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Illingworth is a Mullingar native who
still resides in the town. She is a lecturer,
writer, broadcaster and tour guide. A
graduate of the NUI, she is a lecturer
at Maynooth University, where she teaches
Irish History to visiting American students,
as well as lecturing to historical societies
around the Midlands and elsewhere in Ireland.
Ruth is currently President of the Westmeath
Historical and Archaeological Society
and provides guided tours of historic
and literary Mullingar. She also works
with local schools on local history projects
providing tours for school children |
| Ruth
is currently President of the Westmeath
Historical and Archaeological Society
and provides guided tours of Old Mullingar.
Since 2004, she has been a member of Mullingar
Town Council. She is also treasurer of
the Mullingar St. Patricks Day Parade
Committee and was a member of the Mulingar
festival committee from 1995 to 2001 |
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Ruth contributes articles
on history to the 'Westmeath Examiner' and to local
history publications. She has also contributed to history
programmes on BBC and RTE television, and broadcasts
on local radio. She is the author of "Mullingar
a History and Guide", which was published in 2007.
She has also contributed to other publications including
" Mullingar: Essays on The History of a Midlands
Town " edited by Seamus O'Brien and written by
Mary Farrell in 2002 and Mullingar a town in transition.
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Ruth
has some upcoming projects including a c.d. containing
a virtual tour of Mullingar due for release in September
2008 and a new book "Images of Ireland in the 20th
Century, Mullingar" which is due to be released
in November 2008 |
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| AUDIO
TOUR OF OLD MULLINGAR WITH RUTH ILLINGWORTH |
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released, this CD is a must for anyone who
comes from, or has a friend from Mullingar,
Co. Westmeath, Ireland. |
| Mullingar
is one of Ireland's oldest towns with a
history of settlement going back millenia.
This audio tour tells the story of Mullingar's
rich historical, archaelogical and cultural
heritage from the earliest times to the
present day. |
| Contents: |
| 1. |
Introduction |
| 2. |
Start of Tour Market
Square |
| 3. |
Mount Street |
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Courthouse County Buildings |
| 5. |
Blackhall |
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Dominick Square, Dominick
St. |
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College St. Cathedral
etc. |
| 8. |
Friar's Mill Rd. |
| 9. |
Pilgrim Statue and Lower
Pearse St. |
| 10. |
All Saints Church and
Upper Pearse St. |
| 11. |
Outer Mullingar |
| 12. |
Walshestown and Portloman
Area |
| 13. |
Rathconnell area |
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| THIS AUDIO TOUR
IS SPOKEN BY RUTH ILLINGWORTH. THIS IS AN
AUDIO CD. I WILL POST TO ANY COUNTRY.
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| Below are some sample pictures
from Ruth's forthcoming book... |
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Ruth's
father Roy opens his business in 1952 |
Mount street
in the 1950's
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Lynn
Road in the last Century |
Arrival of a new bishop in Mullingar in 1947 |
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| Butchers shop
Mount street Mullingar 1910 |
Mullingar Town
band |
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