The Ark Kinvara Ltd.

20/06/2021

21/06/2016

Midsummer’s night was one of the most solemn festivals of the ancient pagan world. It’s also known as the eve of St. John the Baptist. In pre-Christian times the first fire was lighted …

13/04/2016

Freeman’s Journal 17th June, 1865 p.2(abridged) The Empire 2nd June, 1852 p.4 (abridged) The Sydney Morning Herald 10th December, 1862 p.4 (abridged) Theobald Wolfe Tone (20 June 1763 – 19 No…

28/09/2015

Freemans Journal 14th March, 1905 p.11 At the last meeting of the Gort Board of Guardians, Mr. Michael O'Donohoe (chariman) presiding, the following resolution was unanimously adopted, on the motio...

13/09/2015

Connacht Tribune 15th October, 1910 p.4 A report spread around Kinvara early on Tuesday that the Sheriff's men were "marching" on Kinvara with up-to-date motor cars from Galway, to make seizures on...

19/07/2015

Nation 4th April, 1891 p.4 (abridged) There are few villages throughout Ireland near which there is not a hill, cliff, glen or cave which takes its name from the Pooka, but very few indeed know...

14/06/2015

Connacht Tribune 14th August, 1987 p.22 (abridged) For the curious there is a fascinating connection between Connemara badoirí and Kinvara Pier - pointed out by that brilliant Cruinniú organiser an...

20/05/2015

The Royal Visit

13/05/2015

Many thanks to Dermot on TodayFM for the kind mention on his show. Agnes is tickled pink and quite beside herself with the excitement of it all. The fame could be going to her head!! She wants to post a picture of the shop in its Heyday.. c. 1895, so here it is..just for you Dermot.

26/04/2015

The Sun, 25th February, 1894 p.6 (abridged) To the Editor of the Sun Sir, For some time past I have been reading in your paper a good deal of matter bearing on the cuckoo and cuckoo politicians. In...