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FORMER GARDA CHIEF DIES AT 85

The Irish Press 24 January 1972 Former Garda chief dies at 85Col. Eamon Broy, who died on Saturday at his home, Oaklands Drive, Rathgar, Dublin, aged 85, was a former Commissioner of the Garda...

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NEWBRIDGE BARRACKS. THE FIRST UNITS

Newbridge Barracks. The first units James Durney In 1807 General the Earl of Harrington, Commander of the Forces in Ireland, had proposed that new barracks be built countrywide and as many as possible...

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A MAGISTRATE WITH A HEART OF GOLD

A magistrate with a heart of gold The reporting of court cases has been a feature of newspapers from the time the first paper rolled off the printing press. From a historian’s perspective such...

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FIGHTIN' MIKE LAWLER - ABE LINCOLN'S LILYWHITE GENERAL

Fightin’ Mike Lawler – Abe Lincoln’s Lilywhite General “When it comes to just plain hard fighting, I would rather trust old Mike Lawler than any of them,” – Ulysses S. Grant, military commander and...

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BALLITORE SCHOOL AND THE SHACKLETONS

LEINSTER EXPRESS, SATURDAY JUNE 14, 1862 BALLITORE – BALLITORE SCHOOL AND THE SHACKLETONS Our local readers need not be told that it was at the Seminary in this comfortable, and as the English critics...

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FUNERAL OF PAT DOWLING

Funeral of Pat Dowling, Prosperous Leinster Leader 19 March 1983 ‘Hard cases’ sobbed uncontrollably; singer Christy Moore was shattered, everywhere there was emotion last week when they buried Pat...

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HURLING HISTORY TO BE REVISITED - ONE HOPES!!

We were contacted by Nuala and Jack O'Connell ahead of this Sunday's All-Ireland U-21 Final between Kildare and Roscommon to obtain a copy of the newspaper report of the same clash some 43 years ago....

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TITLED ELITE PUBLISH KILDARE'S FIRST JOURNAL OF HISTORY

Titled elite publish Kildare’s first journal of history This Spring marks the 120th anniversary of the first issue of a publication which has been at the centre of local history publishing in Co....

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KILDARE'S UNIONIST WOMEN IN FIGHTING MODE

Kildare’s Unionist women in fighting mode The women of Kildare – or a least a section of them – were on the war path a hundred years ago and woe betide anybody who got in their way. The section of...

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FILM AND RADIO STAR IN NAAS

Leinster Leader, March 13th 1948 Film and Radio Star in Naas Mr. George Formby, the well-known film and radio entertainer, with his wife, visited Naas on Thursday, where, at Lawlor’s hotel, he had a...

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GREAT ABBOT WAS GREAT IRISHMAN

Leinster Leader, April 5th 1988 Great Abbot Was Great Irishman No Irish of our time has exerted greater influence in their world than the late Dom Marmion, the centenary of whose birth occurs this...

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DODGY DEALINGS INVESTIGATED BY 'MAHON' STYLE TRIBUNAL IN 19TH CENTURY NAAS

Dodgy dealings investigated by “Mahon” style tribunal in 19th century Naas The “Mahon” tribunal which investigated the behaviour of some national and local politicians in Dublin has been dominating the...

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MUTINY IN THE SPRING AIR

Mutiny in the Spring air The troops were restive. Rumours rippled through the mess halls on the Curragh. There was chatter among the cavalry in Newbridge, among the artillery in Kildare and among the...

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FROM KILDARE TO KOREA

FROM KILDARE TO KOREA By James Durney On 27 July 2006 the South Korean Ambassador to the US delivered a speech at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington. He said: “I would like today to honour...

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THE TRANSPORTATION OF WOMEN FROM KILDARE TO VAN DIEMEN'S LAND IN 1849

The transportation of women from Kildare to Van Diemen’s Land in 1849 Anybody who has enjoyed Cathi Fleming’s passionate and engaging talk on the transportation of women and young girls from Co....

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NEWBRIDGE LOCAL HISTORY NEXT MEETING

NEWBRIDGE LOCAL HISTORY The next meeting of the Newbridge Local History Group will take place on Wednesday 17 October in Sarsfield GAA Clubhouse at 8.30pm. James Durney will talk about 'Titanic: the...

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KILDARE READER'S FESTIVAL

KILDARE READER'S FESTIVAL Kildare Reader's Festival this weekend - great line up, topped off by the fabulous Joe O'Connor - includes our very own Mae Leonard, Philip Scott, John Martin, Ann Egan and...

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COUNTY KILDARE BOOK SALE!

2012 BOOK SALE Newbridge Library Sunday 14 October 12 - 4 p.m. COUNTY KILDARE BOOK SALE! The Kildare History Book Sale will take place on Sunday afternoon, the 14 October in Newbridge Library. This...

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MAYNOOTH PRESENTATION SISTERS CONVENT CEMETERY

Maynooth Presentation Sisters Convent Cemetery, Grave’s Details (Inscriptions read as of September 2012 by Henry Flynn) Plot No.                                                Gravestone Details 1. M....

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THE TWELFTH ERNEST SHACKLETON AUTUMN SCHOOL

Athy Heritage Centre-Museum Presents The Twelfth Ernest ShackletonAutumn School26th-29th October 2012 Lectures - Exhibitions - Film - Music - Excursion Official Opening & Exhibition Launchby the...

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