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John Birmingham

  • John Birmingham

    John Birmingham

    A Snapshot
  • A blue moon over Milltown

    A blue moon over Milltown

  • John Birmingham: his portrait discovered

    John Birmingham: his portrait discovered

  • John Birmingham’s Book

    John Birmingham’s Book

    (Complete with sleeves)
  • John Birmingham (1816 - 1884)

    John Birmingham (1816 - 1884)

    Astronomer, Athlete, Poet, Amateur Geologist
  • A Star in the Western Sky: John Birmingham, Astronomer and Poet

    A Star in the Western Sky: John Birmingham, Astronomer and Poet

  • Millbrook House Milltown

    Millbrook House Milltown

    Home of John Birmingham, Astronomer
  • A Co Galway Astronomer: John Birmingham

    A Co Galway Astronomer: John Birmingham

    Connacht Tribune 1956
  • Important Sale by Auction.

    Important Sale by Auction.

    From Newspaper dated 26th June 1886
  • The New Star

    The New Star

    To the editor of the Galway Vindicator 1866
  • John Birmingham

    John Birmingham

    Milltown, Co. Galway
  • Millbrook Observatory, Co. Galway

    Millbrook Observatory, Co. Galway

    1865 - 1884
  • John Birmingham Bicentenary (1816-1884)

    John Birmingham Bicentenary (1816-1884)

    Lecture on Thursday May 12th 2016 at 8pm
  • Astronomical highlights of John Birmingham

    Astronomical highlights of John Birmingham

    Lectures by Paul Mohr, 2004
Our Milltown Men
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  • M. J. Molloy
  • Martin Connolly of Kilgevrin (Flipbook)
  • Micheál O'Lochain
  • Milltown Fishing Enthusiast
  • Milltown's Centenary
  • Milltown's Murph knows his stuff
  • Padraic Flannery
  • Padraig Coyne
  • William Burke
  • Frank J Hugh O'Donnell
  • Frank Glynn
  • Jim Burke Daly
  • Dick Dowling
  • Fr William Byrne (An Beirneach)
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