Bringing it all back home — the Mannion clan will gather in Menlough-Skehana

MANNION is a familiar name throughout Co Galway and at the end of the month the clan will be gathering in one of their ancient strongholds to celebrate a history which some believe dates back to the arrival of the Celts in Ireland.
Invitations to extended clan members are being sent out far and wide and there is expected to be a large turnout for the event on August 29 when one of their own clansmen, Dr Joe Mannion, will presented his fascinating research into his family’s history.
Of major interest to the citizens of East Galway will be the highlighting of the fact that there once existed a separate kingdom in the north east of the county populated by the Sogain people.