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Caragh Local History Group is hosting "A talk on the ‘Life and Times of the Rev Samuel George Cotton" in the Caragh Parish meeting room on Thurs...

Children and staff at Lisbellaw Primary School had a royally good time as they celebrated Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee on Tuesday, May 31.

When Napoleon’s death mask was discovered in Limerick village Reporter: donal.oregan@limerickleader.ie ');  '); A CASTLECONNELL creative and historical writing competition has unveiled a remarkable story connecting the village to Napoleon’s death mask. A death mask is a likeness of a person's face after their death, usually made by taking a cast or impression from the corpse Castleconnell is steeped in history and heritage but when organisers asked for historical stories and tales of hidden history in a story competition no one could have foreseen such an amazing true story to be tol...

Community spirit shone through pandemic darkness Updated / Sunday, 3 Jan 2021 07:17 North West Correspondent There was one day this year when I laughed all the way through the job I was on and couldn't keep the smile off my face for nearly a week afterwards. It wasn’t even on my own patch. It was my weekend on duty covering the midlands, west and north west. I was thrown a long-shot - was there any way I could track down a pair of newly-weds in their 80s in Offaly and see if would they do an interview? 'Sure I’ll give it a try', I said, not knowing this would become the highlight of my ...