THE DESCENDENTS OF A REBEL. THE STORY OF THE DOYLE FAMILY OF TEELOUGH,...
The Descendents of a Rebel.The story of the Doyle family of Teelough, Carbury, Co. Kildare by Jim O'Callaghan. Among the Wexford men who fled north after Vinegar Hill in 1798 were a young couple of...
View ArticleDAN DONNELLY v GEORGE COOPER. FOLLOW UP INVESTIGATIONS
DAN DONNELLY v GEORGE COOPER – 13th December 1815 – OR NOT? Follow Up Investigations By Chris Holzgräwe In my recent article, published on e-history on 25 October 2013, I reported on my research into...
View Article“KILLING KILDARES.” THE OPENING MEET
Leinster Leader 5 November 1898 “KILLING KILDARES.”THE OPENING MEET The opening meet of the “Killing Kildares” took place on last Tuesday. The rendezvous was the historic trysting place - Johnstown...
View ArticleIMPROVEMENTS AT FURNESS
Kildare Observer 9 April 1898 IMPROVEMENTS AT FURNESS Messrs. Dunne and Sheridan, Painting and Decorating Contractors, Naas, have just completed a very extensive contract at Furness House, lately...
View ArticleTHRILLS AND SPILLS AS PUNCHESTOWN TAKES ITS TOLL OF MAN AND HORSE
Thrills and spills as Punchestown meeting takes its toll of man and horse Punchestown 1913 was more like a battlefield than a racecourse with a litany of casualties and injuries to man and horse. And...
View ArticleFORGOTTEN FATALITY OF THE RISING ... NAAS OFFICER KILLED ON EASTER MONDAY
Forgotten fatality of the Rising … Naas officer killed on Easter Monday Liam Kenny A Naas man who had survived battle in South Africa and in Flanders was killed in the opening hours of the fighting on...
View ArticleTHE KING'S VISIT TO THE CURRAGH
FINN'S LEINSTER JOURNAL WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1821. THE KING(Extract) THE KING'S VISIT TO THE CURRAGH At an early hour on Friday morning Dublin was in motion; it was gloomy, but still there were good...
View ArticleHIS MAJESTY'S VISIT
THE FREEMAN'S JOURNAL FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1821. HIS MAJESTY'S VISIT(Extract) His Majesty presented a superb Whip to the Duke of Leinster, at the Curragh Royal Meeting. On handing the Whip to his...
View ArticleA NEW LINK TO THE KILDARE OBSERVER
A NEW LINK TO THE KILDARE OBSERVER We have now activated the new link for access to the Kildare Observer Archives. Please note the site will work in the below Browsers. Google ChromeFirefoxInternet...
View ArticleNEWBRIDGE MAN’S EXCITING TIME.
The Kildare Observer 5 June 1916 NEWBRIDGE MAN’S EXCITING TIME. PLUCK AND FORETHOUGHT THAT WON THROUGH AN INCIDENT OF THE REBELLION. Mr. M. A. Coughlan, of Newbridge, returned from Dublin in the early...
View ArticleSERIOUS OUTBREAK OF SCARLATINA
Kildare Observer 5 May 1906 Serious Outbreak of ScarlatinaThirty cases in Kildare At the meeting of the Naas No.1 District Council on Wednesday, Mr. J. S. O’Grady (chairman) presiding, the clerk read...
View ArticleA NATONAL HOLIDAY
The Kildare Observer 10 March 1906 A NATONAL HOLIDAY This day week will be celebrated throughout Ireland, and wherever an Irish community exists, as the National Festival – St. Patrick’s Day. It is a...
View ArticleNO PICTURE POSTCARD LANDSCAPE FOR KILDARE DETAINEES IN CO. DOWN CAMP
No picture postcard landscape for Kildare detainees in Co. Down campby Liam Kenny The well known balladeer Percy French penned a lyric entitled “Where the Mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea”...
View ArticleBRIAN BORU AND THE NAAS PRINCESS WITH THREE HUSBANDS
Brian Boru and the Naas princess with three husbands – a look-back to the Battle of Clontarf a thousand years agoby Liam Kenny There is much talk about the decade of centenaries which will mark the...
View ArticleSTRANGERS IN THE BOSOM OF THE BROWN IRISH EARTH
“Strangers in the bosom of the brown Irish earth”Joe Dunne Whilst listening to a recent discussion on neglected graveyards my mind swung back to what we used to call the Old Soldiers’ Cemetery on the...
View ArticleTHE HISTORY DISCOVERY OF THE DECADE ... NUIM'S ROLE IN PRESERVING HISTORIC...
The history discovery of the decade … NUI Maynooth’s role in preserving historic find documented in new book Liam Kenny A colourful new book from a leading Irish publisher reveals the richness of the...
View ArticleNEWBRIDGE WOMAN'S SECRET JAIL MARRIAGE TO FORGOTTEN REBEL
Newbridge woman’s secret jail marriage to forgotten rebel Liam Kenny A Newbridge woman had a ringside seat to the planning for the 1916 Rising through her relationship with a rebel leader who has been...
View ArticleNEW INDUSTRY IN MONASTEREVAN. THE RATHCOOLEY DISPENSARY RESIDENCE.
Kildare Observer 30 June 1906 NEW INDUSTRY IN MONASTEREVAN. THE RATHCOOLEY DISPENSARY RESIDENCE. We understand that very shortly there will be put on the market a new brand of hop bitters, which is...
View ArticlePRISONERS AT THE CURRAGH
The Leinster Leader 30 September 1922 Prisoners at the Curragh Under the above heading the following letter appeared in the “Irish Independent” on 22nd inst.- Sir. – As officer in charge of the...
View ArticlePASSING OF GREAT KILDARE FOOTBALLER. THE LATE MR. JACK HIGGINS, NAAS
Leinster Leader 29th October 1955 Passing of Great Kildare Footballer The Late Mr. Jack Higgins, Naas. With the death of Mr. Jack Higgins, Gaeldom has lost one of the greatest players of all time. In...
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