Proposed Trip to the Somme Autumn 2016 At the AGM, held on 15th November 2014, it was proposed that the Society would undertake a trip to the Somme Travel The approximate cost of the trip is €800 per person sharing. Duration 3-4 nights. This includes flights, transfers, guides and…
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“The Fools, the fools! They have left us our Fenian dead” “As one generation took the baton from another” History Ireland In August 2015 we mark the 100th year anniversary of the death of prominent Fenian, Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa. His funeral, which took place on the 1st August…
LAUNCH OF ‘TRACING YOUR KILDARE ANCESTORS.’ Legendary Kildare footballer Johnny Doyle will launch the new illustrated paperback guide to genealogical sources ‘Tracing your Kildare Ancestors’ by Karel Kiely, Mario Corrigan & James Durney, in Kildare Town Community Library at 7 pm on Wednesday 10 December 2014. Flyleaf Press publishes “Tracing…
LECTURE 3 Thursday, 11 December at 7.15 pm (please note earlier time) Professor Christopher Ridgway (Curator, Castle Howard) The making and breaking of the country house in Europe during World War One In 1914 aristocratic families across Europe responded to the outbreak of war by enlisting, often mobilising their staff, tenants,…
“All these here once walked around Dublin. Faithful departed. As you are now so once were we.” – ‘Ulysses’, James Joyce The Award winning documentary, One Million Dubliners explores life, death and the afterlife. The DVD is now available via Glasnevin Cemetery Museum’s Online Shop and features many bonus materials….
You are cordially invited to the launch of STROKESTOWN AND THE GREAT IRISH FAMINE Ciarán Reilly on Wednesday 3 December 2014 at 7.00 p.m. John Paul II Library, Maynooth University Professor Marian Lyons, Head of Department of History, Maynooth University will speak RSVP Four Courts Press | To learn…
LECTURE 2 Monday, 24 November 8.00 pm Paula Lalor (MaynoothUniversity) Queen Victoria’s visits to Irish Country Houses 1849-61 with particular reference to Carton House Carton House the home of the FitzGeralds, premier Dukes of Ireland, was among the select few Irish Country Houses visited by Victoria on her first three…
Kildare Branch of Birdwatch Ireland AM will take place next Thursday, 13th of November, in the Town House Hotel at 7.30pm. Monthly talk will begin at 8pm with Eric Dempsey giving a presentation, “My Favourite Birding Sites in Ireland.” Monthly outing in November is on Saturday 22nd. This is their annual…
