WATERPARK HOUSE BOOK LAUNCH

The Kilrush & District Historical Society May lecture will take place on Tuesday, 27 May, at 8p.m. in the Teach Ceoil, Grace Street, Kilrush.

Katrina Pilkington Vincent, all the way from Australia, will talk about "200 years of Pilkingtons in Clare and Australia from Family Letters and Diaries". Katrina has recently contributed to a Clare Roots Society publication on "Waterpark House, Drumbiggle, Ennis, County Clare: From the Big House to Council Chamber", due to be launched in early May to mark the abolition of Ennis Town Council. In the 19th century, the Pilkington family divided their time between Waterpark and Kiltrellig, and the family archive contains fascinating first hand accounts of life in Kilbaha up to a century and a half ago.

Admission free for KDHS members, EUR5 for non-members. New members welcome.

This extended Pilkington family group photograph was taken at Kiltrellig in 1871 and includes 3 generations of the family. 

WATERPARK HOUSE PUBLICATION NEARS COMPLETION

WATERPARK HOUSE HISTORY

Have you ever wandered past Waterpark House in Ennis, Co Clare and wondered about it's history? Well, very soon, you will need to wonder no more.

Clare Roots Society, in conjunction with Ennis Town Council, is preparing to publish a booklet on the history of Waterpark House, now the administrative headquarters of Ennis Town Council.

This is being edited by Larry Brennan in collaboration with Declan Barron of Newpark House and the Australian great, great granddaughter of Thomas Pilkington, Katrina Pilkington Vincent.

Thomas Pilkington was one of the previous owners of Waterpark House.

All details of publication and dates will be published here as soon as they are available.

 You can read an earlier post on Waterpark House at

http://astheywere.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/waterpark-house.html