by irishbeo | Apr 27, 2020 | Kilconieron Stories
Jimmy Spellman is a former hurler, long serving committee member of Kilconieron GAA Club and Galway County Board official. Jimmy talks to Michael Fahy about life on the family farm in Clostoken, the tough regime at the local school and on how emigration...
by irishbeo | Apr 27, 2020 | Kilconieron Stories
Denis Keary is a farmer, local GAA club member, and member of the Kilconieron Parish GAA Development Fund Committee. Denis’s brother Pat hurled for Clostoken during the 1950’s and later helped establish the Galway Association and promote hurling in...
by irishbeo | Apr 27, 2020 | Kilconieron Stories
In the final part of his interview, Fr Vincent Lawless tells Michael Fahy how he stayed in touch whilst in Nigeria with life in Kilconieron particularly the hurling by reading the Connacht Tribune. He feels that he is responsible for the famous quote that the...
by irishbeo | Apr 27, 2020 | Kilconieron Stories
In this episode, Fr. Vincent Lawless talks about his 33 years working in Nigeria where his fondest memories where of building churches, establishing new Catholic communities, training lay leaders and providing carpentry and tailor skills to local people...
by irishbeo | Apr 27, 2020 | Kilconieron Stories
In the second part of his conversation with Michael Fahy, Father Vincent Lawless talks of the great Kilconieron team that won the memorable 1957 Galway East Board Junior final against a team from its own parish. Vincent tells how a few weeks later, he left...
