THE BARTONS OF STRAFFAN AND THE K CLUB
The Bartons of Straffan and the K Club Eoghan Corry This week the K Club will become our county’s icon once more, when images of the famous Liffeyside golf venue are broadcast all over the sports...
View ArticleCOMMUNITY HALL BADLY NEEDED
Leinster Leader 31 January 1987 Community Hall badly needed Residents of Ballitore are seeking to have a community hall provided in the village, while at the same time preserving one of the most...
View ArticleTHE FIRST LABOURERS' COTTAGES IN CO. KILDARE
The first Labourers Cottages in Co. Kildare, 1886 James Durney In 1886 six families moved into their ‘labourers cottages,’ in the Castledermot area, seemingly the first local authority houses to be...
View ArticleNEW ESSAYS BY KILDARE HISTORIANS
New essays by Kildare historians The summer 2013 issue of the The Irish Sword. The Journal of the Military History Society of Ireland (Vol. XXIX, No. 115) has two essays by Co. Kildare historians:...
View ArticleLAST DANCE BEFORE LENT - 100 YEARS OF LAWLOR'S OF NAAS
“Last dance before Lent” – 100 years of Lawlor’s of Naas An advertisement bearing the text “Last dance before Lent” from an issue of the Leinster Leader in the 1950s was one of the star exhibits at a...
View ArticleTHIGEEN ROE: COLOURFUL WRITER OF GAA EVENTS
THE LEINSTER LEADER CENTENARY EDITION 24 November 1984 Thigeen Roe: colourful writer of G.A.A. events THE WORK of Father Edward Ramsbottom started to appear in the Leinster Leader in early 1906. His...
View ArticleUNSUNG HEROES
THE LEINSTER LEADER CENTENARY EDITION 24 November 1984. UNSUNG HEROES I knew not the unknown warriors,Who in famous battles fell, But I know of unsung heroes,Again their names I cannot tell,To me these...
View ArticleSTRAFFAN'S "HORSESHOE" FORGE DOWN
Straffan's "Horseshoe" forge down The Leinster Leader 13 July 1963 Straffan's picturesque "Horseshoe" forge tumbled in a pile of rubble recently as a bulldozer cleared the way for development.Sadness...
View ArticleA VISIT TO THE HILL OF ALLEN
A visit to the Hill of Allen Declan O'Connor A first-ever visit to the Hill of Allen during Heritage Week, 2013, led me to consult my old copy of "Bongmans Eatin Course." "Bongmans" started life as...
View ArticleIRISH WAR OF INDEPENDENCE - EXHIBITION AND DISPLAY
IRISH WAR OF INDEPENDENCE Exhibition & DisplayTo mark the 100 Year Anniversary of the foundation of theIrish VolunteersatWynns Hotel, Dublin City Centreon 28 Sept 2013, 11.00 to 5.00 pm The Irish...
View ArticleTHE GERALDINES AND MEDIEVAL IRELAND. THE MAKING OF A MYTH
The Geraldines and Medieval IrelandThe Making of a Myth Marking the 500th anniversary of the death of the 'Great Earl' of Kildare Thomas Davis Lecture Theatre(Room 2043 Arts Building)Trinity College...
View ArticleMAYNOOTH COMMUNITY LIBRARY - THE 1913 LOCKOUT
Maynooth Community Library ‘The 1913 Lockout.’ A presentation by Mario Corrigan Thursday 19th: 8:00 pm Plans also to commemorate the opening of Maynooth Community Library - 30th anniversary...
View ArticleTHE ERNIE O'MALLEY SYMPOSIUM
CALL FOR PAPERS The Ernie O’Malley Symposiumon Modern Ireland and Revolution, 25-26 April 2014 New York University’s Glucksman Ireland House invites 250-word proposals for 20-minute papers on social,...
View ArticleDEATH OF MRS. CATHERINE DOBBS
THE LEINSTER LEADER 1 October 1910. DEATH OF MRS. CATHERINE DOBBS OLD RESIDENT PASSES AWAY On Sunday morning last there past away in the death of Mrs. Catherine Dobbs, one of Naas' oldest inhabitants....
View ArticleKILDARE'S COUNTY TOWN SCORES IN CROKE PARK BUT NOT A BALL KICKED
Kildare’s county town scores in Croke Park and not a ball kicked Kildare has this month again written its name into the illustrious story of Croke Park … and all without a ball being kicked. On Friday...
View ArticleFOUNDATION OF THE CO. KILDARE BRANCH OF THE ASSOCIATION OF SPINA BFIDA AND...
Foundation of the Co. Kildare branch of the Irish Association of Spina Bfida and Hydrocephalus November 27 1983 is the 30th anniversary of the Foundation of the Co. Kildare branch of the Irish...
View ArticleIRISH CASUALTIES IN THE KOREAN WAR 1950-53
Irish casualties in the Korean War 1950-53 August-December 1953 is the 60th anniversary of the repatriation of prisoners-of-war held by the United Nations and the Communists in Korea. During the Korean...
View ArticleLOCKOUT 1913. THE EFFECT OF THE GREAT LOCKOUT ON CO. KILDARE
Lockout 1913.The effect of the great lockout on Co. Kildare James Durney At 9.40 a.m. on Tuesday 26 August 1913, the lifeblood of Dublin’s transport system – the trams – stopped running. Striking...
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