On this day 8 November in 1920, about 50 men of the 3rd Battalion of East Limerick, prepared around 5am on a cold morning. They were armed with 21 rifles and 21 shotguns and small quantity of explosives. It had been decided for them to ambush a British convoy at Grange bridge, about four miles… Read More The Grange Ambush – on this day
The Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Autumn School will honour Rose the mother of John F Kennedy, President of the United States of America and her three grandparents who left Bruff in 1850 after the famine. It looks to explore the area they left, its culture and environment, diaspora and place in the world. It is hoped… Read More Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Autumn School
We are delighted to be one of the local communities chosen by UCD and Abarta Heritage to host one of their free workshops for the Archaeology of the Irish Revolution in East Limerick Thursday 27th April at 7pm. The Archaeology of the Revolution in East Limerick project is working with local communities to collect information about sites,… Read More Archaeology of the Irish Revolution in East Limerick Project
The first lecture of the year kicks off with Rachel West Friday 6th @ 8pm in Bruff. An intriguing lecture on the history of the labour movement in Limerick, highlighting the famous Limerick Soviet, but also examining lesser known labour movements that followed across Co. Limerick. All welcome to join us!
By Rebecca Corkery As children many of us have entertained the thought of running away from home, and more of us have told the odd white lie, however the escapades of one young boy made such an impression on the Lady Georgiana Chatterton that she published them in her travelogue: Rambles in the South of… Read More An Adventurous Boy from Bruff.
With Bruree finally taken by Free State soldiers General O’Duffy was confident to state that he was “well pleased with the progress made by troop” in his command statement and how he believed that it was now “inevitable” that Kilmallock would fall. He does not conceal the fact though that the irregulars “have the advantage… Read More Bruree Counter Attacks Aug 1922
The next stage in the fighting moves towards Bruree. Following the fall of Bruff back into Free State hands, it became the base for the next phase of their plan. This phase centred on the town of Bruree with W.R.E Murphy leading the columns and Tom Flood leading the Dublin Guards a well experienced band… Read More Bruff holding ground for Bruree attack -July 1922
With both the pro and treaty forces, recognising the significance of Bruff town as a gateway to Kilmallock our small town saw a constant tug for control over a number of days in July 1922. With tension building in the area from multiple short skirmishes on both sides it would appear to have started when… Read More The Siege of Bruff 1922
Having had such an amazing response to our previous social media vote of the most influential historical person in the area we chose this time to ask the public which building/structure in the area was their favourite. With wonderful snippets of history provided each day by committee member Pat Hayes we all learned some wonderful… Read More World cup of local buildings
On Friday 11th February we will be hosting our first event of the year at the Thomas Fitzgerald Centre. We are delighted to welcome Dr John O’Callaghan, author of ‘The Battle for Kilmallock’, will give a lecture on the activities surrounding this event and surrounding areas involved in the engagements of Bruff, Bruree and Kilmallock… Read More Battle for Bruff Lecture
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