Forgotten souls6/24/2023 ![]() ![]() None of the Society’s directors receive remuneration or any kind. The financial activities of the Society are operated under the aegis of Offaly Heritage Centre Limited, a charitable company whose directors also serve on the Society’s elected committee. A burgeoning library of books, CD-ROMs, videos, DVDs, oral and folklore recordings, manuscripts, newspapers and journals, maps, photographs and various artifacts.Currently these websites have an estimated 20 million records of all Ireland interest. The Society is linked to the renowned Irish Family Foundation website and Roots Ireland where some 900,000 records of Offaly/Laois interest can be accessed on a pay-per-view basis worldwide.Offaly History is the centre for Family History research in Counties Laois and Offaly.We play a unique role collecting and digitising original primary source materials especially photographs and oral history recordings.The publication of an annual journal Offaly Heritage – to date nine issues.Organising tours during the summer months to places of shared historical interest. The holding of monthly lectures, occasional seminars, exhibitions and film screenings.The Society focuses on enhancing educational opportunities, understanding and knowledge of the county heritage while fostering an inclusive approach and civic pride in local identity. Offaly History is a non-profit community group with a growing membership of some 150 individuals. Local literary, social, economic, military, political, scientific and sports history.Landscapes, heritage gardens and parks, farming and inland waterways.Flora, fauna and bogs, wildlife habitats, geology and Natural History.Industrial and urban development of towns and villages.Architectural heritage, historic monuments such as monastic and castle buildings.Our Society covers a diverse range of Offaly Heritage: The Society subscribes to almost all the premier historical journals in Ireland.Publication of books under the Society’s publishing arm Esker Press.Purchase and sale of Offaly interest books though the Society’s book store and website.Offaly photographic records for study and sale in addition to a limited number of publications on Laois and Irish general historical interest. ![]() Genealogy service for counties Laois and Offaly.Our Mission To promote Offaly History including community and family history ![]()
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