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First Board meeting of Connemara West held this day 50 years ago
The first board meeting of the directors of Connemara West Ltd was held on the 16th of March 1972 in Tullycross. The directors present were Mr Paul Aspell, Mr Malachy Conboy, Mr Michael O’Neill and […]
Connemara West – an unique community enterprise
“The programme of self help which began in Renvyle within the past five years is a model and an inspiration for any community in the West of Ireland…It was the drive, initiative and most of […]
Teach Ceoil
At an Extraordinary General meeting of Connemara West on the 8 April 1976 it was formally decided to proceed with the building of the Teach Ceoil. With the help of a grant from Bord Failte, […]
Marian Hall Tullcross two programmes from 1965
In ‘Patchwork of Dreams 50 years of Community Development in the Parish of Ballinakill, there is a photograph of the men who helped to build the Marian Hall in Tullycross with an extract from the […]
Aquinas Study Abroad program 1987 which ended in a blaze
Since we shared the copy of the 1973 Aquinas study abroad program in an earlier blog we were contacted by Jeff Coon. Jeff was part of the Aquinas Ireland Program in Tullycross and lived in […]
Connemara West Community Survey – 2022
To mark its 50th Anniversary, Connemara West is currently developing a new Strategic Plan. As part of the process, we would like to hear the views of the community, our service users and shareholders by […]
First Aquinas College Irish Studies Program September – December 1973
The first Aquinas programme in Tullycross was led by Professor Mona L. Schwind, O.P. and Professor Elizabeth Jennings with fourteen students, eight boys and six girls from the 15 September to the 15 December 1973. […]
15 May 1974 – Renvyle Thatched Cottages are officially launched
One newspaper article in Connacht Tribune led with the header A great day for Tullycross. “Tullycross, the village of striking beauty on the Renvyle peninsula which has won fame in recent years for its dramatic […]
Founding directors of Connemara West
Connemara West has been privileged to have been served by dedicated voluntary Directors over last 50 years and we will be remembering them all in the coming months. The original Directors of Connemara West were […]
Renvyle Thatched Cottages under construction
Going through the Connemara West archives has brought up a few surprises and in the coming weeks we may have to share a few gems that we found that are not directly related to Connemara […]