The Late Michael (Mickey) Connaughton, Knock, Lanesboro, Longford
Search
08 Dec 2025
Search
08 Dec 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
This midwifery bag c1900 is featured in an ongoing exhibition about community midwives in the National Museum at Turlough Park, Co. Mayo
People in Co. Longford are being invited to contribute stories and memories about community midwives in the 19th and 20th century as part of a project led by the National Museum of Ireland.
The stories can be submitted to a national history and heritage archive, available at ouririshheritage.org.
The lives and contributions of a number of nurses and midwives have already been incorporated into an ongoing exhibition and events programme exploring the history of rural midwifery at the National Museum of Ireland in Turlough Park, Castlebar.
Also Read: Longford women plead guilty to involvement in altercation at town centre retail outlet
“We’d like to hear from more people in Co. Longford and across Ireland to further expand on this community-led historical research into midwifery,” explained Lorna Elms, iCAN Development Officer with the National Museum of Ireland.
“Community midwives provided a vital network of healthcare provision for women in rural Ireland - sustaining the lives of mothers and babies during birth – often in very challenging conditions. The exhibition and archive project acknowledges and celebrates their contributions.”
The midwifery project is delivered by the Irish Community Archive Network (iCAN) – an initiative by the National Museum of Ireland, the Heritage Council and participating local authority Heritage Officers across Ireland.
A number of local historians and community researchers will present talks on their research so far at a special ICAN event at the National Museum in Turlough Park to celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March 2025.
Also Read: PICTURES | A great night of style and celebration in Longford
Clandestine revolutionary activities; an island midwife in the 1930s; and a Jubilee nurse on Queen Mary’s Christmas card list are just some of the stories that will be shared.
This is a free event but booking is required. For further details, visit www.museum.ie; telephone (094) 90 31751 or email BookingsCountryLife@
Visit the exhibition at the National Museum in Turlough Park or go to ouririshheritage.org to contribute your own stories or memories of midwives in your area.
Also Read: PICTURES | Longford Variety Group presents €10,000 to various local schools and charities
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
