Ballina history talk

On July 7 at 7.30pm Arlene White, Chairperson of the Killaloe-Ballina History Society, will deliver a talk on ‘The Spaights of Derry Castle’ in St Flannan’s Cathedral. This free talk is part of the Féile Brian Ború calendar of events.

Since January 2021, Arlene has continued to research the Spaights and Derry Castle. She has made contact with a descendant of the family and has obtained a photo of the original house. She has always been intrigued by Derry Castle Demesne, which is situated on the shores of Lough Derg. It was the seat of the Spaight family from the 1840s to the 1910s.