Past Perspectives: a Westmeath Libraries podcast where we chat to local historians and uncover the gems of the local history collection here in Westmeath.

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Everything comes from somewhere

Lorna from the Aidan Heavey Library talks to Dr. John Gibney of the R.I.A.

Athlone's favourite local historian

Lorna from the Aidan Heavey Library Athlone chats to local historian, and former librarian Gearoid O'Brien

Linking the past and the future

Edel talks to Alma Clavin about her Repair Acts project and how the past can help us today.RepairActs.ieCreative IrelandThe Years Between: Moate Co Westmeath 1956-2006...

You don't think of Mullingar and the Yeti in the same sentence

In this episode Lorna talks to Ian Keneally who has worked as Historian in Residence with Westmeath County Council commemorating the Decade of Centenaries.Relevant lin...

It's like a buzz, like an adrenaline kick, and it's actually amazing

In today's episode Edel Scally talks to Jason McKevitt about his love of history, and where it came from. 

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