Connemara West have been working with our wonderful  community volunteers to survey and map the six graveyards in the Ballinakill Parish area.  There is such a great interest in this project and in local and family history that  Connemara West,  with support from  GRETB, are offering a free  Family and local history course on line via ZOOM led by Tutor,  Monica Hynes.  The course will concentrate on the skills to [...]

Connemara West  are   running a  series of talks with Michael Gibbons for people who have an interest in learning more about  graveyards and the  rich heritage that is to be found in the area.  The 3 workshops will take us  on a journey from early Christian Ireland to the present time. The course will be delivered online and is free of charge and will take place  on the following Wednesday [...]

Interchanges is an annual micro conference which is an initiative of Connemara West plc, Aquinas College, Michigan and Lourdes University, Ohio. The primary aim of the conference is to provide a forum where intending or existing US Ireland study abroad programme directors and other faculty and students can network with each other and Irish collaborative partners, on location in rural Ireland. The first Interchanges conference was held in Renvyle in [...]