THE HISTORY OF THE WEST CLARE CREAMERIES
YOU ARE INVITED TO A NIGHT TO REMEMBER
8.00PM 28 APRIL, 2015
TEACH CEOIL, GRACE STREET, KILRUSH COUNTY CLARE
Paul Markham published The History of the West Clare Creameries in 2001. His lecture on this subject will capture a unique mix of the commercial, cultural and political environment of much of the 1900s from the perspective of the farming community and their struggle to survive and develop in west Clare. Paul has been collecting creamery related material, memorabilia and histories for a number of years. His talk will feature lots of old photographs, documents and records from the West Clare Creameries from 1930 to 2000.
He will also show a short film of milk intake old style. He will tell the story of butter markets, milk retailing and co-ops prior to 1930 in West Clare. The lecture will explain the role played by Mr. Michael Lane (General Manager) and his staff in improving the livelihoods of the farmer and his family.
Paul Markham's other publications include Clonderlaw Castle and Neighbourhood (1988); Kilmurry McMahon and Killofin Remembered: An Accurate and Detailed Account - Past and Present - of a Rural Parish in the Barony of Clonderlaw, Co. Clare (1991); The Kilmurry MacMahon MacNamaras County Clare (2000); and a biography of T. J. Ryan (1896-1962), published in 2005. His website http://
Paul is also the man behind the restoration of the Rambling House in Kilmurry McMahon, which has made a number of appearances on television in recent times.
Admission is free for members of KDHS and EUR5 for non-members. New members are always welcome. The annual membership fee is EUR20 and for those joining now will cover events up to June 2016.
He will also show a short film of milk intake old style. He will tell the story of butter markets, milk retailing and co-ops prior to 1930 in West Clare. The lecture will explain the role played by Mr. Michael Lane (General Manager) and his staff in improving the livelihoods of the farmer and his family.
Paul Markham's other publications include Clonderlaw Castle and Neighbourhood (1988); Kilmurry McMahon and Killofin Remembered: An Accurate and Detailed Account - Past and Present - of a Rural Parish in the Barony of Clonderlaw, Co. Clare (1991); The Kilmurry MacMahon MacNamaras County Clare (2000); and a biography of T. J. Ryan (1896-1962), published in 2005. His website http://
Paul is also the man behind the restoration of the Rambling House in Kilmurry McMahon, which has made a number of appearances on television in recent times.
Admission is free for members of KDHS and EUR5 for non-members. New members are always welcome. The annual membership fee is EUR20 and for those joining now will cover events up to June 2016.
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