into the half-parish of Newcastl…Athenry Journal Archive | Magazine | Chronicle | Archaeology, Education, Folklore, People, Townlands | Martin T Kelly
The Athenry Glasgow Connection
To hear 30,000 non-Athenry people singing ‘The Fields of Athenry’ at the top of…Athenry Journal Archive | Magazine | Chronicle | Education, People, Sport | Martin Morrissey
The great 1944 seven-a-side challenge match
ROVERS Jack Brennan, Captain – This stalwart from South Galway needs no introduc…Athenry Journal Archive | Magazine | Chronicle | People, Sport | Anonymous
The Fifteenth
We would save our sweets money from once we got the summer holidays. It would be…Athenry Journal Archive | Magazine | Chronicle | Education, Entertainment, Folklore, People, Religion | Gerry Atkinson
The May Bush
There was a time when every house sported a may bush on May Eve and Mayday. The…Athenry Journal Archive | Magazine | Chronicle | Education, Folklore, People | Kitty Lardner
The Pony Club
The Co. Galway Hunt, The Blazers, Branch of the Pony Club is sadly one of Athenr…Athenry Journal Archive | Magazine | Chronicle | Education, Entertainment, Environment, Sport | Rose Barrett
The Reading Tower at Coshla
From what I have heard from the old people of thirty and forty years ago and the…Athenry Journal Archive | Magazine | Chronicle | Archaeology, Education, Entertainment, People | Mattie (William) Higgins
The Trees of Athenry
The People of Athenry and it’s surrounding areas show great pride in the histori…Athenry Journal Archive | Book | Chronicle | Education, Environment, People | Robert Reilly
The Woodlands of Mellows Agricultural College
In Ireland many semi natural woodlands are associated with large estates, Semi S…Athenry Journal Archive | Magazine | Chronicle | Education, Environment, Farming | Jim Reidy
The Swingtime Aces
On Sept. 14th. 1972 the Swingtime Aces its their final performance in the Carous…Athenry Journal Archive | Magazine | Chronicle | Education, Folklore, Music, People | Jimmy Reilly
Thoughts on the Ancient Defences of Athenry Town
Some fine remains of the ramparts which formed the outer banks of the water-fill…Athenry Journal Archive | Magazine | Chronicle | Archaeology, Education, History | Charles Taylor
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Shop Local August 1995
The recent strike at Dunnes Stores meant that many shoppers were reint… by Ethna Archer
Athenry Journal Archive | Business, Education
