Irish High Cross Exhibition
@ Teach Diarmada
Aug 21 @ 9:30 am – 5:00 pm
9:30 am
Come and learn more about Irish high crosses, where they’re found, how they’re decorated, and what they mean. View miniatures of the Castledermot crosses before visiting the real thing next door. This exhibition began as …
Irish High Cross Exhibition
@ Teach Diarmada
Aug 22 @ 9:30 am – 5:00 pm
9:30 am
Come and learn more about Irish high crosses, where they’re found, how they’re decorated, and what they mean. View miniatures of the Castledermot crosses before visiting the real thing next door. This exhibition began as …
Naas Grand Canal Walk
@ Grand Canal Harbour
Aug 22 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
7:30 pm
P.C. Behan will lead this year’s Heritage Week walk along the Grand Canal banks within the town while exploring the canal’s history and pointing out some of the historic structures along the way. Please Note: …
Irish High Cross Exhibition
@ Teach Diarmada
Aug 23 @ 9:30 am – 5:00 pm
9:30 am
Come and learn more about Irish high crosses, where they’re found, how they’re decorated, and what they mean. View miniatures of the Castledermot crosses before visiting the real thing next door. This exhibition began as …
Heritage Week Country Music Concert
@ CMYS Hall
Aug 23 @ 8:00 pm – 11:30 pm
8:00 pm
A night of country music organised for Heritage Week by Cill Dara Historical Society. Artists: Ray Lynam, Tony Kerr, Crystal Swing, Owen Mac, Olivia Douglas, Thomas Maguire & Fhiona Ennis, Pascal Brennan, The Ryan Turner …
Open Day at the Curragh Clubhouse Museum
@ Old Band Hall
Aug 24 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
11:00 am
Open Day To celebrate Heritage Week the Curragh Local History Group Open Day is on Saturday 24 August from 11am to 3pm and is an opportunity to visit the Groups museum and discover many fascinating …
Otto Skorzeny – The Most Dangerous Man in Martinstown
@ Old Band Hall
Aug 24 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
1:00 pm
Curragh Local History Group members Matthew McNamara & Pete McNamara will give a lecture titled – “Otto Skorzeny, The Most Dangerous Man in Martinstown” This is part of the Open Day at the Curragh Local …
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A guided walk through Ballymore Eustace
@ Resource Centre
Aug 24 @ 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
3:00 pm
A guided walk through the historic Pale town of Ballymore Eustace with emphasis on the rich medieval history of the town. Ballymore-Eustace was formerly one of the five great walled towns of the English Pale; …
Queen Victoria’s Visit to Maynooth 1849
@ Leixlip Library
Aug 29 @ 7:15 pm – 8:45 pm
7:15 pm
Seamus Cullen will speak on Queen Victoria’s Visit to Maynooth Seminary & Carton 170 years ago this August. Admission free.
Lord Cloncurry V Sir John Piers – A case of Criminal Conversation
@ Celbridge Library
Sep 2 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
7:30 pm
Dr Karina Holton will give a talk titled: Lord Cloncurry V Sir John Piers: A case of Criminal Conversation. Everyone is welcome.
The Curragh – a unique landscape
@ Town House Hotel
Sep 2 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
8:00 pm
Hugh Crawford will give a talk titled The Curragh – a unique landscape, that will place the Curragh in its ecological and historical contexts, highlighting this unique landscape’s importance to County Kildare and the Nation …
Ireland’s First Toll Road: Dublin – Kilcullen 1729
@ Kilcullen Town Hall
Sep 3 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
8:00 pm
Brian McCabe will speak on “Ireland’s First Toll Road: Dublin – Kilcullen, 1729” One of a series of lectures organised as part of “Kilcullen 700”, a celebration of the present town’s origins seven hundred years …
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Movies/Memories/Memorabilia Night
@ Kildare Parish Centre
Sep 4 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
8:00 pm
A night of movies, memories and memorabilia with Cill Dara Historical Society members. Come early from 7:30pm to enjoy some refreshments and a chat before the event.
Culture Night – Walk and Talk around Kill village
@ Kill Village
Sep 20 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
7:00 pm
Walk and Talk around Kill village Please note that this event, which is part of “Culture Night”, will start in the car park beside St Brigid’s church at 7 pm
Four All Irelands: Kildare’s road to Sam Maguire
@ Parish Meeting Room, Kill
Sep 23 @ 8:30 pm – 9:45 pm
A history of the Eustace family and their Kildare estates
@ Kilcullen Town Hall
Oct 1 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
8:00 pm
Ger McCarthy will give a talk titled “A history of the Eustace family and their Kildare estates”. One of a series of lectures organised as part of “Kilcullen 700”, a celebration of the present town’s …
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Hello Delia Murphy – The songs & story of the iconic singer
@ Kildare Community Library
Oct 2 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
8:00 pm
Hello Delia Murphy – The songs and story of the iconic singer with Carmen Cullen (Delia’s niece) & Gerry Anderson Note Venue: Kildare Town Community Library Come along from 7:30pm to enjoy some refreshments and …
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The Letters of Mrs Katherine Conolly 1707-1747
@ Celbridge Library
Oct 7 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
7:30 pm
Dr Gaye Ashford:The Letters of Mrs Katherine Conolly, 1707-1747. Everyone is welcome.
Naas GAA and its influence on the town’s social history
@ Town House Hotel
Oct 7 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
8:00 pm
Liam McManus will give a talk looking at the history of Naas GAA and its influence on the social history of the county town. All welcome, tea/coffee and biscuits follow the talk.
The Earls of Castlehaven: Lord Audleys of Cork and Kildare
@ Parish Meeting Room, Kill
Oct 28 @ 8:30 pm – 9:45 pm
8:30 pm
Michael Christopher Keane is a retired lecturer from University College, Cork. This talk is based on his book ‘The Earls of Castlehaven’. There is a prominent County Kildare dimension to the story. George Touchet, 11th …
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The Borrowes of Gilltown
@ Old Band Hall
Oct 29 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
8:00 pm
Ger McCarthy will explore the history of the Borrowes Family of Gilltown, an estate close to Kilcullen in Co. Kildare. The story of this prominent Kildare family is traced from the 17th century through to …
Workhouse Prayer service at the Famine Graveyard
@ Famine Graveyard
Nov 2 @ 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
3:00 pm
Naas Local History Group’s annual Workhouse Prayer service at the Famine Graveyard (opposite Lakelands and beside St. Mary’s) at 3.00pm
Get down on your knees and pray for Shackleton
@ Celbridge Library
Nov 4 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
A Winter’s Tale with Brian Mc Cabe
@ Town House Hotel
Nov 4 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
8:00 pm
Well established as a tradition of Naas Local History Group and always eagerly awaited, Brian McCabe’s annual ‘A Winter’s Tale’ talk.
The 1919 All-Ireland Senior Football Final
@ Kildare Parish Centre
Nov 6 @ 8:15 pm – 9:30 pm
8:15 pm
The 1919 All-Ireland Senior Football Final – Kildare versus Galway with Prof. Terence Dooley, Dept. of History, Maynooth University Note time change: Talk starts at 8.15pm Come early from 7:30pm to enjoy some refreshments and …
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A genuine Irish Row: Kildare’s first local elections 1899
@ Parish Meeting Room, Kill
Nov 25 @ 8:30 pm – 9:45 pm
The Tyndall Family of Naas
@ Town House Hotel
Dec 2 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
8:00 pm
Dr. John Kehoe will give a talk on the Tyndall Family of Naas. All Welcome. Tea/coffee and biscuits will follow the talk.
1919 & 1969 – What the papers said
@ Kildare Parish Centre
Dec 4 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
8:00 pm
What were they saying in the papers 50 and 100 years ago. Drop in to find out with Mario Corrigan & Kevin O’Kelly. Come early from 7:30pm to enjoy some refreshments and a chat before …
Naas LHG AGM & Slide Presentation
@ Town House Hotel
Jan 20 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
8:00 pm
Naas Local History Group – A.G.M. Naas Local History Group’s A.G.M. will take place on the 20th of January 2020. All are welcome to attend and the floor will be open to invite new committee …
Kill History Group – A.G.M.
@ Parish Meeting Room, Kill
Jan 27 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
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