HISTORICAL ARTICLES
Read some of the local history from the Birdhill area
Kyle Burial Ground
Kyle Burial Ground, Birdhill Current efforts to refurbish Kyle Burial Ground have prompted some research into its origins and use over the past two centuries. Kyle Burial Ground is li [...]
The Twiss Family
The Twiss Family Birdhill Twiss's Hill is one of the best known landmarks in the Birdhill area, but have we ever stopped to ponder on the Twiss name and its origin. For most of the 19 [...]
Birdhill Church
CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF THE WAYSIDE BIRDHILL During the 1700's the place of worship for the people of Birdhill was a thatched hut near Cleary's Cross. When the Penal Laws were relaxed t [...]
Birdhill Co-op Creamery
The Co-operative Movement The modern Co-operative Movement in Ireland is generally accepted as dating from 1889 when the first Co-operative creamery was established in Dromcollogher, [...]
An historic ramble through Birdhill
It can be truly said that there is history in every corner of every field and in every turn of the road. Every house has a tale to tell. Tales of characters and events abound in every [...]
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