Memories from the Archives – March 1998
While repairing a ditch in the townland of Garryantaggart, Bartlemy, community activist and historian John Arnold unearthed a historic clay pipe, which he claimed...
Memories From The Archives – a look back at September 1995
Many businesses and private houses were left without a phone service in Mitchelstown, when work on the town’s sewerage scheme caused damage to telephone...
Memories from the Archives – February 1998
A look back at what made the local headlines 21 years ago in February 1998.
February 1995 – Some headline news from The Avondhu
Following her All-Ireland win, a native of Mohera, Castlelyons could never be accused of being lost for words! Chris Broderick swept all competition before...
Memories From The Archives – May 1996
One Mitchelstown couple had an unexpected discovery when undertaking renovations to the back garden of their house, uncovering ‘a grenade with its pin missing,...
Memories from the Archives – June 2000
Fantastic news on 29th June 2000 as The Avondhu carried the story that the proposed ‘Superdump’ would not be sited in Watergrasshill, as long...
Memories from the Archives – December 1996
There was much criticism about the appearance of Clondulane National School on a listing of ‘seriously substandard schools’, published by the Irish National Teachers...
Memories From the Archives – May 1996
The Clogheen Action Group was formed at a ‘hastily convened meeting of Clogheen Community Council’, to fight plans to locate a 30 metre transmission...
Memories From The Archives – February 1997
Radio personality Robert Walshe of 103FM County Sound, landed a prestigious contract with drinks giant, Murphys, which would see him become ‘the voice of...
Memories from the Archives – August 1999
The Mitchelstown Music Festival was hailed a great success in 1999, as 10,000 people came to the town to celebrate the bank holiday weekend. There...
