The Irish Independent reports that a grant in the amount of €130,000 has been issued towards the restoration of the former Oughterard railway station.
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Yeomanstown Mill, Co. Kildare
The Irish Independent has a property piece about Yeomanstown Mill, Co. Kildare, which is for sale with an asking price of EUR1.6million.
Over 20 years ago, I organised an IH tour of North Kildare for the IHAI and this site was one of the places visited, its existence having been brought to my attention by a family member.
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Strabane’s Railways Remembered
The County Donegal Railway Museum are holding the above titled event – a talk about the former railways of Strabane and a book launch of a book of the same title.
The event is on 26th March 2025 at 19:00 in the Alley Theatre, Strabane, Co. Tyrone. The event is free, but pre-booking is required and can be done here.
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Elphin Windmill
I recently posted about the GoFundMe campaign for Elphin Windmill, to raise funds for repair to the damaged sails, caused by Storm Eowyn.
Today, I put my money where my mouth is and donated EUR2,000 to the campaign.
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Factory Girls memorial, Derry
It has finally happened – the long talked about memorial to the female shirt factory workers in Derry has been unveiled.
The Derry Journal reports that representatives of former shirt factory workers were given the honour of unwrapping the memorial in an area beside the Guildhall in Derry City.
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Dublin’s Railway Architecture
Dublin City Council are hosting the above titled talk on 23 April 2025 at 18:00 in the Mansion House in Dublin.
The event is free but registration is required and can be done here.
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Tralee Fenit Greenway
Heading back to Dublin after another greenway visit – this time, the Tralee to Fenit greenway.
Similar to the Midleton to Youghal Greenway, there are multiple sections where a deviation off the route of the former railway is required due to possession of the former trackbed by others.
As with the Youghal line, this railway had not been abandoned and the question must arise, who took their eyes off the ball in either allowing advserse possession of the line to take place, or worse, who in CIE sold the trackbed of a non-abandoned railway?
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RTE Archive – getting it wrong
The RTE archive has a piece on the opening of 4 new stations on the Maynooth Line in 1990 (Broombridge, Castleknock, Coolmine and Leixlip Confey).
The blurb contains many errors, including:
Referring to the service as “A new Dublin suburban rail line”. The Maynooth Line service actually started in 1981.
Stated that the original railway along which the service ran dates back back to the 1870s. The line actually opened in 1847.
Stated the railway was originally known as the “Great Midland and Western Railway”. No. The railway was originally built/owned by the Midland Great Western Railway.
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From the Basin to the Bar
The above titled talk is a photographic journey on the waterways around Newry, which takes place on 22nd March 2025 at 14:00 in Newry & Mourne Museum in Newry. Tickets can be obtained here and cost £2.50.
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Elphin Windmill
A GoFundMe campaign to facilitate the repair of the damage caused to Elphin Windmill during Storm Eowyn has been setup and can be accessed here.