An Gradam Foilseachán Oidhreachta buaite ag: The winner of the Heritage Publication Award is: Pádhraic Ó Biadha, Leitir Mealláin Galway County PPN Cllr. Eileen Mannion #GradaimPhobailanChathaoirligh #CathaoirleachCommunityAwards2018

The Master and the Mystery! Sunday August 19th, two months from today, we will be having our annual National Heritage Week ‘Children's Day’, a special living history day. With thanks to Ciaran Cannon and Declan Kelly. We've 20 super events organised for this year, do come and visit us.

Landlord and his mother shot and injured Kilconierin, Galway 1907

LAST CALL for the University Of Limerick Certificate in 'Local History' at Irish Workhouse Centre Portumna. The course is delivered through lectures one evening a week over 24 weeks. If you would like information on the certificate, email [email protected] or text / phone 086 4070851 by July 31st.

Here at the Irish Workhouse Centre Portumna we are a place of constant learning research and education. See our local history course and many National Heritage Week events. For more information just contact us we are happy to help.

Thank you to everyone who visited the Irish Workhouse Centre Portumna today for our National Heritage Week genealogy event 'Who do you think you are? We hope you all had as much fun as we had. 😃😃 Special thanks to Clare Doyle (Mrs Doyle) for her patience. #SharingStories #MakeaConnection #LoveGenealogy

AGI members at today’s CPD event in Grangegorman #credentials4genealogists

Thanks 😁 Irish Workhouse Centre Portumna

‘Dark Shadows’ an exhibition by Kieran Tuohy is a sculpture exhibition based on the Irish Famine. Containing over 20 pieces, it tells the story of one of the most tragic and horrific events in our history. RTÉ Nationwide American Irish Historical Society David Broderick #HU8012 #IrishFamine

Check out the IrelandXO book club recommendations, great to see Finding Ogle on the list @FindginOgle David Broderick

A beautiful film about a lot of things, but mostly about family and love

Very enjoyable it was too, hoping for more today

Just wrote an email typo saying Happy New Near! Hopes for 2021 #happynewnear

As part of continuing fundraising efforts here at the Workhouse, we are excited to introduce our new lecture series. All funds raised will go towards workhouse projects. So, throughout 2021 we hope to bring you more virtual events as we continue to tell the story of the workhouse

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Really looking forward to this talk on 2 April at 8pm on Zoom. David Broderick has researched the good and bad of the Workhouse Master as part of the Irish Workhouse Centre's First Friday Series Public History at UL (Limerick, Ireland) RTE History Show Irish History Podcast (Fin)

I am trying to source an old bag or container of blue stone used to spray potatoes to create an exhibit. It is the old container or box that I am interested in. It is likely to survive in an old disused farm building or barn.

This little fella was found at Portumna Workhouse, how did he get here, what is his story?? willian lopes #OnceAponATimeMW #MuseumsTogether Museum of Childhood Irl,Músaem Óige na hÉireann @museumofchild

So bloody what? Leo Varadkar is a human being. Like any of us, he’s entitled to do things that he enjoys. Imagine someone tweeting about you going to a concert, or worse, writing an article about it. Strange, obsessive behaviour. It’s not even silly season.

Will you be watching the #rugby this weekend? The Irish do love their #sports. The artist Simon Coleman captured the unusual game of 'cad' whilst visiting #Inishmaan in 1959 #Galway. Beir beannacht don deireadh seachtaine a chairde. Bígí ag spraoi!