Calendars
The early name for a calendar was "almanac" and the two words have been used to describe a printed indicator of days since the fifteenth century. Various types and forms were used over the years, including two sided printing, book form and even a circular calendar, produced  in Scotland in 1837.

Among the calendars functions, apart from dividing time into convenient intervals, was to list days of religious significance - holidays, saints days, anniversaries etc. The rectangular layout came into use in the 1870's though many different forms have been tried. By the 1880's colour pictures were being offered by the printing houses for use with calendars. The success of the medium eventually led to the multi-page glossy hanging calendar with spiral or comb binding and by the 1960's the advertising calendar had become the focus of much attention because of it's year-long display.

For more information see "The Encyclopaedia of Ephemera" by Maurice Rickards. (page 70).

Convent of Mercy, Roscommon. History & Heritage Calendar 2010 & Alpha Group 2010 Calendar for The Athlone Voice and The Roscommon Champion Newspapers (Free with last issues of 2009).

 

Map & calendar for Athlone area, including South Roscommon from 1926 (far left) and Commemorative Calendar for the Siege of Athlone 1691 - 1991 (left).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is our collection of Roscommon Calendars. We welcome additions, in particular early examples and different types.

If you have same please contact us.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Images are not

to scale.

Charity Calendar for Mayo Roscommon Hospice (2009), advertising calendar for Stewarts Oil (2008) and school fundraising calendar by The Roscommon Herald (2008).

Right hand column: A selection of annual church calendars from Kilteevan Church. These were designed by Hazel Ryan and depict local historical images. We are missing the calendar for 2003 and any from before 2002. (If you have these please contact us.).

A selection of Church Calendars for 2007 & 2008. Right to left: Ballyforan, Dysart & Tisrara, Roscommon Town, St. Peter & Pauls, Drum & Clonown and Kiltoom & Cam.

A business advertising calendar for 2007 (left), a colourful Stewarts Oil calendar (undated) and a desk calendar for "The Roscommon Herald" for 2006 (below).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We welcome additional calendars. If you have them, please contact us.

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