SAVE OUR STORIES - ORAL HISTORY PROJECT
Save our Stories – Oral History Project An ambitious project to record and preserve the voices, stories and histories of Kildare residents by Kildare residents is being launched on Saturday 20th...
View ArticleKILDARE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY TALK
Kildare Archaeological Society Dear Members,This is a reminder that the Society's final event of the year, except for the AGM, will take place on SATURDAY 20th October. This will be an illustrated talk...
View ArticleA LAST HURRAH FOR THE TITANIC AT PUNCHESTOWN
A last hurrah for the Titanic at Punchestown The ripples from the sinking of the Titanic in the early hours of 15 April 1912 spread to the Punchestown Festival national hunt meeting just ten days later...
View ArticleTERROR ON THE SHORT GRASS
Terror on the short-grass – Kildare’s violent history highlighted in new book Terror. Look at that word again. Terror. Even reading it sends a chill down the spine. It is a word which signifies fear,...
View ArticleONLINE RESEARCH FACILITY
Online Research Facility Those wishing to trace their Irish ancestry can now access a central website dedicated to providing access to all the available Irish genealogical records on the island of...
View ArticleCELBRIDGE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Celbridge Historical Society Dr. David HumeThe Ulster Scots Connection Monday 5 November 2012 at 8 p.m. in Celbridge LibraryAll welcome
View ArticleBRITS OUT! ... RECALLING THE BRITISH ARMY'S DEPARTURE 90 YEARS AGO
Brits out! … recalling the British Army’s departure 90 years ago With impeccable if coincidental timing Newbridge Local History Group last week marked the 90th anniversary of the day on which the...
View ArticleA LABOUR OF LOVE ... A POLITICAL CENTENARY
A labour of love … a poltical centenary This month marks the centenary of the foundation of the Labour party in May 1912 – the founding motion was passed at an Irish Trade Unions Congress held in...
View ArticleGOVERNOR GENERAL
GOVERNOR GENERAL Appointment of Mr. Donal Buckley PROMINENT KILDARE MAN HONOURED THE KILDARE OBSERVER SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1932 The following official announcement was issued from Government Buildings...
View ArticleTHE ROGUE'S MARCH. A KILDAREMAN IN THE SAN PATRICIOS BATTALION
The Rogue’s March. A Kildareman in the San Patricios Battalion James Durney In the Mexican-American War of 1846-48 more than 200 American deserters (many of them Irish immigrants) joined the Mexican...
View ArticleEUCHARISTIC CONGRESS TRAGEDY RECALLED IN KILDARE AND OFFALY
Eucharistic Congress tragedy recalled in Kildare and Offaly The 2012 Eucharistic Congress which begins on Sunday next will inevitably draw comparisons with the last occasion on which a Congress was...
View ArticleCENTENARY OF HOSPITAL BORN IN CONTROVERSY
Centenary of hospital born in controversy Feelings ran so high in the Celbridge area in 1912 against plans to build a hospital for infectious diseases that a number of local men attacked the new...
View ArticleCAPTAIN JOHN D. O'BRIEN, KILDARE-BORN US ARMY VETERAN AND WYOMING RANCHER
Captain John D. O’Brien, Kildare-born US Army veteran and Wyoming rancher James Durney In 1903 Kildare-born John D. O’Brien was mentioned in a volume titled Progressive Men of the State of Wyoming as...
View ArticleTHE GATHERING: LOCAL HISTORY, HERITAGE & DIASPORA
THE GATHERING: LOCAL HISTORY, HERITAGE & DIASPORA Saturday 24 November 2012 (9.30am-4.00m)Renehan Hall, Maynooth University (south campus)Organised by the Department of History, National University...
View ArticleTUESDAYS WITH MARY
Tuesdays with MaryBy Nuala CollinsJanuary 2012 The Tuesday afternoons I spent in Mary Maguire’s house in Nicholastown listening to her stories were a wonderful way to pass the Winter evenings before...
View ArticleTIMES PAST
Times Past Jim Collins A recent walk along the new Camphill nature trail by the river reminded me of my childhood and life in Kilcullen Corn Mills. I saw old car parts embedded in the weir to...
View ArticleHIDDEN GEMS AND FORGOTTEN PEOPLE
The History Federation of Ireland PRESS RELEASE HIDDEN GEMS AND FORGOTTEN PEOPLE On Saturday 1 December 2012 the Federations will jointly launch a project, in all parts of the island of Ireland, to...
View ArticleJOINT SEMINAR BY THE HISTORY FEDERATIONS OF IRELAND
Joint Seminar by the History Federations of IrelandLocal History IrelandPatrick Kavanagh Centre — Inniskeen, Co. MonaghanDate: Saturday, 1st December, 2012 The Federation for Ulster Local Studies and...
View ArticleIN LONDON BOMB FIND
Leinster Leader 18 April 1959 In London bomb findBilly Doran, the well-known Ballymore and All-Ireland champion handballer, had luck on his side when he and his co-workers unearthed a 2,000 lbs. German...
View ArticleREGRETTED MAYNOOTH DEATH
Leinster Leader 14 November 1959 Regretted Maynooth deathThe funeral of the late Mr. Patk Kirwan (88), whose death occurred after a short illness took place to Laraghbryan Cemetery. The attendance was...
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