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Abbeyleix Heritage House
Abbeyleix Heritage House is Laois' biggest history museum, community centre and business hub.
TRIVIA THURSDAY![]()
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Test your general knowledge of Irish history through the ages, either by following the link, or heading over to our Instagram stories @ abbeyleixheritagehouse !![]()
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Pictured is a letter (September 1966) written to friends/organisations of the parade from James J. Comerford (1901-1988), Chairman of the St. Patrick's Day parade committee New York, in response to the potential cancellation/route changes of the parades. Comerford asks for support in contacting local council members in relation to the parade’s future, and in regards to the bill proposed by councilman Woodward ‘Woody’ Kingman (1925-1916), which would prohibit the granting of police permits in heavily populated areas. ☘️![]()
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James J. Comerford may have been a criminal justice judge from Manhattan, NY, though he was born in 1901 in Coolraheen, co. Kilkenny. He was a member of the Irish Republican Army, before emigrating to America in 1925, departing from Cobh (Queenstown), onboard the vessel Franconia. In his early days in New York Comerford worked several jobs, including as a clerk. He enrolled in university, eventually attaining his PhD from Fordham university. He married Vera Carr (1913-1984), daughter of Irish emigrants from co. Offaly. 🇮🇪![]()
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Comerford was involved in several Irish organisations in the US, including the Ancient Order of Hibernians, and was president of the United Irish Counties Association. For more on Comerford, see the following blogpost/webpage: comerfordfamily.blogspot.com/2009/06/comerford-profiles-22-judge-james-j.html ![]()
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PARENT AND BABY/TODDLER GROUP🧸![]()
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EVERY THURS MORNING 10-12 🕙![]()
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3EURO PER PARENT, TEA/COFFEE/TREATS PROVIDED ☕![]()
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ALL WELCOME 😁![]()
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Today’s Curator Tuesday post is of a postcard from Wilde brothers’ stationers Abbeyleix, with a photograph of the Old Church. The Old Church was built on the De Vesci demesne c. 1765. The church is surrounded by a graveyard, with graves dating to over two hundred years ago. The graveyard is a private graveyard for the De Vesci family. ![]()
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The Wilde family had a shop on Lower Main Street, and were general merchants. An ancestor of the Wildes, Frances Dier Wilde, is also buried at the Old Church (Frances married Thomas Wilde, whose mother was Lady Jane Vesey, daughter of John Vesey and Elizabeth Brownlow). ![]()
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PARENT AND BABY/TODDLER GROUP🧸![]()
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On every Thursday at Abbeyleix Heritage House from 10-12.![]()
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New faces always welcome, no booking required!![]()
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€3.00 per parent, with tea/coffee/treats provided.![]()
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