The Society’s excursion to East Cork and West Waterford is under one month away and there are a few places available. This is an opportunity not to be missed, to visit with the County Kildare Archaeological Society, the magnificent landscape of this part of Ireland and experience its rich history, heritage and culture. The Society [...]
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On Sunday, 13th May 2012, the Kildare Archaeological Society visited Athy where they were guided by Frank Taaffe Photos by Déaglán de Paor
http://chancery.tcd.ie/ The records of the Irish chancery were destroyed on 30 June 1922 in an explosion and fire in the Public Record Office of Ireland, located at the Four Courts, Dublin. Among the most important classes of record destroyed were the medieval Irish chancery rolls. CIRCLE is the culmination of nearly four decades of work [...]
The Agricultural History Society of Ireland and the Department of Sociology, National University of Ireland Maynooth jointly present CONFERENCE CLACHAN AND RUNDALE: Post-Medieval Farming and Settlement 9th June 2012 National University of Ireland Maynooth, South Campus, Renehan Hall. Programme 9.00am Registration 9.15am Official Opening – Prof. Jim Walsh, Deputy-President Session 1: The Context. 9.30am [...]
There will be a prayer service at the old Priory of Connall (aka, but wrongly, Greatconnell Abbey) this coming Sunday, 6th May, at 3.00pm. Fr McDermott, Parish Priest of Newbridge, is conducting the service, and we hope to have tea and biscuits following. Although this is not officially a Newbridge Local History Group outing, we [...]
Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology Research Funding and Radiocarbon Dates Offer 2012 A reminder that the closing date for applications for Research Funding and Radiocarbon Dates is Wednesday 25 April 2012. For further information and to apply online please see the following link: http://www.ria.ie/our-work/committees/committees-for-the-humanities-and-social-sciences/archaeology/grants-and-awards.aspx
One year after the dramatic, but failed, Dublin Rising of 1916, the residents of the tiny Irish village of Kilfeckert take up arms once more against the British Army.
“Waking the Titanic” “Muintir Mhaigh Eo Ar An Titanic” TG4: Good Friday, 6th April at 8pm, and Saturday 14th April at 9.30pm This docudrama from Gillian Marsh (daughter of a CKAS member!) tells of the experiences of fourteen young passengers from Addergoole, Co Mayo, who travelled on the Titanic; only three survived. Gillian offers a very different [...]
‘Rediscovering Medieval Ireland’ Robin Frame A public lecture to mark the launch of a major new internet resource: CIRCLE: A Calendar of Irish Chancery Letters, c.1244–1509 www.tcd.ie/chancery Thursday, 10 May 2012 at 6 pm Thomas Davis Lecture Theatre (Room 2043, Arts Building) Trinity College Dublin Admission Free – All Welcome No advance registration or booking [...]
The next Friends of Medieval Dublin symposium will take place in Trinity College Dublin on the 19th May 2012.
