Search Results for 'Clare County'
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435million-year-old fossil starfish discovered in Maam Valley
A new species of fossil starfish discovered in the Maam Valley has been found to be 435 million years old, according to the latest issue of The Irish Journal of Earth Sciences, published by the Royal Irish Academy.
Regional health forum elects its first woman chairperson
A Fianna Fail county councillor from Headford has become the first woman chairperson of the HSE West’s regional health forum.
Shannon Group announces plans to develop new hangar to house A380s
has today announced it has lodged a planning application with Clare County Council for a new aircraft hangar at Shannon Airport.
Siege, sorrow, and endless speculation
We talked last week about the bravery of the Army men from Custume Barracks in Athlone at the Siege of Jadotville.
Mayo’s seventeenth century rebel song
I recently stumbled upon a 17th century song, as you do, which was dedicated to the county of Mayo. The song, titled "The County of Mayo", initially caught my eye as it was printed in the old Irish type, a rare sight nowadays. The author was a man named Thomas Lavelle who was active during the middle of the 1600s.
