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Cyril Mahony was born in February 1913 in the family home on Prospect Hill. His mother was Mary Teresa Cunniffe from Loughrea and his father Gerry was a member of the RIC who at one time was stationed in Belfast. He eventually left the force and came back to his mother’s house on Prospect Hill. She was Anne Flaherty from Conamara, a native speaker and a well-known maternity nurse.
During World War Two a total of four aircraft crashed on Mount Brandon in Kerry.
THE 100th anniversary of the first garda sergeant to be killed on duty was recently marked with a reverential ceremony.Sgt James Woods was first stationed in Bantry before taking up a post at Scartaglen in Co Kerry, where he was killed in a raid on December 3rd, 1923.Garda Patric
On the road to Independence, the Uber driver told me that his grandfather, a dedicated smoker, lived to an advanced age. “He was over 90,” he said....
A prominent building in Listowel is on the market.The FCA Hall is listed for sale.The building has been closed for use since 2013.This structure was previously...