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  • Thumbnail for the post titled: Jam Making, 1900’s style

    Jam Making, 1900’s style

    As many people will know we have a large collection of photographs and documents in our museum. While sections of this collection have been cataloged we’re still slogging through parts […]

  • Thumbnail for the post titled: Abbeyleix – Why Build New Town

    Abbeyleix – Why Build New Town

    By 1770 Thomas Vesey, 1st Viscount de Vesci had finally managed to resolve the legal issues that dogged the estate since his grandfather had inherited it almost 80 years previously. […]

  • Thumbnail for the post titled: Laois to Siberia in Almost One Piece

    Laois to Siberia in Almost One Piece

    On Friday 6th February we were lucky enough to have Gary, Ned, Jim and Kevin come in and tell us the stories, tall and short’ of their trip across Siberia […]