MAURICE ALWYN ADAMS, 'KILLED IN ACTION'
Maurice Alwyn Adams, ‘killed in action’ James Durney It was the worst news a family could receive during the years 1914-1918, that their son, brother, father or husband, had been killed in action....
View ArticleCOILL DUBH'S GATHERING. MAUREEN CUSACK
Maureen Cusack remembers When I first came to live in Cooleragh in 1957, the village had been built but no church existed and mass was celebrated firstly in the middle camp before moving to the Pipe...
View ArticleCOILL DUBH'S GATHERING. BITS AND PIECES. JIM FIELDS
This and That…Bits and pieces from the Blackwood area By Jim Fields The Field’s family are living in the Blackwood area since the middle of the second half of the nineteenth century. My grandfather,...
View ArticleGROWING IN UP IN COILL DUBH. PADDY MCDONALD
Growing up in Coill Dubh. Paddy McDonald My name is Paddy McDonald. I was born in Coill Dubh, in 1965, in house no 72. My father, Jack McDonald, was from Prosperous, Co. Kildare, my mother, Hannah, is...
View ArticleIRISH OPEN AT CARTON. FREE WALKING TOUR OF LEIXLIP
Irish Open Golf Championship at Carton Free walking tour of Leixlip John Colgan, author of ‘Leixlip, County Kildare,’ will take locals and golfing visitors alike on a guided walking tour of historic...
View ArticleCHANGE AND UPHEAVAL NOTHING NEW FOR KILDARE'S LOCAL COUNCILS
Change and upheaval nothing new for Kildare’s local councils Local newspapers throughout the land are this week reacting to the news of upheavals among the town councils of Ireland. According to...
View ArticleAN AUSTERE KILDARE HOUSE WHICH SHELTERED THE DYING AND WOUNDED
An austere Kildare house which sheltered the dying and wounded Stories of haunted houses are common in popular folklore and come to the fore at this time of Hallow e’en when tales abound of hauntings...
View ArticleLATE KIT MILLS
Leinster Leader January 30 1971 Late Kit Mills On Saturday, 16th January, Kit Mills was laid to rest. No flag, no trumpets, no volley ― Kit went to his eternal rest, exactly as he would have wished....
View ArticleTHE MORPETH ROLL. IRELAND IDENTIFIED IN 1841
The Morpeth Roll. Ireland identified in 1841 James Durney In 1841, on stepping down as Chief Secretary, George Howard, Lord Morpeth, received a grand farewell testimonial from the people of Ireland....
View ArticleJUBILEE NURSE - THE FORGOTTEN HEROINE OF IRELAND'S PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
Jubilee Nurse – the forgotten heroine of Ireland’s public health service For bygone generations of Irish people the face of the health service was the Jubilee Nurse who visited households in rural and...
View ArticleMUTINY IN KILDARE ... THE TROUBLED BIRTH OF THE GARDA FORCE
Mutiny in Kildare … the troubled birth of the Garda force A chase through the streets of Kildare town is just one of the dramatic episodes portrayed in a new book which describes the crisis-ridden...
View ArticleKILDARE LOSES 3 STALWARTS
The Leinster Leader May 1 1971 Kildare loses 3 stalwarts During the past couple of weeks Kildare has lost three of her former Gaelic football greats by the deaths of Michael Casey of Dereens, Caragh,...
View ArticleTHE EMPREROR'S KILDARE SLAVES
The Emperor’s Kildare slaves James Durney According to Robert Widders in The Emperor’s Irish Slaves: Prisoners of the Japanese in the Second World War, The Irish History Press (2012), 650 Irishmen and...
View ArticleUNVEILING AT TONE'S GRAVE
The Leinster Leader April 24 1971 Unveiling at Tone's grave The restored Wolfe Tone Memorial and grave will be unveiled at Bodenstown on Sunday at 3.30 p.m. by Mr. Maurice Twomey, an old I.R.A....
View ArticleDIGGING IN ... KILDARE'S PIONEERING ROLE IN HORTICULTURAL EDUCATION
Digging in … Kildare’s pioneering role in horticultural education Wicklow bears the name of being the “Garden County” but when it comes to innovation in horticulture Kildare beats it by the length of...
View ArticleDEATH IN DECEMBER ... 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF CURRAGH EXECUTIONS
Death in December … 90th anniversary of Curragh executions With much of the attention regarding the struggle for Irish independence looking ahead to the centenary of the 1916 Rising, events in Kildare...
View ArticleDEATH OF MR. J. E. MEDLICOTT J.P
Leinster Leader 25th January 1913 Death of Mr. J. E. Medlicott, J.P. The death of Mr. J. E. Medlicott, J.P., which occurred at his residence, Dunmurry, Kildare, on Sunday, 12th instant removes one...
View ArticleCOILL DUBH. PAUL CONNOLLY
Coill Dubh. Paul Connolly Reading the Kildare e/history site it is very interesting to see the many testimonials and fond memories expressed by current and former residents of Coill Dubh.This village...
View ArticleTHE FAMINE IRISH: EMIGRATION AND NEW LIVES
THE FAMINE IRISH: EMIGRATION AND NEW LIVES THIRD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL FAMINE CONFERENCE STROKESTOWN PARK HOUSE 19-20 JULY 2013 Day 1 9.00 Conference Registration -Tea & Coffee 9.30 Welcome John...
View ArticleBOOK LAUNCH. THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE IN KILDARE
The War of Independence in Kildare With its position on the axis between the Curragh camp and Dublin Castle, Kildare was one of the most important, but also the most dangerous counties for the rebels...
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