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Food Heritage of Abbey

Sourcing and Recording stories of Abbey's Food Heritage

  • A Story From My Grandfather

    A Story From My Grandfather

    People were self-sufficient
  • Abbey Community Hen House

    Abbey Community Hen House

    Gort na Ceirce
  • Abbey Pig Market

    Abbey Pig Market

    Bacon was a popular local food
  • Abbey's Gastronomy

    Abbey's Gastronomy

    Contributing to Galway's European Region of Gastronomy 2018 Award
  • Abbey's Gort na Ceirce

    Abbey's Gort na Ceirce

    The Story in Pictures
  • Carthusian Apple Cider

    Carthusian Apple Cider

    Strong heritage of growing apples in the locality
  • Heritage Of Food Village

    Heritage Of Food Village

    Photo Gallery
  • Irish Colcannon

    Irish Colcannon

    Granny's Recipe
  • Jam Making

    Jam Making

    My Nanny's Crab Apple Jelly
  • Launch of Gastronomy Project

    Launch of Gastronomy Project

    Galway 2018
  • Licences - Permission to Trade

    Licences - Permission to Trade

    Issued during the War Years
  • Local Foods From Long Ago

    Local Foods From Long Ago

    Memories of Maura Murphy and Kathleen Kenny
  • Mrs Nevin's Shop

    Mrs Nevin's Shop

    Extracts from the Ledger she kept
  • Rabbit Stew

    Rabbit Stew

    A popular dish on family menus
  • Shop Receipts

    Shop Receipts

    From the 1950s and 1960s
  • Stories from the Landscape

    Stories from the Landscape

    John Holohan and Frank Glynn
  • The Community Henhouse

    The Community Henhouse

  • The Síomnóg

    The Síomnóg

    The Old Craft of Making a Hen's Nesting Basket
  • The Sunday Dessert

    The Sunday Dessert

    A treat served on special occasions
  • Abbey NS

    Abbey NS (12)

    Recipes and food-related items collected by the children of St Feichin's NS, Abbey
  • Killeen NS

    Killeen NS (36)

    Recipes, Cooking Utensils and food-related items collected by the children of Killeen NS
  • Duniry NS

    Duniry NS (11)

    Recipes and food-related items collected by the children of Duniry NS
  • Ballinakill NS

    Ballinakill NS (15)

    Recipes, stories and food-related items collected by the children of Ballinakill NS
Topics
  • A Brief History of Kilnalahan
  • A Facelift for Abbey Tennis Court
  • A Frenchman's Walk Through Ireland 1796-7
  • A Letter of Appreciation
  • A Story from Abbey in 1920
  • Abbey 10km 2015
  • Abbey Céilí Band
  • Abbey Heritage Audit 2017
  • Abbey Heritage Logo
  • Abbey in 1915
  • Abbey Muintir na Tíre
  • Abbey Tidy Towns
  • Abbey Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Abbey's New Community Centre Opened
  • Abbeyville Golden Mile
  • All About Raptors
  • Appreciating Nature
  • Artefacts from the Past
  • Ballad Of The Tynagh Gaels
  • Bishop Cassidy visits Kilnalahan
  • Book Launch
  • Brief History of Abbey Post Office
  • Bringing home the turf in Kylemore
  • Built Heritage Action Plan for Abbey Village
  • Bygone Days
  • Celebrating Easter
  • Celebrating Galway's 2017 All-Ireland Win
  • Centenary Celebrations in Abbey National School
  • Cinéal Fhéichín agus Síol Anmcha
  • Commemorative Booklet
  • COVID-19 Changes Everything in 2020
  • Daoine agus Áit
  • Darby Gilchreest
  • Doing the Rounds at Lady Well
  • East Galway Board G.A.A.
  • Ezine - News from iCAN participants
  • Ezine 2nd Issue
  • Farming and Country Life Event Athenry
  • Flax Growers in This Area
  • Galway Beo
  • Galway Hurling Team of Boston
  • Halloween Celebrations in Abbey
  • Heritage Website Launch
  • Hurling Medals from 100 years ago!
  • Interview with Mrs Nora Hynes, Retired Postmistress
  • Invitation to Aggie Whyte Ryan Event
  • Irish Community Archive Network (iCAN) Wins Prestigious Award
  • Kilnalahan Day in Abbey
  • Kilnalahan Monastery
  • Kilnalahan Mural
  • Kylemore-Abbey Group Water Scheme
  • Lady Well, Abbey
  • Licences - Permission to Trade
  • Manners and Customs
  • Memories of Abbey GAA
  • Muintir Na Tire Notes - Abbey Guild
  • Musical Tribute to Aggie Whyte Ryan
  • My Days in Abbey Primary School
  • My Introduction To Hurling
  • Natural Heritage Action Plan for Abbey
  • Nolan versus Trench
  • Pioneer Excursion
  • Pollination Exhibition
  • Remembering Tommy Larkin
  • Retreat at Cluain Mhuire
  • Seán MacBride Interview
  • Seán MacBride Speech
  • Shop Licenses and Receipts
  • South-east Galway: Aspects of its History
  • St Feichin's Cemetery, Lacken
  • Storm Desmond
  • The Community Archives and Heritage Conference
  • The Early Irish Free State Collection
  • The Great Book of Duniry - An Leabhar Breac
  • The Landscape of Abbey and Surroundings
  • The Leabhar Breac - Reproduced in 1876
  • The Lebor Breac or the Speckled Book of the MacEgans
  • The Schools' Manuscript Collection
  • The Síomnóg
  • The Story of The Golden Mile Competition
  • Threshing at Barnaboy, Abbey, Loughrea in the 1970s
  • Tommy Larkin
  • Tommy Larkin Commemoration 1986
  • Tony Dolphin Stonemason
  • Topography, Soils and Habitats
  • Tynagh Duniry Selection 1906
  • Updating Bible on Local History
  • Visit to Abbey Apiary - May 2014
  • Winter Scenes in Abbey - January 2015
  • Natural Heritage of Abbey
  • Food Heritage of Abbey
  • Abbey Heritage Audit
  • The Leabhar Breac
  • Celebrating 100 Years in Abbey NS
  • New contributions
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