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Community & Business
13 October, 2026
McGoverns return to the Wheatsheaf for 150 year reunion
Filling up the dining room of what was once the ‘McGovern Commercial Hotel,’ the McGovern clan spent Sunday celebrating their families 150 years in the districts, marking a century and a half since Barney McGovern left Ireland for the Downs.

Terry McGovern, the oldest living descendant of Barney McGovern, with his Grand-daughter Jesie Henry and her son Ralph Henry at the McGovern reunion.
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