"ARE YOU BEING SERVED? " - KILRUSH AND DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S lecture 30th May, 2017

Kilrush and District Historical Society's May lecture will be entitled "Are you being served? The rise and fall of domestic service in Kilrush, Co. Clare from 1881 to 1951" and will be given by the Society's chairperson Lisa O'Sullivan. The lecture takes place in the Teach Ceoil on Grace Street at 8p.m. on Tuesday 30 May.

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Domestic service in Kilrush, Co. Clare from 1881 to 1951

Tues 20:00 UTC+01 · Teach Ceoil, Grace Street, Kilrush, County Clare

THE ROLE OF TURF IN FAMILY LIFE IN WEST CLARE : KILRUSH AND DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOC. - Clara Hoyne

KDHS Lecture: THE ROLE OF TURF IN FAMILY LIFE IN WEST CLARE

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Clara Hoyne's lecture entitled "Drawing home the turf: the role of turf in family life in West Clare" will examine the economic, social and cultural impact that turf had in the area and its contribution to life in west Clare.

Bog and turf were in abundance in County Clare, especially in the west which had vast areas of blanket bog. Little has been recorded about the history of turf cutting, but Clara's research provides rich material regarding turf in agriculture and in daily family life.

Interviews were conducted by the author in the course of the research as well as exploring the National Folklore Collection and the local oral history repository, Cuimhneamh an Chláir.

The findings confirm that turf played a vital part in all aspects of life in west Clare and sustained many families, in a range of trades and in an area with poor agricultural land. This study demonstrates the central role that turf played in the local economy. The talk will examine some aspects of turf harvesting, including its transport by boat, train and road; turf in family and home life and the general traditions and culture of turf cutting.

Clara Hoyne undertook an MA in History of Family in 2013, pursuing her interest in genealogy and social history. She has recently retired as secretary of the Clare Roots Society having served a number of years in that role. During her time as secretary she was involved in many projects; editing many of the publications, organising community training for recording the graveyards of County Clare and organising three successful family history conferences attracting attendees from the UK, the US and Australia. More recently she contributed several articles to a local history publication in Clarecastle. Having since changed her research focus, she is currently a PhD researcher in Psychology in Mary Immaculate College, Limerick.

KDHS lectures are free to members, EUR5 for non-members. New members are welcome. The annual membership fee (July-June) is EUR20.

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♫ "RITA MCCARTHY'S LECTURE TO KILRUSH & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY" by Paddy Waldron

RITA MCCARTHY'S LECTURE TO KILRUSH & DISTRICT HISTORICAL ...  By Paddy Waldron  Kdhs, County Nursery, Workhouse, Kilrush, Rita Mccarthy This talk focuses on how the poor and vulnerable were treated after the closure of the workhouses in Co Clare in 1922. It will use Kilrush as a case study and look at County Clare Nursery, the boarding-out scheme and the home assistance programme. Sources include the Kilrush UDC minute books, Board of Guardian minute books and newspaper reports.  This was the focus of Rita's MA studies in University of Limerick where she went on to undertake a PhD researching women's emigration from Ireland between 1939 and 1970.  Rita has also produced and presented a radio documentary on the 1935 Dance Hall Act and its impact on the social life of west Clare. Listen now Listen Later New upload from Paddy Waldron