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The Society of the United Irishwomen was founded in 1910 and its name was later changed to the Irish Countrywomen’s Association. It is a non-political, non-sectarian organisation that brings together rural and urban women and their communities in fellowship and through cooperative effort. It offers support, friendship, personal development and life-long learning. Its members are to the forefront in improving the quality of life in Irish women. Together, they make up a very impressive association.

Centuries of Galway culture and heritage, from mediaeval times to the present day, will be celebrated at a special event in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church during Heritage Week.

This Sunday, September 4, the annual Autumn Garden Fair takes place again in Claregalway Castle, where some of Ireland’s best nurseries and rare plant specialists will display a great selection of shrubs, trees and more.

The Castlebar Guild of the Irish Countrywomen’s Association should have been celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2020.

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An exhibition examining the effect of rural electrification on women in Ireland in the 1950s and 1960s was launched by former President of Ireland Mary Robinson at the National Museum of Ireland – Country Life, in Turlough Park, Castlebar, last Friday.

TOMORROW, THE artist Rita Duffy’s inspired, witty, and thought-provoking exhibition/installation The Souvenir Shop, opens its doors in Number 9 Henry Street, in Galway’s historic West End.