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Eye on the past
1082. Photo evokes happy memories of times past
THIS week an interesting photograph was shown to me and the wonders of modern technology allowed me to scan it...
Tuesday, 10/09/13 - 9:22am
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Journey to a place of pilgrimage. No 1079
BOOKS open up avenues to places previously unknown and sometime suggest journeys never before planned. I was conscious of this...
Tuesday, 20/08/13 - 8:54am
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Poems of the Great War: Eye on the Past 1078
AUGUST is generally one of the quieter months around the town of Athy as the schools have yet to re-open.However...
Tuesday, 13/08/13 - 8:41am
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1077: History written in our roads and buildings
INLAND towns such as Athy benefitted enormously from improved road making practises of the 18th century. Prior to then, responsibility...
Tuesday, 06/08/13 - 9:10am
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A hero of the Latvian nation
St Michael’s Cemetery Athy was the scene of an unusual gathering last week when a group of Latvians accompanied by...
Tuesday, 12/03/13 - 10:37am
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Centre helps us to value our heritage
PART of Athy’s developing cultural heritage is the Heritage Centre located on the ground floor of the town’s 18th century...
Tuesday, 05/03/13 - 9:07am
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EYE ON THE PAST 1054: Remembering the voice of Sunday evening radio
THE recent death of Seán Óg Ó Ceallacháin sent me searching amongst my sports books and in particular amongst the...
Tuesday, 26/02/13 - 10:02am
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