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THE Taoiseach and leader of Fianna Fáil, Micheál Martin, officially opened a new exhibition on the origins and early years of the Fianna Fáil party in Kerry on Monday morning at Tralee Library. This year marks the centenary of the foundation of the party in 1926 and the exhibition, presented […]
A NEW publication on the history of the Irish Civil War and its impact in Kerry will hit the bookshops early next month. ‘The Civil War in Kerry and Beyond: Histories, Memories and Legacies’, edited by Bridget McAuliffe, Mary McAuliffe and Owen O’Shea, will be available from Friday, November 7, […]
HUNDREDS of people gathered at the Muintir na Tíre Hall in Milltown on Saturday evening to celebrate the life and times of local man who made a major contribution to the campaign for Irish independence a century ago and who is honoured in a new book by local historian, Dr […]
THE dramatic life and times of a prominent Kerry IRA leader and lifelong republican are published in a new book by historian and author, Dr Owen O’Shea. The memoirs of Dan Mulvihill, which he wrote shortly before he died, which remained unpublished for fifty years, chart his central role in […]
THE Killarney National Park talks series continues this Thursday with Owen O’Shea speaking on the Civil War in Kerry in Killarney House Auditorium at 8.00pm. The talks series is free, seating is limited and it will also be live-streamed via the Killarney National Park Facebook page @killarneynationalpark ‘Terror, Turmoil and […]
FORMER Government Minister Jimmy Deenihan was on hand to launch a new book detailing the violence and divisions of the Civil War in Kerry. Historian and author, Owen O’Shea signed copies of the book for people at the launch which was well attended. The book offers new insights into the misery […]
THE violence and divisions of the Civil War in Kerry are detailed in a new book coming to bookshops next week. Historian and author, Owen O’Shea offers new insights into the misery and mayhem of 1922-23, from the perspectives not only of the combatants who were involved in the fighting […]
THE dramatic story of the IRA ambush of members of the Crown Forces near Milltown in 1921 is being presented as a new play in the local Community Hall this November. ‘Ballymacandy’ is based on the best-selling book by local historian and author Owen O’Shea and involves a cast of […]
A NEW book on the Ballymacandy Ambush of June 1921, where a senior figure in the IRA in Tralee was the only casualty on the IRA side, has just been published by a local author and historian. Owen O’Shea’s book tells the story of the ambush which happened in mid-Kerry just […]
A POPULAR author and former journalist received a surprise on Saturday night when he was awarded Milltown’s highest honour. The ‘Stephen Lawlor Community Award’ was presented to Owen O’Shea at a surprise ceremony in The Plough Bar. Owen, who is the Media, Communications & Customer Relations Officer at Kerry County Council, […]
