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View ArticleBLESSED CHURCH FOR EXPANDING POPULATION
THE LEINSTER LEADER SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12TH, 1963. Blessed Church for expanding population In torrential rain on Sunday, Most Rev. Dr. Keogh, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, blessed and dedicated the...
View ArticleA JOYCEAN ODYSSEY THROUGH THE FLATLANDS OF KILDARE
A Joycean odyssey through the flat lands of Kildare Joyce, Synge, Beckett and Yeats … four of the titans of Irish writing who have drawn international critical acclaim for pushing the boundaries of...
View ArticleLATE MR. M. G. NOLAN
THE LEINSTER LEADER MAY 27th, 1976 Late Mr. M. G. Nolan MR. MICHAEL G. NOLAN, P.C., Duke St., Athy, one of the dominant figures in political, social, educational and cultural spheres in South Kildare...
View ArticleSPEAKERS FOR LOCAL HISTORY GROUPS
Liam Kenny sent on details on three recent authors on topics of interest to Kildare local history groups looking for speakers to populate their lecture programmes. Liam has spoken to each of the...
View ArticleANTIQUES AND FINE ARTS FAIR
Boro BooksRare and interesting books,Corballis, Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow Tel – 086-3323502 - Email – tomdoylebooks@gmail.com Just to let you know Boro Books will be taking a stand at the Antiques and Fine...
View ArticleFETHARD BOOK FAIR SUNDAY FEBRUARY 10
Dear Booklover, Fethard Book Fair, Tipperary, this Sunday, February 10th, 2pm -6pm. Don't Miss it. Packed full with Thousands and Thousands of Books, History, Literature, GAA, Sport, Local History,...
View ArticleTHE GREAT WAR EXPERIENCES OF EDWARD REDDY, RATHBRIDE
The Great War experiences of Edward Reddy, Rathbride James Durney On 2 September 1914, a little over a month after the outbreak of the Great War, Edward Reddy, of Rathbride, Kildare, enlisted in the...
View ArticleIRISH ACADEMIC PRESS RELOCATES TO KILDARE
Irish Academic Press relocates to Kildare Following the acquisition of Irish Academic Press in 2012 by local Kildare resident, Conor Graham, the long-established and respected history publisher has...
View ArticleKILL HISTORY GROUP. SPRING & SUMMER 2013
Kill History Group Spring & Summer 2013 Monday 28th January: “Civil War Surgery”, - Dr Chris Browne (preceded by Annual General Meeting at 8 p.m) Monday 25th February: Cogitosis’ Life of St...
View ArticleNEWBRIDGE GARDA DISTRICT
NEWBRIDGE GARDA DISTRICT Leinster Leader, November 16th 1929 All the Curragh Camp is at present in the Garda district of Newbridge. Until the close of the war there were two additional barrack for the...
View ArticleA KILDAREMAN MISSING IN ACTION...THE MYSTERY OF CORPORAL JAMES MARTIN
A Kildareman missing in action … the mystery of Corporal James Martin … County Kildare has had a long association with the profession of soldiering at home and abroad, primarily through the use of the...
View ArticleALL THE QUEEN'S MEN AND ALL THE QUEEN'S HORSES CELEBRATE A JUBILEE
All the Queen’s men and all the Queen’s horses celebrate a jubilee This summer all eyes have been on London. Shortly the Olympic Games 2012 will draw global attention to the city on the Thames. Even...
View ArticleFORMER RESIDENT OF THE MOUNT, KILCOCK, RAN SECRET MISSIONS FOR CLAN-NA-GAEL...
Former Resident of The Mount, Kilcock, Ran Secret Missions for Clan-na-Gael and I.R.B. In 1914, Co. Kildare native John Kenny ran a dangerous secret mission that helped set the stage for the 1916...
View ArticlePRESENTATION OF REPUBLICAN PRISONERS DEPENDENT'S CUP TO GAA HQ
Presentation of Republican Prisoners Dependent’s Cup to GAA HQ James Durney In December 2012 Tom Keogh, Liam McManus and Brendan Woulfe, Naas GAA, presented a Republican Prisoners Dependents Cup to the...
View ArticleNAAS GAA DONATE OLDEST CLUB MINUTES TO HQ
Naas GAA donate oldest club minutes to HQ James Durney On Friday 15 February 2013 the oldest club minutes in the country were officially presented by members of Naas GAA to the GAA Museum, Dublin....
View ArticleDOWNED AIRCRAFT BECOMES SIGHTSEEING ATTRACTION AFTER LANDING DRAMA
Downed aircraft becomes sightseeing attraction after landing drama “ Look up, its Aer Lingus” ran the slogan of an advertisement some years ago. Whatever about the chances of sighting an aircraft from...
View ArticleTERSE NEWS ITEMS REFLECT WAR-TIME AMBUSH AND TERROR
Terse news items reflect war-time ambush and terror The editions of the Kildare Observer newspaper in July 1922 were full of the staccato of war time news bulletins – but this time it was not a foreign...
View ArticleFIRST LECTURE IN SPRING SERIES
First lecture in Spring series Catholic Central Library Dear members, Just a reminder that the first lecture in our spring series takes place next Tuesday 12th March at 6.30pm. The historian and...
View ArticleLEADER EDITOR EMBROILED IN ABORTIVE RISING PLAN
“Leader” editor embroiled in abortive Rising plan Newspaper editors are generally people with strong opinions. It is part of the job specification for editors to stimulate public debate on the topics...
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