The site of the church of St. Mary Magdalene in or near Kildare Town has not been identified to date. The discovery of burials at the site of the new Medical Centre in Kildare Town may shed some light on its location. Full Article
St Mochua Annual Ecumenical Service 10 August 2016, 7.30pm Church of the Sacred Heart, Rathcoffey, Co Kildare St Mochua Annual Ecumenical Service is organised each year by Celbridge, Clondalkin, Rathcoffey and Timahoe Historical Societies in rotation. Rathcoffey History Group will host the event this year. All welcome.
Memorials and plaques are an often overlooked part of our cultural heritage. They identify and honour people, historic events and heritage landmarks of the county. Whilst we know that there are many such plaques, memorials and signs located throughout County Kildare, to date they have never been recorded. So, the…
The first talk in our 2016 Milestones of Medieval Dublin series takes place on Tuesday, 12 July, and will be given by (me) Áine Foley. Title of paper is: ‘1392: the attack on St Thomas’s Abbey by the citizens of Dublin’. It starts at 1.05pm and takes place in the…
A reminder of our next outing on Sunday 3rd July and meeting arrangements: Meet at 2.30 pm. Park and assemble at Celbridge Lodge, which is the first gate on the right on Tea Lane (across the road from the statue of the Blessed Virgin). We will visit Celbridge Lodge first…
The Irish Conference of Medievalists is being held in Maynooth next Thursday, Friday and Saturday. There is a great line-up of speakers, workshops, book stalls and receptions: see http://www.irishmedievalists.com/programme The student rate for registration is just €20; full registration is only €30 – see: http://www.irishmedievalists.com/registration-2015 There are also two very important…
