LOCAL CULTURE :: Saturday April 5th 2014 :: Shrule Newsletter A chance encounter leads to a WHBA member’s friendship with a legendary Irish farrier, by Fred Foy with Bruce Batson (WHBA: Washington Horse Breeders Association). It was fair time in Shrule, a small farming community in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. Racing in Ireland goes…
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1649-1672 Coin or Token issued by Patrick Lynch
A coin issued by Patrick Lynch of Shruel (Shrewel) stored in the British Museum , item 1933,0413.959 . This is a metal alloy token , value One Penny issued by Patrick Lynch of Shrule House then situated in Shrule Grove (near Alan Dowd’s) . Tokens as this were used as local currency . The coin…