This aerial photograph was taken c1945. On the left you can see the Eglinton Hotel which was originally built in the 1860s. Up to that time, Salthill was a small village that included Lenaboy Avenue and the area between what we know as Seapoint and the Bal. The construction of the Eglinton was on a scale not seen before in Salthill, and it extended the village to the west. It came at a time when locals were beginning to promote the village as a resort, a destination for tourists.
This week Kieran Brennan of St Josephs will be the very deserving recipient of the Laois GAA hall of fame award at the annual Laois GAA awards on Friday the 18t.
This week Kieran Brennan of St Josephs will be the very deserving recipient of the Laois GAA hall of fame award at the annual Laois GAA awards on Friday the 18t.
Over 1,300 adventurer racers descended on Ballina/Killaloe and Lough Derg on Saturday to run, cycle, and kayak their way around the Lakelands for the welcome return of Quest Lough Derg 2022 – the first time the event has been able to return to the area si.
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