civil war… Archaeology of the Irish Revolution in East Limerick Project 19 Apr 2023 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…
Events… Upcoming Event -Lecture 2023 4 Jan 2023 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…
Local History… An Adventurous Boy from Bruff. 7 Nov 20227 Nov 2022 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…
civil war… Bruree Counter Attacks Aug 1922 2 Aug 20222 Aug 2022 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…
Local History… Bruff holding ground for Bruree attack -July 1922 29 Jul 202229 Jul 2022 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.…
Building History… The Siege of Bruff 1922 24 Jul 202224 Jul 2022 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…
Building History… World cup of local buildings 19 Jul 202219 Jul 2022 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…
East Limerick Brigades… Battle for Bruff Lecture 7 Feb 20227 Feb 2022 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…
Local History… 100 year anniversary of Joyce’s Ulysses – the Grange connection 2 Feb 20222 Feb 2022 On this day 2nd of February 2022, the world celebrates the 100 year anniversary of the publication of Ulysses by James Joyce. Sylvia Beach founder of the wonderful Shakespeare &…
Building History… The British left Bruff 100 years ago today – 14 January 1922 19 Jan 202219 Jan 2022 Author: Cian Mulqueen On this day 100 years ago, the Royal Irish Constabulary marched out of Bruff handing over their barracks to members of the 3rd East Limerick Brigade of…
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