The O’Maras of O’Mara Bacon factory

The first of the local history society’s 2023 talks will take place in the Lakeside Hotel on Wednesday, March 22, at 7.30pm when Arlene White will unfold the family story of the O’Maras of O’Mara Bacon factory, Toomevara.

This is a really interesting family history and one that piqued Arlene's interest. Inspired by Sharon Slater's A-Z of Curious Co Limerick, Arlene did more research into the business and the family behind it.

One fascinating fact is that one of the O'Mara daughters married into the Von Trapp family, the same family that The Sound of Music was based upon.

Like most Limerick businesses there were ties to Killaloe; O'Maras supplied their products to many of our shops through the 1900s and Benson Box supplied packaging for the O'Mara products.