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Longford unites to remember the ‘Big Fella’

... One of the afternoon’s most poignant moments came when the procession stopped outside the original home of the Kiernan’s, THE GREVILLE ARMS Hotel, a resting place Collins would routinely frequent during his days heading up Ireland’s War of Independence effort...

24 Aug 2022 at 08:00

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Michael Collins Commemoration in Granard

...Defence Forces 27th Battalion C-Coy will form a marching body from the site of the barracks, now the Garda Station, past THE GREVILLE ARMS Hotel to gather at 3pm for a Flag Raising Ceremony. Alongside the colour party, will be Longford Pipe Band, Living history...

20 Aug 2022 at 09:04

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Pictures | Longford’s kindness and decency shines through in superb new book

...with a rendition of the much loved song, ‘Come Back Paddy Reilly to Ballyjamesduff’, a song that Percy French wrote in THE GREVILLE ARMS Hotel. We're already looking forward to ‘Longford Memories Part II’! Stars of the Book Patrick Briody, Kathleen Caherly, Mai...

08 Mar 2022 at 10:00

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Longford exhibition of Michael Collins artefacts and memorabilia at Granard's Knights and Conquests heritage centre

...Orme said, "The pop up exhibition was installed in one day and night! We are very grateful to all who contributed. “John of THE GREVILLE ARMS agreed to loan us all the memorabilia, with artefacts provided by Cork Public Museum, Longford Historical Society, Seán...

30 Aug 2022 at 11:00

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Big ‘Hooves 4 Hospice’ sale at Ballymahon mart

One of the largest Hooves 4 Hospice sales, to date, took place on Thursday last, at Ballymahon mart, where fifteen animals donated by local farmers were sold for over €15,000 for the H4H Project. Eight of the animals were from the Gowing Forward ...

08 Oct 2021 at 18:00

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Granard Booktown Festival: How north Longford town led the way in resisting British rule in Ireland

...central to the action in the period of the War of Independence and the shooting of RIC inspector, Philip Kelleher, in THE GREVILLE ARMS Hotel on October 31, 1920 was the IRA’s first real engagement in the county. The burning of Granard as a reprisal was one...

20 Apr 2023 at 16:30

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Longford History: Rendezvous at Cornadrung Cottage, The day Michael Collins and Kitty Kiernan came to tea

... As fate would have it, there was no suitable accommodation available in Longford town, so the men decided to stay in THE GREVILLE ARMS Hotel in Granard, owned by the Kiernan family. There they were introduced to the four Kiernan girls: Chris, Kitty, Maud...

14 Nov 2023 at 07:02

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Shooting of Inspector Philip Kelleher in Granard

...Kelleher was appointed District Inspector of the RIC in Granard. He was accommodated with a room and all his meals in THE GREVILLE ARMS Hotel. On the fateful night of his murder he was having a drink in a snug called the Hole in the Wall with a few friends...

17 Nov 2020 at 11:00

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Longford Heritage Week award for Granard ‘Let me tell you!’ project

The Rath Mhuire Men's Social Club from Granard won a National Heritage week award for countyLongford, for their project called “Let me tell you!” The group was established in December 2009 and eleven years later it continues to be a happy and ...

04 Nov 2020 at 10:00

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The Burning of Granard by the Tans and Lancers and legendary defence of Ballinalee by the IRA

...take decisive action against the District Inspector. On the Sunday night of October 31, 1920, Kelleher was drinking in THE GREVILLE ARMS Hotel in Granard, in the presence of a number of prominent IRA men who were unaware of a plot to kill the town’s top RIC...

02 Nov 2020 at 15:00

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Historic north Longford hotel to go up for online auction

...of their parents, Peter and Bridget. The hotel is most famous for its connection with Michael Collins. It was in THE GREVILLE ARMS Hotel that Kitty met Michael Collins in May 1917. Collins and his friend, Harry Boland, vied for Kitty’s affections...

04 Aug 2020 at 09:00

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850 Longford businesses eligible for restart scheme yet to apply for grant

It has emerged that while just over 1,300 businesses from county Longford were deemed eligible for the government business restart scheme, as of last week only 450 had applied for it. Speaking on the Financial Provisions (Covid-19) Bill 2020 ...

19 Jul 2020 at 16:33

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