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ANNUAL MEETING
Are you interested in the history and heritage of the Clogher Valley? Join us for the annual general meeting of the William Carleton Society. New members will be very welcome to join our committee to help us prepare events for the coming year including a one-day event in Fivemiletown. The Society’s AGM will be held…
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CLOGHER CENTENARIAN
This obituary of Clogher centenarian Bridget McKenna was published in a local newspaper in 1929. Bridget was born in Clogher in 1824 and died just short of her 105th birthday. She is buried at the Forth Chapel, Ballynaguragh. In this report she recalled seeing William Carleton when he revisited the area. She also attended the…
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May Weather and the Aurora
Former director of the Armagh Observatory and treasurer of the William Carleton Society Professor emeritus Mark Bailey includes a reference to William Carleton and the Great Aurora (1833) in his May weather round-up. Mark writes as follows: “Armagh Observatory reports that May 2024 was much warmer than average, the warmest May on record. It was…
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William Carleton Summer School 2019
Summer School 2019 Programme – Carleton 150 The twenty eighth William Carleton Summer School was held from Monday 14 to Wednesday 16 October 2019. Please click on the image to read the full programme.
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William Carleton Summer School 2018
Summer School 2018 Programme – William Carleton Days The twenty seventh William Carleton Summer School was held from Monday 6 to Wednesday 8 August 2018. PROGRAMME 2018 ALL EVENTS TAKE PLACE AT The Valley Hotel, Main St, Fivemiletown, Co Tyrone BT75 0PW Supported by Mid Ulster District Council Monday 6 August: 7.00 pm – Exhibition…
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William Carleton Summer School 2017
Summer School 2017 Programme The twenty sixth William Carleton Summer School was held from Friday 15 to Sunday 17 September 2017. Please click on the image to read the full programme. 26th WILLIAM CARLETON SUMMER SCHOOL: PROGRAMME FRIDAY 15th September 11.00 am – Official opening of 2017 William Carleton Summer School by Councillor Kim Ashton, Chair of…
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William Carleton Summer School 2016
Summer School 2016 Programme The twenty fifth William Carleton Summer School was held from Sunday 31 to Thursday 4 August 2016. Please click on the image to read the full programme. Highlights In true Carleton tradition the Summer School intends to cast its net wide in this, its 25th year. We begin on Sunday 31st…
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William Carleton Summer School 2015
Summer School 2015 Programme The twenty fourth William Carleton Summer School was held from Sunday 2 to Thursday 6 August 201. Please click on the image of the cover to read the full programme.
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William Carleton Summer School 2013
Summer School 2013 Programme The twenty second William Carleton Summer School was held in Monaghan and Emyvale from Friday 2 to Sunday 4 August AND in Clogher from Monday 5 to Thursday 8 August 2013. Please click on the image of the cover to read the full programme.