Liam Kenny in his regular feature, 'Nothing New Under the Sun,' looks at the agricultural news from the Leader of fifty summers past which reported that the Kildare County Show in Athy 'now ranks in quality with the other top Irish shows, Ballsbridge and Balmoral'
moreA young soldier from the "Pals" Battlion, R.D.F. recalls his experiences as a prisoner of war to the Kildare Observer of February 15th 1919.
moreThe Leinster Leader of August 1977 reports on the removal of a stretch some couple of hundred yards long on the Athy-Ballitore road called "Robbers' Gulch".
moreAn article from the Freeman's Journal detailing some events of the Rebellion and comments on the general situation in the country.
moreAn article from the Kildare Observer looking back over the events of the previous year.
moreLeinster Leader article regarding resolution passed in Kildare County Council denouncing the actions of certain individuals during the Rising.
moreTo commemorate the 150th Anniversary of St. Patrick's Church Celbridge and to promote the History and Heritage of County Kildare for Heritage Week we republish (as our 450th EHistory article) a report from the Leinster Leader of 8th August 1959 on Centenary Celebrations of Celbridge Church.
moreThe 500th article on EHistory is a newspaper report from 1924 dealing with John Devoy's return to Naas and Kill in County Kildare.
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In his regular Leader feature 'Nothing New Under the Sun', Liam Kenny recalls the life of Brigid Lyons, revolutionary, activist and campaigning doctor.
moreA Kildare link to one of the most popular hymns - Liam Kenny in his article for 13 December 2007 from his regular feature Nothing New Under the Sun in the Leinster Leadrer. Our thanks to Liam.
moreThe 350th article on EHistory.
An article from M. Kelly forty years ago in the Leinster Leader of 1969 on the Co. Kildare origins of a well-known US President.
moreThe Leinster Leader of December 1951 reports the passing of Mr. John O'Toole, a well known resident of Newbridge, who witnessed The Phoenix Park murders in 1881.
moreThe Leinster Leader of February 1907 reports on an interesting paper delivered by Lord Walter Fitzergerald to the County Kildare Archaeological Society on the subject of "Customs peculiar to certain days formerly observed in County Kildare".Our thanks to Roy O'Brien.
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The arrest of Thomas Ashe is reported in the Leinster Leader of August 1917. Our thanks to Roy O'Brien.
moreReligious ceremonies to mark Christmas 1958 is the theme of Liam Kenny's regular Leader feature 'Nothing new Under the Sun'. The Leinster Leader of the first week in January 1959 conveyed something of the devotional atmosphere with a report on Christmas services in almost a dozen parishes in mid-Leinster.
moreThe Leinster Express in January 1871 reports on a paper to be read at Athy Farmers' Club on the question of whether public-houses should be closed on the Sabbath.
moreAn extract from the Leinster Leader showing a report from the British Medical Journal on the Workhouse Infirmary in the town of Athy, 1896.
moreThe tale of a terrible fire which swept across Downings and Allenwood in the Summer of 1938.
moreThe details of a visit made by the Aga Khan to his Curragh stud in 1938.
moreLiam Kenny in his regular feature 'Nothing New Under the Sun' reports on preparations by Ballymore Eustace for starring role in feature film in 1958
moreLiam Kenny, in his regular feature 'Nothing New Under The Sun', recalls events which took place in the Church of Ireland's Saint Michael's Church in Millicent and the Garrison Church on the Curragh Camp. The ceremonies were reported in the Leinster Leader of October 1958.
moreThe Kildare Observer of August 1906 reports on a children's fete held at Moore Abbey which was hosted by the Earl and Countess of Drogheda.
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The closure of the R.I.C barracks in Leixlip is announced.
moreThe life and times of Kildare man, Thomas Dongan, Soldier and Statesman, is recounted in the Leinster Leader of September 1905 by John Sheil O'Grady. Our thanks to Roy O'Brien
moreThe Leinster Leader of September 12th 1914 reports on the first meeting of the County Kildare Committee of the Irish Volunteers.
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This is the first of four articles taken from the Kildare Observer of September/October 1932, on the history of the County Kildare Golf Club.The rest of the articles will appear on our e-history site over the coming weeks.
moreThis is the third of four articles taken from the Kildare Observer of September/October 1932, on the history of the County Kildare Golf Club. The fourth and last article will appear in the coming weeks. Our thanks to Roy O'Brien.
moreThe fourth and final article taken from the Kildare Observer October 1932 on the history of the County Kildare Golf Club...Our thanks to Roy O'Brien
moreLiam Kenny in his regular feature 'Nothing New Under the Sun' informs us that "Kildare County Library makes historic materials available on the internet for consultation by all"...
moreThe Journal of the Medal Society of Ireland of May 2008 reports on the death in South Africa of Mr. John Joseph Flood, a brave hero who fought in the Crimean War and Indian Mutiny. Our thanks to Roy O'Brien
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The Irish Times, in June 1921, reports on the murder of Michael Power, a civilian employee with the Royal Engineers based at the Curragh Camp.
moreIn his regular feature 'Nothing new Under the Sun' Liam Kenny finds that the Leader correspondent had access to good sources in the Curragh Military Camp when reporting on the escape of IRA internees from the Camp in December 1958.
moreThe Leinster Leader of 25th April 1953 reports on how the Kilcullen Tostal Committee rolled back the years to present at Donnelly's Hollow a pageant of the famous fight which sent Irish cheers thundering across the Curragh plains on a December day in 1815
moreThe death of a Crimean Veteran is marked by the Kildare Observer of January 1904.
moreAn article in the Leinster Leader of 25 October 1958 reporting the death of Lt. W. R. Shackleton, second son of Richard Shackleton of Moone, Co. Kildare
moreThe remarkable story of a County Kildare doctor who was officially regarded as dead for some years is recalled by the Leinster Leader in February 1974. Our thanks to Roy O'Brien.
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The Leinster Leader of July 21st 1973 reports on the demolition of a building which had a 300 year link with Kilcullen.
moreEimear Vize reports in the Leinster Leader of 16th February 1995 the interesting tale of a historic sword which now claims pride of place in Kilcock.
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The Kildare GAA convention of 1959 was covered comprehensively by the Leader in the last week of January. In his regular Leinster Leader feature 'Nothing New Under the Sun', Liam Kenny takes a look at the coverage.
moreThe Leinster Leader of 26th July 1947 reports on the formal opening of a new Athy industry, Bord na Mona Peat Moss factory at Kilberry...Our thanks to Carl Dodd
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The Leinster Leader of November 1981 reports on the funeral of lifelong republican Frank Driver of Ballymore Eustace.
moreAn article in the Leinster Leader of November 1963 reports on the funeral of the patriot an tUas. Domhnall Ua Buachalla, the last Governor General of Ireland.
moreA retired member of the gardi recalls how, in 1922, it was the Garda Siochana and not the Free State Army who took over Kildare barracks from the British Crown Forces.
moreTravel arrangements from the advertising columns of the Leinster Leader 1907 - by Liam Kenny form his regular feature, 'Nothing New Under the Sun' - Leinster Leader 28 June 2007. Our thanks to Liam
moreThe Leinster Leader of April 1962 reports on the sale of the Lyons Estate, home to the famous authoress the Hon. Emily Lawless.
moreFascinating article in the Leinster Leader 12 December 1925 on the compensation tribunal investigating the burning of Palmerstown House during the Irish Civil War. Lord Mayo's testimony revealed a rather telling if unusual remark considering he knew the assailants, 'It is only right to say, declared his lordship, that the raiders were excessively polite.'
A Leinster Leader article on the actual burning of the house during the Civil War is also on E History, entitled Lord Mayo's Beautiful Mansion in Ruins.
moreThe history of the founding of Clongowes Wood as a Catholic secondary school by the Jesuit Fathers in 1814, is outlined in the Leinster Leader of March 1st 1964.
moreThe death of Phil Kennedy,who was the oldest working publican in the country, results in changes to the business.
Liam Kenny, in his regular Leader feature 'Nothing New Under The Sun,' recounts the thrilling events which lead to a Kilcock victory over Round Towers in the 1958 Senior County Final.
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Jim Collins, a well known Kilcullen businessman, recalls the history of the Old Mill in Kilcullen for The Leinster Leader in January 1985.
moreTo commemorate our reaching 350 articles on EHistory
A Kildare connection to the Titanic disaster from the pages of the Kildare Observer, April 1912.
moreThe Leinster Leader of December 1956 reports on a social event held in Naas which recalled "the greaterst moment in the history of Gaelic football in County Kildare".
moreEoghan Corry takes a closer look at Co. Kildare representation in the 18th century parliament. Our thanks to Eoghan.
moreLiam Kenny in his regular feature 'Nothing New Under the Sun' comments on the fact that 'the Irish scout movement marks its 100th birthday by hosting an international jamboree.'
The Leinster Leader of 7th July 1956 reports on Kildare Man's invention. Our thanks to Roy O'Brien
moreThe Kildare Observer, March 7th 1891 reports that the magnificent mansion at Harristown, the residence of the La Touche family for generations, was almost entirely destroyed by fire. Our thanks to Roy O'Brien.
moreThe Kildare Observer of October 6th 1883 reports on the consecration of St. Michael's Church, Clane in the presence of a large and distinguished congretation. Our thanks to Roy O'Brien
moreThe Kildare Observer of 1883 reports on a meeting of the labourers of the district held at Kill, for the purpose of securing the benefits of the Laborour's Act recently passed by Parliament.Our thanks to Roy O'Brien
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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.
moreThe Leinster Leader of May 19 1956 reports on the tragic death of one of Kildare's greatest football hero's (thought to be the result of a bicycle accident on Main Street Naas) Our thanks to Roy O'Brien
moreThe Leinster Leader of 21st May 1977 reports on the first horse museum in the world located in the National Stud in Kildare
moreLeinster Leader article on the destruction of Palmerstown House during the Civil War. The court case for compensation involving Palmerstown House is also available on EHistory - entitled 'The Burning of Palmerstown House.'
moreBrigid Maguire gives a brief history of Lyons House in her article in the Leinster Leader in August 1963
moreLiam Kenny in his regular feature 'Nothing New Under the Sun' examines the newspaper coverage of how Leinster towns took on a continental aura for Corpus Christi.
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Madame Digby who became fifth Superior-General of the Society of the Sacred Heart, and who was born in Kildare, is the subject of this article in the Leinster Leader of July 1911.
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Mr John Barry from Castlewarden, Kill writes to the Leinster Leader in December 1887 to complain about the unsanitary conditions prevailing in the village of Kill. Our thanks to Roy O'Brien.
moreThe Leinster Express on June 3rd 1871, reports on the accidental death, by drowning, of a young soldier from the Curragh Camp.
moreThe Kildare Observer of June 1906 reports on the good fortune of a resident of Celbridge Workhouse.
moreAn article from the Kildare Observer detailing the successes of the fledgling lace industry in the early 20th Century
moreExploring the welsh connection! Liam Kenny looks at the Norman importation of St. David, Patron Saint of Wales into the life of the county town of Naas and the legacy that remains - from 'Nothing New under the Sun,' in the Leinster Leader.
moreTo commemorate our reaching 350 articles this week on EHistory
The official opening of the Bridge and Co. Library HQ in Newbridge in August 1936 from the pages of the Leinster Leader
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In his regular feature 'Nothing new Under the Sun,' Liam Kenny recounts how by 1959, Irish Ropes had progressed from humble beginnings to becoming one of the leading lights of Irish industry.
moreA short history of Newbridge was presented in the Leinster Leader of March 1928. Our thanks to Carl Dodd.
moreThe Leinster Leader of 8th May 1948 reports on how a native of Droichead Nua and member of one of the best known families of the district Sergeant-Major Frederick Kelly, was decorated for gallantry and devotion to duty during operations in the Anzio Bridgehead in March 2nd 1944. Our thanks to Roy O'Brien.
moreNewspaper coverage of the 1958 Kildare County Championships is examined by Liam Kenny in his regular column 'Nothng New Under the Sun in the Leinster Leader dated 21 August 2008
moreAn obituary for Captain W.J. Minch is carried in The Nationalist and Leinster Times of April 1927.
moreThe opening of the new Masonic Hall in Newbridge is reported on at length by the Kildare Observer in June, 1898
moreThe first article on Local History in the Leinster Leader from Liam Kenny which was published on 1 February 2007 in his new column - Nothing New Under the Sun. Liam has generoulsy offered these articles to the EHistory site. Our thanks!
moreReporting on the election fervour of 1957 - Liam Kenny takes a look in his regular feature in the Leinster Leader, Nothing New Under the Sun. Our thanks as always to Liam.
moreUnique celebrations in Newbridge in 1958 to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Patrician Brothers and their arrival in Newbridge in 1939, from the regular feature by Liam Kenny, 'Nothing New Under the Sun,' in the Leinster Leader, 13 March 2008.
moreEoghan Corry examines the powerful Co. Kildare family connections in national politics - particularly the Ponsonby family - The Kildare Voice, 31 August 2007. Our thanks to Eoghan.
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The Kildare Observer of April 1906 quotes an article from "Our Van" in Bailey's Magazine which describes events in and around Punchestown in 1874.
moreThe Leinster Leader of January 1938 reports on the Kildare Hounds
moreThe departure of long serving staff members from the Lyons Estate is marked by the Leinster Leader in November 1962.The estate was purchased by University College Dublin.
moreA very interesting article on the sale of the Leinster title and subsequent loss of the great Leinster estates is published here to mark the 150th article on the EHistory site. This story is one of the 'whispered scandals' of Kildare Local History and this article from the Leinster Leader of June 1922 helps shed some light on the events.
moreIn his regular Leinster Leader feature 'Nothing New Under The Sun', Liam Kenny recounts how Kildare hurling received a welcome boost in the Autumn of 1958, with the arrival of three items of silverware.
moreIn his regular Leinster Leader feature 'Nothing New Under The Sun', Liam Kenny recounts how Kildare hurling received a welcome boost in the Autumn of 1958, with the arrival of three items of silverware.
moreThe strange discovery of a Naas girl's disguise is recounted by the Leinster Leader of March 1889. Our thanks to Roy O'Brien.
moreThe Kildare Observer of 1898 reports on the sale of property in Eyre Street Newbridge.
moreIn his regular Leader feature 'Nothing New Under the Sun', Liam Kenny finds that the Leinster Leader of January 1959 gave extensive coverage to the activities of the Kildare Hunt.
moreLiam Kenny in his regular Leader feature 'Nothing new Under the Sun' examines the coverage of the activities of the Kildare Hunt in the Leinster Leader of November 1958.
moreAn article from the Leinster Leader telling the story of a court-case case between Mr. Beasley and Mr. Igoe following a series of events.
moreAn article from the Leinster Leader on the death of the Earl of Mayo in December 1927, telling of his achievements and reporting on details of his funeral.
moreLiam Kenny in his regular feature 'Nothing New Under The Sun' describes how the Farrington brothers introduced new developments in the grain processing industry in Kildare in 1958.
moreAn interesting tale from the Kildare Observer!
moreEoghan Corry in his regular Kildare Voice feature examines the extremeties of martial law in 1807. Our thanks to Eoghan.
moreEoghan Corry examines the policies of the new Lord Lieutenant in 1807, Charles Lennox, who had many Kildare connections - The Kildare Voice 24 August 2007. Our thanks to Eoghan
moreThe Leinster Express reports on illustrations of two different styles of farm dwelling-houses published in the 'Irish Builder' in November 1871
moreThe Leinster Express of May 13, 1871 recalls a summer rent day at
The Leinster Leader of September 1959 reports on a revolutionary farming experiment on fifty acres of cut-away bog which took place at the North Kildare farm of the Irish Agricultural Institute
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An article in the Kildare Observer of 1906 demonstrates that watching what fashionable ladies wear to the races is not a new phenomenon.
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A reporter from the Kildare Observer explores one of the sources of the Grand Canal in the company of Mr. Kirkland, secretary of the Grand Canal Company.
moreLiam Kenny in his regular feature 'Nothing New Under the Sun' reports on newspaper coverage of aerobatic displays enjoyed by aviation sports enthusiasts at the two day airshow at Weston in August 1958
moreIn his regular Leader feature 'Nothing new Under the Sun, Liam Kenny examines the Naas and North Kildare notes in the Leinster Leader of November 1958 and finds that recruiting for the Civil Defence, the fate of the Grand Canal branch into Naas and the unveiling of a memorial to Kildare footballer Matt Goff, were among the issues being reported.
moreDave Guiney recalls the great internationl success attained by Tommy Conneff from Clane in the sport of running. He emigrated to the United States in 1888. The article appeared in the Leinster Leader of October 1950. Our thanks to Roy O'Brien
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Lydia de Burgh, a well known portrait painter with Kildare connections, is the subject of an article in the Leinster Leader of March 1982
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Kildare County Council gives permission for the erection of headstones over the graves of soldiers buried in Naas New (R.C.) cemetery who served in the Great War.
moreThe Leinster Leader of 1895 reports on some robust political exchanges in Kilcock.
moreThe Leinster Leader of December 7th 1963 reports on the long and successful political career of William Norton on the occasion of his sudden death.
moreThe Leinster Leader of January 1917 relates the story of a young Kildare man's attempts to join the army. Our thanks to Roy O'Brien and Mark McLoughlin.
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