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Limerick Gaelic Athletics Association (GAA) History

Kieran Mc Carty and Nathan Wright completed a very interesting project on the history of Limerick GAA. Competition and rivalry is fierce between teams in this sport, fans are passionate and county pride can be at stake!

Kieran brings along his old photographs and artifacts about his families history with the GAA to share with Nathan

Please click on this link to view Kieran and Nathans project:

Limerick GAA history by Kieran McCarty and Nathan Wright

Kieran and Nathan receive their certificates for taking part in Limerick’s Place EE intergenerational workshops.

In this video Kieran explains how the sport of GAA is an integral part of his family history which he would like to be remembered.

To find out more information about Limerick GAA please follow this link:  https://limerickgaa.ie/#

 

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Irish Language in Abbeyfeale

A wonderful project created by Josephine Halpin and Matthew O Connor related to the history of the Irish Language in the town of Abbeyfeale, County Limerick.

Josephine and Matthew were busy researching the history of the Irish language online during the Limerick workshops

Click this link to view to project:

Josephine Halpin and Matthew O Connor- Irish Language in Abbeyfeale

Matthew and Josephine deciding what material to gather for their project
Josephine and Matthew receive their certificates for taking part in Limerick’s intergenerational workshops.

Click this link to find out more information about Abbeyfeale’s history: http://abbeyfeale.ie/history.html

 

 

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Landmarks of Foynes in County Limerick

Foynes is a town, an island and a harbour situated on the southern shore of the Shannon Estuary in the west of County Limerick and the N69 scenic driving route passes through the town. Foynes has a picturesque main street of limestone cut buildings. The town has a major deep water seaport, with capacity for very large vessels. This port is nationally significant as the second largest seaport in Ireland.

Click this link hereunder to view a wonderful project produced by Frank Flynn and Cormac Browne based on the landmarks of Foynes in County Limerick.

Frank Flynn and Cormac Browne- Foynes Landmarks

Frank and Cormac working on their project about Foynes
Frank and Cormac receive their Place EE certificates in recognition of their participation in Limerick’s Place EE workshops.

Please click on this link if you would like to find out more information about the village of Foynes:  https://www.flyingboatmuseum.com/foynes-village/

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Ita’s Irish Artifacts

Ita Reidy and Willie Quilligan created a wonderful project about artefacts that belong to Ita’s family. The project looks at the following artifacts in detail:

  • Artifact 1: A Painting of Three Reverends
  • Artifact2 : An Old Irish Water Bottle
  • Artifact 3: An old hair trimmer

Click below to watch  a wonderful discussion between Ita and Willie about Ita’s family artifacts

Click this link to view the powerpoint Ita and Willie created about these artifacts:

Ita Reidy and Willie Quilligan- Ita’s Irish Artifacts

Ita and Willie were busy during the workshops as Willie thought Ita how to use her smart device to create a powerpoint presentation for this archive

Ita Reidy presents her old family photographs to the group- sharing memories:

Ita and Willie receive a certificate at workshop 10 for their participation in the Place EE project