Galway County Heritage Office

This project was funded by Creative Ireland and Galway County Council and supported by Ballinasloe Fair and Festival Committee. Produced by GK Media.

This project was funded by Creative Ireland and Galway County Council and supported by Ballinasloe Fair and Festival Committee. Produced by GK Media.

This project was funded by Creative Ireland and Galway County Council and supported by Ballinasloe Fair and Festival Committee. Produced by GK Media.

Galway Vet Brendan Gardiner recounts the international search for the final resting place of Aleen Cust.

This project was developed by The Aleen Cust Memorial Society; Galway, Roscommon and Tipperary County Council Heritage Officers

Project Steering Group: Donal Connolly, Nollaig Feeney, Brendan Gardiner, Rita Gately, Ascinta Kilroy, Marie Mannion & Róisín O’Grady

This project is part funded by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Decade of Centenaries Local Authority Funding), Galway County Council, Roscommon County Council, Tipperary County Council, and Atlantic Technological University. It is an action of Galway County Council’s Decade of Commemoration Strategy 2013-2023

Dr Rita Gately and Dr Joanne Perry discuss the role of Aleen Cust as the first female Veterinary Inspector, the same role which they carry out today.

This project was developed by The Aleen Cust Memorial Society; Galway, Roscommon and Tipperary County Council Heritage Officers

Project Steering Group: Donal Connolly, Nollaig Feeney, Brendan Gardiner, Rita Gately, Ascinta Kilroy, Marie Mannion & Róisín O’Grady

This project is part funded by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Decade of Centenaries Local Authority Funding), Galway County Council, Roscommon County Council, Tipperary County Council, and Atlantic Technological University. It is an action of Galway County Council’s Decade of Commemoration Strategy 2013-2023

Angela D'Arcy reveals how a dusty old notebook discovered in her kitchen revealed a new side to Aleen Cust.

This project was developed by The Aleen Cust Memorial Society; Galway, Roscommon and Tipperary County Council Heritage Officers

Project Steering Group: Donal Connolly, Nollaig Feeney, Brendan Gardiner, Rita Gately, Ascinta Kilroy, Marie Mannion & Róisín O’Grady

This project is part funded by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Decade of Centenaries Local Authority Funding), Galway County Council, Roscommon County Council, Tipperary County Council, and Atlantic Technological University. It is an action of Galway County Council’s Decade of Commemoration Strategy 2013-2023

Researcher and Journalist Mary Burke takes an indepth look at the trials faced by Aleen Cust and how she blazed a trail for those who followed. 

This project was developed by The Aleen Cust Memorial Society; Galway, Roscommon and Tipperary County Council Heritage Officers

Project Steering Group: Donal Connolly, Nollaig Feeney, Brendan Gardiner, Rita Gately, Ascinta Kilroy, Marie Mannion & Róisín O’Grady

This project is part funded by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Decade of Centenaries Local Authority Funding), Galway County Council, Roscommon County Council, Tipperary County Council, and Atlantic Technological University. It is an action of Galway County Council’s Decade of Commemoration Strategy 2013-2023

Despite the refusal of the authorities to grant her the title of veterinary surgeon, Aleen Cust began her career in a small village in County Roscommon. Local historian Albert Siggins recounts the impact of Miss Cust on the small community of Athleague.

This project was developed by The Aleen Cust Memorial Society; Galway, Roscommon and Tipperary County Council Heritage Officers

Project Steering Group: Donal Connolly, Nollaig Feeney, Brendan Gardiner, Rita Gately, Ascinta Kilroy, Marie Mannion & Róisín O’Grady

This project is part funded by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Decade of Centenaries Local Authority Funding), Galway County Council, Roscommon County Council, Tipperary County Council, and Atlantic Technological University. It is an action of Galway County Council’s Decade of Commemoration Strategy 2013-2023

While Aleen Cust was born in Co Tipperary there is very little detail on her early life. However, Tipperary historian Dennis Murnane reveals how Aleen's father went down in local history for all the wrong reasons. 

This project was developed by The Aleen Cust Memorial Society; Galway, Roscommon and Tipperary County Council Heritage Officers

Project Steering Group: Donal Connolly, Nollaig Feeney, Brendan Gardiner, Rita Gately, Ascinta Kilroy, Marie Mannion & Róisín O’Grady

This project is part funded by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Decade of Centenaries Local Authority Funding), Galway County Council, Roscommon County Council, Tipperary County Council, and Atlantic Technological University. It is an action of Galway County Council’s Decade of Commemoration Strategy 2013-2023

Galway Vet, Donal Connolly, tells of the ups and downs of the campaign to highlight the story of Aleen Cust.

This project was developed by The Aleen Cust Memorial Society; Galway, Roscommon and Tipperary County Council Heritage Officers

Project Steering Group: Donal Connolly, Nollaig Feeney, Brendan Gardiner, Rita Gately, Ascinta Kilroy, Marie Mannion & Róisín O’Grady

This project is part funded by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Decade of Centenaries Local Authority Funding), Galway County Council, Roscommon County Council, Tipperary County Council, and Atlantic Technological University. It is an action of Galway County Council’s Decade of Commemoration Strategy 2013-2023