Chronology 2002

A meeting was held in St. John's Community Centre on 10th July 2002 and a large attendance decided to re-form the local History Group, which had gone into abeyance for a number of years. A committee pro-tem was elected which consisted of: Liam Byrne (Chairman), Ann Griffith & Margaret Egan (Joint Secretary), Donald Feeley (Treasurer), Jack Kilcline (Asst. Treasurer), Paddy Kilduff, Kevin Coyle, Elizabeth Donlon, Timmy Donlon, Diane R. Dunnigan, Michael Connaughton, Pat Grady & Bertie Fallon.

The first official meeting took place on 23rd. September and the name "St. John's Parish Heritage Group" was chosen. The ethos of the group was declared as "to promote research into local heritage issues and to organise the restoration of sites of local historical significance ... by organising lectures on local historical issues, collecting materials with a view to publishing a local history and collecting funds towards restoration projects".

The following lectures were organised in 2002:

On 21 October 2002, "St. John's Parish & The Great Famine" by Willie Gacquin.

On 18 November 2002, "Mills & Milling in South Roscommon" by Edward Egan.