Local History Diary

Maynooth Local History Group - Maynooth 850 Do you want to know more about the fall of Maynooth Castle during the Silken Thomas Rebellion in [...]

Cill Dara historical society The Curragh, Crime, Punishment and Reform, under The Crown with Matt McNamara, historian and creator of curragh.info ‘Cill Dara historical society’ [...]

We are delighted to welcome back Kay MacKeogh with 'The story of you: finding family and place in Census 1926'. Kay is a retired senior [...]

Maynooth Local History Group - Maynooth 850 To mark the ongoing 'Maynooth 850' celebrations, Kildare Local Studies will be visiting Maynooth Public Library on Tuesday [...]

Maynooth Local History Group - Maynooth 850 Maynooth 850 will be taking part in the 2026 Picnic in The Park as part of the community [...]

Cill Dara Historical Society The Quiet Corner Back: Protestants and the GAA - with Ida Milne, historian and lecturer at Carlow college. Cuppa & Chat [...]

Cill Dara Historical Society -  Joe Connelly Lecture Murder on Chapel Hill, 1904 with Mario Corrigan Presented as part of Heritage Week, this annual lecture by [...]

Cill Dara Historical Society Runners and Riders: The History of National Hunt Racing in Kildare with Dr Frances Nolan, SFI/IRC Pathway Fellow, UCD School of History [...]

Cill Dara Historical Society Kildare Townlands with Justin Ó Gliasáin, Placenames Officer Place Names Officer Justin Ó Giolláin offers an engaging exploration of Kildare’s townlands, revealing [...]

Leixlip History Club Thursday  October 15 - James Durney on Special Powers - Civil War internment 1922-24 (His latest book).