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County Kildare Historian Seamus Cullen will launch a new book as part of the Fourt Courts Press series on Irish Counties during the revolutionary period. The book will be launched on the 17th July 2020 and is titled Kildare – The Irish Revolution, 1912-23. This is the first comprehensive single volume history of County Kildare …
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Notice from the Heritage Council regarding Heritage Week 2020 In light of the restrictions on social gatherings due to COVID-19, we know that many of you have been wondering if National Heritage Week will be going ahead this year. We are delighted to announce that it is, albeit in a different format to previous years. …
Kildare Historian, Dr Conor Morrissey, Lifts the Lid on Protestants in the Irish Volunteers, the IRA, and the Free State Army As part of Newbridge, Co Kildare’s June Fest’s online festival, Dr Conor Morrissey will deliver a talk via Facebook Live on Tuesday, 26 May at 8.00.pm. It may be accessed by logging on to …
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The Shackleton Autumn School, Athy, Co Kildare, in conjunction with Dr. Juliana Adelman of DCU, are publishing a series of four podcasts titled What would Shackleton do? – Optimism, Patience, Idealism, Courage, looking for inspiration from the famous Kildare man on how to cope with a crisis. The podcasts can be listened to online here: …
Notice from Kildare County Council – dated 27 March 2020 Throughout this period, customers are encouraged to access our new dedicated COVID-19 webpages – http://kildare.ie/countycouncil/coronavirusinformation These pages are regularly updated and contain: • updates on our services • the best ways to contact us and do business with us • links to official information on …
Notice from Newbridge Local History Group – dated 24 March 2020 Covid-19 and its impact: All our activities for the next few months are suspended in accordance with Government recommendations to combat the spread of the Coronavirus. In the meantime, take time to peruse the various categories on our website. If you feel like writing …
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Below is a Garda press release relating to their support role in providing assistance to those in the community who are vulnerable, particularly our elderly and isolated, in the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a community organisation the County Kildare Federation of Local History Groups encourage everyone to share such information as widely …
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Notice from Naas Local History Group – dated 16 March 2020 In the interest of our members health, it has been decided to cancel all Naas Local History Group events until further notice. We will resume our meetings and outings when it is safe to do so. In the meantime, please stay safe and keep …
Notice from Celbridge Historical Society – dated 14 March 2020 Dear Members, We regret to inform you that the decision has been taken to cancel the planned 2020 talks and outings of Celbridge Historical Society, for the months to come. The cancellation includes the traditional St Patrick’s Day visit to the Oratory, Holy Well and …
Notice from Kill History Group – dated 13 March 2020 Please note that, due to worsening Covid 19 [Corona] virus situation, the next meeting of the Kill History Group, scheduled for Monday 23rd March, has been postponed. The talk concerned will be re-scheduled for later in the year. Kill History Group
Notice from Cill Dara Historical Society – dated 12 March 2020 As a precautionary measure to minimise the spread of COVID-19 we are cancelling our talks until further notice. This decision has been made to protect the health and safety of all our valued members and speakers and their families and friends. Thank you for …