SHANNONSIDE TALES
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This book is dedicated to the people of Ballyleague and Lanesborough both living and who have passed into history.<br/><br/>John Casey, the author, is a local historian and businessman. He was a major contributor to the Rathcline Heritage Society and the later publication Rathcline - Pathways to the Past. He holds a Diploma in Local History from N.U.I. Maynooth, through which he completed his thesis, Lanesborough Through the Lens.<br/><br/>John Casey has spent a lifetime being enthralled by the history, events and people of this community. He has collected articles, letters, interviews and many many photographs of our place in the history of this land. What follows is a collection of these people, happenings and incidents which have made our community what it is today.<br/><br/>The writings are not entirely John’s own. Much credit is due to two other local historians.<br/><br/>Firstly, Seán Ó Súilleabháin, from whose superb book, LONGFORD’S REPUBLICAN STORY 1900 – 2000, much of the Lanesborough references in the chapter TROUBLED TIMES is taken. (This book is a treasure-house and I would recommend it to anybody interested in our history — JC).<br/><br/>Secondly, Tommy Murray, who writes with great feeling about his father Jim Murray in the chapter, “Memories of my Father’s Forge”. Tommy also contributed to the piece on the Mills and to the section on THE SINN FÉIN WOMAN, CUMANN NA MBAN, through his writings for the Longford Historical Society.
SHANNONSIDE TALES John Casey and Andrew Knowles and Tommy Murray
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This book is dedicated to the people of Ballyleague and Lanesborough both living and who have passed into history.<br/><br/>John Casey, the author, is a local historian and businessman. He was a major contributor to the Rathcline Heritage Society and the later publication Rathcline - Pathways to the Past. He holds a Diploma in Local History from N.U.I. Maynooth, through which he completed his thesis, Lanesborough Through the Lens.<br/><br/>John Casey has spent a lifetime being enthralled by the history, events and people of this community. He has collected articles, letters, interviews and many many photographs of our place in the history of this land. What follows is a collection of these people, happenings and incidents which have made our community what it is today.<br/><br/>The writings are not entirely John’s own. Much credit is due to two other local historians.<br/><br/>Firstly, Seán Ó Súilleabháin, from whose superb book, LONGFORD’S REPUBLICAN STORY 1900 – 2000, much of the Lanesborough references in the chapter TROUBLED TIMES is taken. (This book is a treasure-house and I would recommend it to anybody interested in our history — JC).<br/><br/>Secondly, Tommy Murray, who writes with great feeling about his father Jim Murray in the chapter, “Memories of my Father’s Forge”. Tommy also contributed to the piece on the Mills and to the section on THE SINN FÉIN WOMAN, CUMANN NA MBAN, through his writings for the Longford Historical Society.