Ormond Historical Society's new season of talks starts with focus on River Shannon

The first lecture series of 2024 by the Ormond Historical Society got off to a very good start at the Abbey Court Hotel, Nenagh, where a packed audience came to listen to guest speaker Reggie Goodbody deliver a thoroughly researched lecture on Boats and Barges on Lough Derg, with many illustrations of water transport up and down the River Shannon.

Pictured are Catherine Staines, Coolbawn; Natalie Guy, Ballina; Reggie Goodbody, guest speaker; Jessica Deasy and Hugo Deasy, Barge 79M, Ballina.

Picture: Pádraig Ó Flannabhra