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It is with great excitement that we can announce we have an amazing Artisan Food and Craft Village happening in the grounds of the historical and picturesque Bremore Castle which is a great asset to the local community. This Artisan Food and Craft Village is giving a helping hand to those (more…)
Balbriggan & District Historical Society are delighted to celebrate this significant milestone however all celebrations are restricted of course at this time. Brian Howley Chairperson recently sat down to reminisce with some of the founder members about how it came to be. (more…)
The second week of the Bremore Castle Summer Market is complete and visitors got to enjoy the food court and many stalls offering a variety of goods. This week Chief Executive Officer of Fingal County Council, AnnMarie Farrelly along with Darragh O’Brien TD. Minister for Housing, Local (more…)
It may have felt like a wet October day but heavy downpours didn’t stop the people of Balbriggan from donning their raincoats and dusting off the umbrellas to attend the inaugural Bremore Castle Summer Market. It was great to see so many people attend on the first day and the (more…)
Fingal County Council are delighted to launch a commemorative documentary which is a fitting and lasting reminder of the amount of preparation and commitment local groups and Elected Representatives from Balbriggan put into the planning of the commemoration of the Sack (more…)
Fingal County Libraries have donated a replica of the Sack of Balbriggan Exhibition (comprising of 6 panels) to the Balbriggan and District Historical Society. The official donation took place on 16 December in front of Fingal Libraries, Local Studies and Archives Service on 46 North (more…)
Minister of State for Community Development and Charities and Green Party T.D for Fingal and the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, announced details of the projects that have been approved for funding under the third round (including large (more…)
On Sunday September 20th Mass was celebrated by Father McNamara in honour of the Lawless and Gibbons families and those who suffered during the Sack of Balbriggan. Mary English granddaughter of Seamus Lawless brought a wreath, which was presented by the Society, (more…)
On Sunday Fire fighters from Balbriggan laid a wreath at the memorial of Sean Gibbons and Seamus Lawless. Seamus was the great grandfather of Fire Fighter Ian Lawless. Ian and his wife Elaine Lawless laid the wreath on the centenary of The Sack of Balbriggan. (more…)
On this day in 1920, Balbriggan was burnt by the Black and Tans in what is known as The Sack of Balbriggan. The tragic events of the sack of Balbriggan by Black And Tans have left an unforgettable memory on the town. Brendan Maguire has written this poem as a tribute to the lives lost on (more…)
Three songs were written and performed by local people as a contribution in music to the many and varied events scheduled for the people of the town to commemorate the Sack of Balbriggan by the Black and Tans on the night of 20th September 1920. The song ‘Balbriggan 1920’ was written (more…)
Today, exactly 100 years ago, an event occurred that would become a defining and exemplary episode in the Irish War of Independence. The sack of Balbriggan, which occurred on the night of the 20th September 1920 and continued into the morning of the 21st, was an act of collective punishment, (more…)