January 20th , 1984 Thanks to John at Avalon Video for making this available to the page.
Category: Shrule People
THE BURNING OF THE RIC BARRACKS IN SHRULE
16TH JULY 1920 Many Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) barracks around Ireland were burned by the IRA in 1920 to get the police out. It is not certain that the burning of Shrule barracks was officially authorised by the IRA. Some of the quieter RIC barracks, including the one in Shrule, had been closed and were…
The Blacksmith of Shrule
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…