Galway County Heritage Office

• Episode 3: Episode 3 - Oughterard Forged Gates Project

  At a kitchen table in Roscahill, Co. Galway locals gather to remember the contributions of the local blacksmiths through stories and song.    This project was developed by the Heritage Office, Galway County Council in partnership with Oughterard Heritage Group. Project Managers: Marie Mannion, Heritage Officer, Galway County Council and Antoinette Lydon, Oughterard Heritage Group. Project Steering Group: Antoinette Lydon, Pat McDonagh, Oughterard Heritage Group and Marie Mannion, Heritage Officer, Galway County Council, Executive Producer and Editor: The series was produced, presented and edited by Sally-Ann Barrett of Freeway Media and published by GK Media Limited. Contributors: Peter Tierney, Frank Osbourne, Pat Joyce, Member of Rosscahill Community. Administrative Support: Valerie M Kelly, Creative Ireland Manager, Galway County Council, Gina O’ Shaughnessy, ASO, Galway County Council, Martina Creaven, SSO, Galway County Council, Ita Gordon, Clerical Officer, Galway County Council, and Anne Power, SSO Galway County Council. Funding and Support: This project was funded by Creative Ireland and Galway County Council. 

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• Episode 2: Episode 2 - Oughterard Forged Gates Project

  From Camp Street in Oughterard to nearby Moycullen, Co.Galway Frank Osbourne and Pat Joyce share their memories of the blacksmiths Patrick Walsh and John Lydon.  This project was developed by the Heritage Office, Galway County Council in partnership with Oughterard Heritage Group. Project Managers: Marie Mannion, Heritage Officer, Galway County Council and Antoinette Lydon, Oughterard Heritage Group. Project Steering Group: Antoinette Lydon, Pat McDonagh, Oughterard Heritage Group and Marie Mannion, Heritage Officer, Galway County Council, Executive Producer and Editor: The series was produced, presented and edited by Sally-Ann Barrett of Freeway Media and published by GK Media Limited. Contributors: Peter Tierney, Frank Osbourne, Pat Joyce, Member of Rosscahill Community. Administrative Support: Valerie M Kelly, Creative Ireland Manager, Galway County Council, Gina O’ Shaughnessy, ASO, Galway County Council, Martina Creaven, SSO, Galway County Council, Ita Gordon, Clerical Officer, Galway County Council, and Anne Power, SSO Galway County Council. Funding and Support: This project was funded by Creative Ireland and Galway County Council.

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• Episode 1: Episode 1 - Oughterard Forged Gates Project

  Who were the local blacksmiths of Oughterard and the surrounding areas? Members of Oughterard Heritage Group in Co. Galway hear the recollections of Peter Tierney who shares his memories of the local forges.This project was developed by the Heritage Office, Galway County Council in partnership with Oughterard Heritage Group. Project Managers: Marie Mannion, Heritage Officer, Galway County Council and Antoinette Lydon, Oughterard Heritage Group. Project Steering Group: Antoinette Lydon, Pat McDonagh, Oughterard Heritage Group and Marie Mannion, Heritage Officer, Galway County Council, Executive Producer and Editor: The series was produced, presented and edited by Sally-Ann Barrett of Freeway Media and published by GK Media Limited. Contributors: Peter Tierney, Frank Osbourne, Pat Joyce, Member of Rosscahill Community. Administrative Support: Valerie M Kelly, Creative Ireland Manager, Galway County Council, Gina O’ Shaughnessy, ASO, Galway County Council, Martina Creaven, SSO, Galway County Council, Ita Gordon, Clerical Officer, Galway County Council, and Anne Power, SSO Galway County Council. Funding and Support: This project was funded by Creative Ireland and Galway County Council. 

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• Episode 4: Ep 04 - Abbeygormican

  Dr. Christy Cunniffe meets Sally Ann Barrett at Abbeygormican, a twelfth century Augustinian Abbey which got a new lease of life thanks to The Community Monuments Fund, provided by National Monuments Service, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and administered through Galway County Council.

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• Episode 3: Ep 03 - Kilcreevanty

  Sally Ann Barrett meets Kilcreevanty Heritage Group members who were successful in funding a Conservation and Management Plan for Kilcreevanty Graveyard through the Community Monuments Fund.

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