Welcome… Fáilte… to our community archive for Shannon Town and Environs
Dúchas na Sionna and the Shannon Archaeological and Historical Society welcome you to our website. We hope you enjoy what you discover among the pages and that you will be encouraged to add your own contributions. Find out more about us or get in touch.
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Latest Progress on the Hastings Farmhouse Restoration Project
The project to restore Hastings Farmhouse and the adjoining outbuilding as a community and heritage facility has again moved a ...
Progress on the Hastings Farmhouse Restoration Project
The plan by Dúchas na Sionna to restore Hastings Farmhouse is once again moving forward. Over the past year and ...
Roundabout Shannon, a short video
This is a short video commissioned by The National Museum of Ireland, highlighting some of the activities of the Shannon ...
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Hastings Farmhouse
Hastings Farmhouse is the remains of a typical nineteenth century vernacular farmhouse located in Tullyvarraga townland within the modern town ...
The Birth of a Town
Introduction The 1950s marked a period of severe economic stagnation and rising emigration levels in Ireland. It was clear that the ...
The Creamery at Bunratty and its connection to Nineteenth Century Public Transport.
This building now used as a Pub and Restaurant for much of the twentieth century served as the Creamery for ...
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