Article from the Grange Book suggested for reading this week (week 33)
Running is a Part of My Life In Ireland, there is a very long-standing identity with sport, in its many manifestations. Sporting activities can assist hugely in defining and bonding a community, providing an impetus to support local teams or participants in non-team sporting codes. While participation is always the key objective, local success can buoy a whole community through admiration and pride in achievement. Participation in sporting activities by girls and boys from a
Ellen Fitzgerald, New Line, Lower Grange - Read Her Story!
Some time ago, while browsing a Facebook website called Vanishing Ireland, where people post old photographs and stories about people and Ireland, I came across a photograph posted by a man called Yom (Eamonn) Daly. I was immediately interested as Eamonn posted that the image was of his mother and it was taken in Grange. I was suddenly interested in finding out more about the lady in the photograph. I contacted Eamonn by text - I introduced myself and informed him about the G
Article from the Grange Book suggested for reading this week (week 32)
Sr Labore Sheahan - My Sister Nellie The Sheahan family of Holycross, in the parish of Grange, is well known locally and, indeed, much more widely. However, some parishioners may not know much about one family member, Sr Labore - Nellie Sheahan. Nellie passed away in September 2000. The story of Sr Labore's life is fascinating and was told by her brother, David, (Raheen, Limerick) with great feeling in the book article Sr Labore Sheahan - My Sister Nellie. David's article co
Article from the Grange Book suggested for reading this week (week 31)
The Battle of Holycross You may have already read articles in the Grange Book about the fight for Ireland's freedom and marvelled at the bravery of local IRA Volunteers who fought Crown forces. A number of those brave men sacrificed their lives for the cause. Irish people owe them and many like them an eternal debt of gratitude and remembrance. But, were you aware of the Battle of Holycross which occurred in 1942, in which local men out-manoeuvred and ‘overcame’ a squadron of
