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February 25, 2008
LEINSTER LEADER ADVERTS 1935 - including unveiling of CIVIL WAR MONUMENT MARKET SQUARE
Leinster Leader 13/4/1935, p. 10.
ADVERTS
DANCING
ANOTHER POPULAR BIG NIGHT
AT KILDARE
ON EASTER SUNDAY
BAND BY MISS SHEILA DUNNE.
BAR, SUPPER, REFRESHMENTS.
NOVELTIES, LIMELIGHTS, ETC.
GENT’S, 5/-; LADIES, 3/6.
DANCING-10.30 P.M.
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SAME PAGE
I.R.A. NATIONAL
COMMEMORATION
IN KILDARE,
ON EASTER SUNDAY.
PROCESSION FALLS IN AT 2.30.
1. Droichead Nua Band
2. Fianna Fail And I.R.A
3. Monasterevan Band
4. Old I.R.A.
5. Mullaghmast Band
6. Cumann na mBan, Sinn Fein,
G.A.A., Gaelic League and Camogie
Clubs.
7. Rathangan Band
8. Labour Bodies
9. Inchaquire Band
10. General Public
Memorials will be unveiled by Rev. Father
O’Flanagan at 3 p.m.
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TWO RELATED ARTICLES ON THIS WEBSITE
July 18, 2005
Large gathering of Republicans on the
Footnote by Mario Corrigan: The clergy had played a pivotal role in the development of Kildare Town and in the local organisations and the events arranged by the people of the town. In 1935 the monument to the seven men executed in the civil war was unveiled on the Market Square and the invited guest speaker was also a cleric. His speech was not of development and co-operation but a highly charged political tirade against the opponents of republicans and the I.R.A. It reminds us of the political atmosphere of the time and also how tensions in the local community remained high long after the Civil War. Even when I was growing up in the seventies I remember that you were told not to ask about that particular incident. A lecture given by Adrian Mullowney a couple of years ago in the C.Y.M.S. hall, for the local Historical Society, was probably the first time the matter had ever been publicly discussed in the town in 80 years or more.
January 05, 2007
Civil War Memories and Anecdotes
Two adverts from the pages of the Leinster Leader of 1935 for events for Easter Sunday including the unveiling of the Civil War Monument on the Market Square in Kildare Town
Posted by mariocorrigan at 08:41 PM
February 18, 2008
1907 - January Sale
Leinster Leader 5 January 1907 p. 1
Advertisement
Sale of grasslands at Loughminane and South Green, Kildare.
Sale of household furniture at Drumcree Villa, Tully.
Letting of grazing at the Chair, Kildare.
Advertisments from 5 January 1907
[compiled and edited by Mario Corrigan; edited and typed by Breid Kelly; special thanks to Cill Dara Historical Society]
Posted by mariocorrigan at 07:16 PM
January 1957 - Newspaper Reports
LEINSTER LEADER 1 JANUARY 1957.
KILDARE OLD FOLKS’ REUNION.
Sunday last was a red letter day for over one hundred “old folk” resident in Kildare Parish. They were guests of honour at a dinner and social arranged by the local Muintir na Tire Guild – and they certainly did justice to the fare offered in the C.Y.M.S. Hall, and then showed their appreciation by making the rafters of the building ring in the whole-hearted and enthusiastic sing-song which followed.
Listening to them sing one could not but appreciate the truth of the old saying – “you are as old as you feel”; certainly quite a few of the eighty-and-over-year-olds present could give the lead to some of today’s rock-n’-rolling youngsters who have everything but the vitality to give conviction to the “practices” which they preach so vehemently but fail so lamentably to make convincing.
But perhaps Parish Priest, Very Rev. P. MacSuibhne put the whole idea into proper perspective when he welcomed his elders by telling them that they were under no obligation whatever for the few hours of leisure and enjoyment being offered to them.
“You are here because it is your right to be here”, adubhairt An t-Athair MacSuibhne, “and you can rest assured that it gives the organisers and the people of this Parish the greatest pleasure to be able to give you all this opportunity of showing just how much you are appreciated.”
And what an evening they made of it, those pensioners on whom the years rest so lightly! From the first course (prime oxtail soup, take our word for it) they moved majestically through turkey, ham, sprouts, celery and all the trimmings to reach their highest peak of satisfaction and appreciation when, with all due honours, a blazing Christmas pudding was ceremoniously piped through the dining-room before being apportioned to the delighted guests.
Coffee (or tea) and biscuits gave way to the sing-song which proved so enjoyable and the guests went home with light hearts-and, no doubt, brighter hopes for the future. Might we venture to suggest the Kildare have set a headline which many other parishes would do well to follow?
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3,000 Fewer Cars Registered in Kildare.
An official of the taxation department of Kildare Co. Council told our representative today (Thursday) that the total number of vehicles registered was 3,400, whereas last year the total registration was 6,782. Allowing for several hundred latecomers this means that at least 3,000 motor vehicles in the county may be laid up until the petrol rationing is over.
On inquiry at Naas garages it was ascertained that the demand for petrol with coupons is meagre and the same state of affairs appear to exist all over the country.
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LEINSTER LEADER 5 JANUARY 1957 p. 7
Kildare and Droichead Nua
Christy Dempsey, 7 years old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dempsey, Rahilla, Kildare, was removed to the local hospital on Christmas Day suffering from injuries received when struck by a motor car near his home. On Monday it was learned that the youngster’s condition was satisfactory.
It is understood that the boy was engaged in a gem of “Cow-boys and Indians” with some other children at his home an ran through a gateway on to the road just as the car was passing. Struck by the vehicle, he was thrown into the air, landed on the bonnet and rolled into the ditch just as the motorist came to a halt. The boy was fortunate to have escaped more serious injuries.
Christmas in the Churches.
St. Brigid’s Parish Church, Kildare was packed to overflowing for the Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve, celebrant of the Mass was Rev. Fr. MacInerney, C.C. and a feature was the inspiring number of Holy Communicants.
Doctor Bereaved.
Dr. Cornelius O’ Driscoll, whose death has occurred at his residence, Cardiff, Wales was brother of Dr. J.J. O’ Driscoll, Kildare. A native of Innisbeg, Skibereen, Co. Cork, the late Dr. O’ Driscoll graduated at Edinburgh University, and served in the R.A.M.C. during the First World War. For the past forty years he had been a prominent member of the medical profession in Cardiff. He is survived by his widow and two daughters: Dr. O’ Driscoll of Manchester, and Dr. O’ Driscoll of Kildare, (brothers): and by his sister, Miss Elizabeth O’ Driscoll, Skibereen, Co. Cork.
Up Goes the Water.
Monday last was a “black letter day” for many of Kildare’s business people. Reason was the appearance of an official to read the water meters in their various premises forerunner of the new charges for water supply which will come into operation from Jan. 1st.
One businessman told our representative that the new charges will cost him an extra ₤10 per year (based on the amount of water used last year). There was no comment when a visitor from overseas interjected “Ireland must be the only country in the world where you have to pay for water.”
Garda Transferred.
Garda Connolly, Kildare, is on temporary duty in Dundalk; he is one of a number of Gardai transferred to the Northern station in connection with the recent incidents in the Six Counties.
C.I.E. Official’s Death.
General regret was caused in Kildare by the death of Mr. R. D. Cousins, C.I.E. official. The late Mr. Cousins was attached to the Railway Company for a lengthy period and for some years past had acted as a relief station master operating throughout the Republic. A brother of Mr. Patk. Cousins, Dunmurray Road, he was educated at De La Salle Schools, Kildare, and in his youth was a member of Fianna Eireann. A Guard of Honour of Kildare Company, Old I.R.A., paid customary honours at a very largely attended funeral to New Cemetery, Kildare, on St. Stephen’s Day, and the coffin was draped with the Tri-colour.
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LEINSTER LEADER 5 JANUARY 1957. p. 5
Kildare Flier Killed.
Thomas Breslin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Breslin, Station Rd., Kildare, was killed in a plane crash at Fermoy on Thursday forenoon. Deceased was attached to the Irish Air Force and the plane was an Air Force Machine.
Some articles relating to Kildare Town from the Leinster Leader for January 1957
[compiled and edited by Mario Corrigan; edited and typed by Breid Kelly; special thanks to Cill Dara Historical Society]
Posted by mariocorrigan at 07:07 PM
February 11, 2008
ST. BRIGID'S DAY -WALKING TOUR
Fantastic reaction to Walking Tour
The first walking tour of the season was organised by Sr. Mary Minihan of the Brigidine Sisters in association with Kildare Town Walking Tours (Kildare Town Heritage Centre, Kildare Outlet Shopping, Kildare Cathedral, Grey Abbey Conservation Project and Cill Dara Historical Society) for Friday 1st Feb., St. Brigid's Day as part of the Annual Feile Bhride Festival.
Despite truly horrendous conditions including driving snow and rain some 35 hardened individuals (including two classes from local schools) turned out to walk in the footsteps of St. Brigid - Mary of the Gael, the Patroness of Ireland. They were under the guidance of Mario Corrigan, Local Studies Librarian and Chairman of the Kildare Heritage Committee and well-known Co. Kildare historian James Durney. But the walks are not simply about history and heritage they are about conversation, exercise and enjoyment and as they say - the craic was mighty!
WALKS FOR 2008 - beginning Sunday of St .Patrick's weekend, Easter Sunday and the Sunday May weekend - contact the Heritage Centre for details.
If we can accomodate you we will arrange a tour when it suits you.
Learn about the mythology of Fionn Mac Cumhaill and St Brigid, patroness of the Gaels. Key stops along the route include St Brigid’s Cathedral, a Norman tower house, the site of the Turf Club, and the twelfth century Franciscan Abbey.
Tour Times:
11 am on Saturdays, 1 pm on Sundays and 11 am on Mondays
1st June – 31st August - OTHER DAYS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
Departure point is Kildare Town Heritage Centre, Market Square, Kildare. Please assemble at the heritage centre fifteen minutes before the commencement of the tour. The tour begins at 11 am or 1 pm sharp.
Adults €3, Families €6 (2 adults and up to 4 children)
SPECIAL GROUP RATES AVAILABLE
Tickets available from Kildare Town Heritage Centre (045 530672) and Kildare Village Tourist Information Centre (045 520501) or from the guide.
The tour covers approximately 1.8 km (just over 1 mile). Allow 1 hour 30 minutes for full tour including St Brigid’s Cathedral.
Terms and conditions:
- The tour requires a minimum of 2 people to go ahead
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Posted by mariocorrigan at 11:25 PM
EVICTION AT TULLY - EXTRAORDINARY PRESS REPORT
Leinster Leader 13/10/1888 p. 7.
Cannibalism near Kildare.
AN EMERGENCY MAN IN TROUBLE
On Saturday last a special Court was held by the local Justices at Kildare-Messrs. J. E. Medlicott, S. Chaplin, M.D., and Matt. Lee-to hear a charge against one of the Emergency-men employed by Mr. Thomas Hendrick, Kerdiffstown, Naas, on the farm of Tully, Kildare, from which he evicted, under remarkably cruel and heartless circumstances, Mr. Patrick Moran. This person, who hails from Baltinglass, and who was known in connection with a serious offence committed on the Naas and Baltinglass branch of the Great Southern and Western Railway some months ago, was charged with eating a finger off his wife on the previous day. There was, evidently, no doubt of the fellow’s guilt, since he was sent to prison for two months; but it is not known whether he will be expected to do any work during his incarceration. Had this case been dealt with in the usual course, the accused would have been remanded to next Petty Sessions; but it is evident those dispensers of justice were desirous of preventing the public from getting a knowledge of the class of ruffians employed by their brother Justice. Had it been an evicted tenant, who was charged with resuming possession of his home, they would hardly hold a Special Court to deal leniently with him; and we have a shrewd suspicion that, even if the interesting cannibal above-mentioned were to be tried at the usual Petty Sessions Court, some of them would find a dirty excuse for his absence.
A strange case of a cannibalistic 'Emergency Man' from the pages of the Leinster Leader, 13 October 1888.
[compiled and edited by Mario Corrigan ; typed and edited by Breid]
Posted by mariocorrigan at 10:30 PM