Skip to content

offalyhistoryblog

News and updates on current Offaly History projects.

  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Copyright statement

052778 D.E Williams Mount Bolus

January 26, 2018 ~ Michael Byrne

Post navigation

< Previous Interview with Dan Lawlor, a Mount Bolus character of the last century Interviewed by Jim Kenny. Recorded on 22nd November 1994. Dan Lawlor died 20 years ago this month. “She’s a good girl, she’ll earn her keep”

Search

Previous Blogs

Most popular

  • The Discovery of the Bronte Family Portrait in Hill House in Banagher, Ireland in 1914
  • A day at Tullamore Pool in the 1960s and the old shops of the town recalled. By Terry Adams
  • Richard Barry, Tullamore Celtic Literary Society, William Rooney and Arthur Griffith.  A contribution from Offaly History to mark the Decade of Centenaries and the death of Arthur Griffith, 12 August 1922.
  • Lord  Edward Digby, Minterne, Dorset (former owner of the Digby Estate, Geashill)  (1924-2018). An appreciation for his kindness and support to Offaly History and Archives, by Mary Delaney with Amanda Pedlow and Lisa Shortall
  • Birr Barracks and burials: a new military and family history record published. Sources for Offaly History and Society, no. 13. By Stephen Callaghan

Categories

  • Charleville (14)
  • Decade of Centenaries (123)
  • General (15)
  • Local history (355)
  • Places (378)
    • Athlone (32)
    • Australia (8)
    • Ballinagar (10)
    • Ballinasloe (2)
    • Ballinderry (1)
    • Ballyboy (9)
    • Ballycumber (18)
    • Ballyduff,Tullamore (8)
    • Ballylin (4)
    • Ballyshiel (2)
    • Banagher (36)
    • Beara Peninsula (1)
    • Bellair (8)
    • Belmont (12)
    • Birr (101)
    • Bracknagh (2)
    • Cappincur (6)
    • Clara (51)
    • Cloghan (7)
    • Clonbrock (2)
    • Cloneygowan (4)
    • Clonmacnoise (21)
    • Clonony (8)
    • Colehill (2)
    • Coolacrease (3)
    • Croghan (13)
    • Daingean (27)
    • Doonane (2)
    • Dublin (15)
    • Durrow, Offaly (26)
    • Edenderry (28)
    • Ferbane (29)
    • Fercall (3)
    • Galicia (2)
    • Garrycastle (15)
    • Geashill (40)
    • Glebe (1)
    • Kilbeggan (17)
    • Kilcormac (16)
    • Killeigh (15)
    • Killurin (5)
    • Kinnitty (11)
    • Leap (7)
    • Moate (12)
    • Moneygall (5)
    • Mount Bolus (17)
    • Mountmellick (9)
    • Offaly (164)
    • Portarlington (16)
    • Portlaoise (6)
    • Pullough (7)
    • Rahan (22)
    • Roscrea (5)
    • Santiago de Compostela (3)
    • Seir Kieran (6)
    • Shannonbridge (19)
    • Shinrone (8)
    • South Africa (3)
    • Stillorgan (1)
    • Tullabeg (11)
    • Tullamore (210)
    • Tyrrellspass (8)
    • Van Dieman's Land (1)
  • Public Health (10)
  • Shannon River (9)
  • Shinrone (4)
  • Sources for Offaly History & Society (68)
  • Subjects (359)
    • Agriculture (22)
    • American Civil War (1)
    • Archaeology (22)
    • Architecture (72)
    • Archival collections (74)
    • Arts (32)
    • Astronomy (6)
    • Aviation (2)
    • Banking (2)
    • Battle of Kinsale (2)
    • Biography/memoir (102)
    • Brewing (10)
    • Brick-making (5)
    • Camino de Santiago (2)
    • Canal history (24)
    • Castles (31)
    • Cemeteries/graveyards (35)
    • Country House (48)
    • Criminal law (14)
    • Distilling (19)
    • Early Christian Ireland (16)
    • Ecclesiastical history (9)
    • Education (18)
    • Emigration (11)
    • Emigration/Diaspora (17)
    • Family History (69)
    • Famine Ireland (32)
    • Flight of the Earls (1)
    • Folklife, Folklore and Customs (10)
    • Genealogy (21)
    • Industry (30)
    • Journalism (16)
    • Land War (20)
    • Laois Offaly Plantation (21)
    • Legal history (42)
    • Leisure (29)
    • Literature (14)
    • local government (14)
    • Mapping (16)
    • Medieval history (5)
    • Military history (34)
    • Milling (5)
    • Monastic History (23)
    • Motoring History (4)
    • Naval history (2)
    • Old industries (18)
    • Parliamentary politics/elections (18)
    • placenames (5)
    • Poverty (11)
    • Public health (26)
    • pubs and entertainment (20)
    • Railway history (8)
    • Religion (25)
    • Shopping (22)
    • Sport (14)
    • Transport (10)
    • Weather (3)
    • World War 1 (43)
  • tourism (10)
  • Westmeath (2)

Social

  • View OffalyHistory’s profile on Facebook
  • View @offalyhistory’s profile on Twitter
  • View UCsp8kX-ewOCXfhkUCamGvzg’s profile on YouTube

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 9,231 other followers
Follow offalyhistoryblog on WordPress.com
Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com.
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Dribbble
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  • Follow Following
    • offalyhistoryblog
      • Join 9,231 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • offalyhistoryblog
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Copy shortlink
    • Report this content
    • View post in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar