Westmeath Libraries

Past Perspectives

History EN ↓ 10 episoder

A Westmeath Libraries podcast where we chat with a variety of local historians. We'll learn what started them on the path towards history and they'll share some gems of our local history collection

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Westmeath Libraries

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History

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www.westmeathculture.ie

Seneste episode

14. maj 2024

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Everything comes from somewhere 14.05.2024 29:54

Lorna from the Aidan Heavey Library talks to Dr. John Gibney of the R.I.A.

Athlone's favourite local historian 07.05.2024 16:20

Lorna from the Aidan Heavey Library Athlone chats to local historian, and former librarian Gearoid O'Brien

Linking the past and the future 30.04.2024 19:16

Edel talks to Alma Clavin about her Repair Acts project and how the past can help us today. RepairActs.ie Creative Ireland The Years Between: Moate Co Westmeath 1956-2006 by Vera Hughes The Schools Collection - Dúchas Ask in your local library about the Thom's directory or Slater's Commercial directory

You don't think of Mullingar and the Yeti in the same sentence 23.04.2024 14:32

In this episode Lorna talks to Ian Keneally who has worked as Historian in Residence with Westmeath County Council commemorating the Decade of Centenaries. Relevant links Westmeath's Decade of Centenary blog The Revolution Papers RTE's The History Show Everest 1921 online exhibition The paper wall : newspapers and propaganda in Ireland 1919-1921 / Ian Kenneally.

It's like a buzz, like an adrenaline kick, and it's actually amazing 16.04.2024 20:37

In today's episode Edel Scally talks to Jason McKevitt about his love of history, and where it came from.

My god, are all these my books 09.04.2024 25:24

In this episode Dr. John Gibney and Gearoid O'Brien discuss the Aidan Heavey Collection - one of the finest collections of rare books in Ireland. This is the collection that gives Athlone Library its name; the Aidan Heavey Library, Athlone.

Local history is local knowledge as well as the official records 02.04.2024 10:02

In today's episode Edel talks to Gretta Connell. Gretta worked for many years with Westmeath Libraries, and since her retirement is even busier with local history queries. Her book A Guide to tracing your Westmeath ancestors is a great help for anyone interested in researching their own family history.

Would you not go out to the graveyard and dig up a good, old, decent Fenian 26.03.2024 21:17

Lorna from the Aidan Heavey Library, Athlone talks to Eamonn Hughes about his life as a teacher, the value of primary sources, and his most recent project.

We're probably the only town that's been invaded by an entire army of ghosts 19.03.2024 12:57

Edel chats to local historian Ruth Illingworth about her projects and research. Including some of her favourite stories from the town.

"I was always very interested in graveyards" 15.03.2024 11:21

Ann McDermott chats to Lorna Farrell from Westmeath Libraries about her interest in local history, and how her work in the library brings her new questions every day.