ARCHIBALD NEVINS: KILDARE BORN MERCHANT AND SHIP-OWNER
Posted on February 21, 2009
An interesting note from Ciaran O'Reilly, on Archibald Nevins from Ardkill, Carbury, Co. Kildare who became a merchant ship-owner in Canada. more
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An interesting note from Ciaran O'Reilly, on Archibald Nevins from Ardkill, Carbury, Co. Kildare who became a merchant ship-owner in Canada. more
BEAUTIFUL NEW BOOK ON THE EARL OF ALDBOROUGH
Posted on March 19, 2009
Great new publication on the 2nd Earl of Aldborough, Edward Stratford of Belan, Co. Kildare. Available in local bookshops or from Ossory, Laois and Leinster Editions. more
CHURCH OF ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, MILLICENT, CLANE
Posted on August 23, 2008
A reprint of the original pamphlet produced to celebrate the consecration of the Church of St. Michael and All Angels at Millicent, Clane in 1883. The reprint dates to 1894 and was re-typed for us by Evelyn Purcell. I would like to thank Evelyn for her efforts and also to David Frasier and Seamus Cullen for drawing my attention to the fact that the Church is 125 years old this year. On Sunday 24 August at 3 p.m. it will be the location of an outing by the County Kildare Archaeological Society as part of Heritage Week and will be followed by a tour of Clane Abbey which according to Seamus Cullen is celebrating its 750th anniversary. more
CLOSURE OF R.I.C. BARRACKS IN LEIXLIP
Posted on April 17, 2009
The closure of the R.I.C barracks in Leixlip is announced.
moreCOLGANS, KILDARE AND THE IRISH TIMES ARCHIVE ONLINE
Posted on March 10, 2009
John Colgan has unearthed a veritable treasure trove of genealogical and historical information from the pages of the Irish Times relating to the Colgans and to Co. Kildare. The 'Times' archive is online and is free to access through the public library network. As John Colgan illustrates it is indeed a trawl from 1859 onwards but provides a form of access to material which is otherwise denied to us. As always, our thanks to John who indeed has being trying to send this material to me since December. We are delighted to finally be able to post this amazing piece of research. more
COMERFORD - Dedication and Preface from Dioceses of Kildare and Leighlin
Posted on June 22, 2006
Transcript of the Dedication and Preface from Comerford's 1883 History of the Dioceses of Kildare and Leighlin. more
Centenary of Shackleton Polar Expedition
Posted on January 09, 2009
An article by Kevin Kenny to commemorate the centenary of the epic expedition by Ernest Shackleton in 1909 to within 100 miles of the South Pole.
moreCo. Kildare and The Da Vinci Code
Posted on May 18, 2006
Did you know that Co. Kildare has a connection with the book by Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code? more
Collar and Elbow Wrestling
Posted on May 27, 2006
Report from Leinster Leader 16 March 1907 on the forgotten sport of collar and elbow wrestling in 19th century Kildare. more
DOUBLE WAR TRAGEDY FOR LEIXLIP FAMILY
Posted on December 03, 2009
An article from local author James Durney on a prominent Leixlip family devestated by World War I. more
EUSTACE FAMILY GATHERING
Posted on September 22, 2009
Meet the Eustaces - couple of interesting events planned for the coming week. more
FEAST OF ST. BRIGID - A POEM BY PADDY Mc CORMACK
Posted on January 30, 2010
To commemorate St. Brigid's Day, 1st February, we reproduce a poem by Paddy McCormack of Kildare Town which appeared in the Leinster Leader in 1941.
FLIGHT OF THE EARLS - the Kildare connection!
Posted on July 28, 2007
A really interesting article by Seamus Cullen on a little known Kildare connection with the Flight of the Earls anniversary commemorations. more
FRANCIS BACON - County Kildare connections
Posted on June 20, 2006
A piece by Liam Kenny outlining the little-known links of the renowned artist Francis Bacon to the County of Kildare, particularly the areas of Brannockstown, Straffan and Abbeyleix.
moreHYMN TO ST. BRIGID
Posted on January 30, 2009
Sunday, 1st of February, is St. Brigid's Day - our day to commemorate our female national Saint - St. Brigid, Mary of the Gael, Patroness of Ireland, who is synonymous with Co. Kildare. For full details of events for Feile Bhride 2009 - visit www.solasbhride.ie more
INVITATION TO THE LAUNCH OF 'THE ANNALS OF BALLITORE'
Posted on March 24, 2009
Kildare Library and Arts Services in association with Athy Heritage Centre-Museum would like to cordially invite you to the launch of The Annals of Ballitore, in the National Library on 26 March at 3.40 at the end of a one day seminar by GENLOC on 'Publishing Irish Local History' and to its launch by John MacKenna in Athy Heritage Centre at 8 pm on Tuesday 31 March.
moreKILDARE AND THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR
Posted on May 28, 2009
Notes from a talk given by James Durney on the subject of Kildare and the Spanish Civil War.
moreKILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL - First Elections & First Meeting 1899
Posted on November 17, 2007
An essay by Liam Kenny on the first County Council in Kildare in 1899. Our thanks to Liam.
moreKILDARE PEOPLE ABOARD 'THE TITANIC'
Posted on May 28, 2009
James Durney uncovers some remarkable Kildare connections with the Titanic disaster. more
KILDAREMEN AND THE BOER WAR
Posted on November 17, 2007
A note on a the highly successful talk by Brian McCabe and Liam Kenny on Kildare connections with the Boer War, 1899-1902. more
LAST OF LEIXLIP'S OLD STYLE GROCERS TO GO
Posted on April 17, 2009
Maria Marron's article in the Leader of 1983 marks the closure of Torley's shop on Leixlip's Main Street. Torley's was the last of the small grocery stores in the town centre.
moreLAUNCH OF NEW BOOK - A TIE TO THE LAND, BY COLM FLYNN
Posted on September 18, 2009
A new book to commemorate the great tradition of farming and agriculture in general in South Kildare and the National Ploughing Championship which makes its return to the land of its birth, will be launched by Colm Flynn in Athy and Booleigh on Monday night, 21 September. The book will be sold at the National Ploughing Championships. more
MINUTES OF 2nd MEETING KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL 29th APRIL 1899
Posted on April 22, 2009
To commemorate the 110th anniversary of theFirst Meeting of Kildare County Council on 22 April 1899 we have added the Minutes of the Second Meeting of that First Council. The Minutes of the First Meeting are already on EHistory. more
NEW BOOK !!!!! COUNTY KILDARE IN 1837
Posted on July 11, 2008
NEWBRIDGE 1938 - A COURSING POEM
Posted on August 30, 2006
A poem about coursing in the vicinity of Newbridge (Connell) from the Leinster Leader 15/01/1938
morePOEMS DEDICATED TO ST. BRIGID
Posted on January 30, 2009
Two poems dedicated to St. Brigid, from Paddy McCormack (Kildare Town) and Theresa Brayton (of 'The Old Bog Road,' fame). For full details of events for Feile Bhride 2009 - visit www.solasbhride.ie more
PRAYER AND POEM DEDICATED TO ST. BRIGID
Prayer and Poem from the book "St. Brigid of Ireland" by Maud Lynch
moreSLATER'S DIRECTORY 1881 - ONLINE!
Posted on November 17, 2007
Fully searcahble database of Slater's Directory for 1881 is now available online as part of the online resources made available by Local Studies, Genealogy and Archives Dept., Kildare Co. Library. Particluar thanks to Beatrice of kildare.ie and Niamh McCabe.
moreTHE CARAGH ORPHANAGE - A SCANDAL WITHOUT PRECEDENT (Part I)
Posted on June 20, 2008
The first part of an investigation into the Caragh Orphanage Case by Andrew Wynne
moreTHE CARAGH ORPHANAGE --- A SCANDAL WITHOUT PRECEDENT (Part II)
The second part of an investigation into the Caragh Orphanage Case by Andrew Rynne more
THE CARAGH ORPHANAGE --- A SCANDAL WITHOUT PRECEDENT (Part III)
The third and final instalment of an investigation into the Caragh Orphanage Case by Andrew Rynne. This case represents the true essence of ceratin aspects of local history in that local people know of it but little of the facts are known or it has never been properly explored and written down. It is one of those subjects that constantly come up and while I do think it has been mentioned in at least one book before it is now properly in the public domain. Andrew Rynne has serialised the story in the Leinster Leader and now on EHistory - we thank him for that. more
THE WRENS OF THE CURRAGH - PART 1 - 1867 ORIGINAL PAMPHLET
Posted on July 23, 2008
To commemorate the 300th ARTICLE on EHISTORY we will republish in parts, the original pamphlet on The Wren of the Curragh, which was reprinted from the Dicken's newspaper The Pall Mall Gazette and published in 1867. My thanks to Maria Luddy for a copy of the pamphlet and to the late Con Costello for helping bring the story of the wrens to light - and of course to Reggie Darling and the Curragh Local History Group who preserve all traditions relating to the Curragh. Also Claire Connelly and Roy O'Brien for their help in its preparation.
moreTHE WRENS OF THE CURRAGH - PART 2 - 1867 ORIGINAL PAMPHLET
PART 2 of the pamphlet on THE WRENS OF THE CURRAGH to celebrate the 300th ARTICLE on EHISTORY more
THE WRENS OF THE CURRAGH - PART 3 - 1867 ORIGINAL PAMPHLET
PART 3 of the pamphlet on The Wrens of the Curragh to celebrate the 300th ARTICLE on EHISTORY more
THREE KILDARE RELATED PIECES FROM THE FREEMAN'S JOURNAL
Posted on December 17, 2009
Three Kildare related pieces from the Freeman's Journal: Our thanks to John Colgan.
JohnColgan at iol.ie would welcome all contributions, photographs of persons and residences included, on the Colgans of county Kildare and surrounding areas as an aid to his genealogy on Colgans generally. more
WHO WAS CHARLIE OG MCCANN?
Posted on September 10, 2008
An interesting ballad/song relating to Carbury which begs the question - Who was Charlie Og McCann? more
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