High Cross & Local History Displays
@ Teach Diarmada
Aug 21 @ 9:30 am – Aug 25 @ 5:00 pm
9:30 am
High Cross & Local History Displays View part of the Irish High Cross Exhibition (originally in the National Museum) and an exhibition on the rich heritage of the town. A perfect complement to a walk …
My Town, My Heritage – Photo Exhibition
@ Teach Diarmada
Aug 21 @ 9:30 am – Aug 25 @ 5:00 pm
9:30 am
My Town, My Heritage – Photography Exhibition. Teach Diarmada Community Centre, Castledermot, Kildare Castledermot Local History Group are producing an exhibition of photographs celebrating the various aspects of the local heritage of Castledermot and surrounding …
Connellmore Graveyard Tour
@ Connellmore Graveyard at Baroda
Aug 22 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
7:00 pm
Newbridge Local History Group’s contribution to Heritage Week will be a guided talk in Connellmore Graveyard at Baroda. Paul Cooke will take us on a tour of the significant interments of this old cemetery where …
Photo Exhibition Launch & Prizegiving
@ Teach Diarmada
Aug 22 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
7:30 pm
My Town, My Heritage – Photography Exhibition. Official opening of photo exhibition and prizegiving. All are welcome. Refreshments available. The exhibition will be launched by Martin Miley, Mayor of Kildare. On the night we will …
The Kiln Fields, Sallins Bypass
@ Naas Town Hall
Aug 22 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
7:30 pm
The Kiln Fields, Sallins Bypass – by Noel Dunne. This illustrated talk outlines the archaeological discoveries made in 2016 and 2017 in advance of construction of the M7 Motorway Upgrade and R407 Sallins Bypass, Co. …
A Century of GAA in Clane and Co. Kildare
@ Clane Community library
Aug 22 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
8:00 pm
A talk by Eoghan Corry entitled A Century of GAA in Clane and Co. Kildare. This talk is organised by Clane Local History Group in conjunction with Clane Community Library, especially for Heritage Week.
Maudlins – Cemetery Walk
@ St Corban's Cemetery
Aug 24 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
7:00 pm
Please note change to schedule advertised in Heritage Week Literature A walking tour of Maudlins Church of Ireland Cemetery on the Dublin Road. Members of Naas Local History Group will explain the history of the …
Country Music Concert
@ CMYS Hall
Aug 25 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
8:00 pm
A night of country music during Heritage Week – organised by Cill Dara Historical Society. Artists: Honky Tonk Angels, Ray Lynam, Niamh Lynn, Trudi Lalor, Tony Kerr, Ryan Turner Band, Lorna Goodwin. Compère for the …
Open Day at the Curragh Clubhouse
@ Old Band Hall
Aug 26 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
11:00 am
Clubhouse open from 11am-3pm to celebrate Heritage Week. An illustrated talk by Reggie Darling on “Internments on the Curragh” will take place at 1pm.
Internments on the Curragh
@ Old Band Hall
Aug 26 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
1:00 pm
Clubhouse open from 11am-3pm to celebrate Heritage Week. An illustrated talk by Reggie Darling on “Internments on the Curragh”
Tour of the Mill Ballymore Eustace
@ The Woollen Mill
Aug 26 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
3:00 pm
Tour of the Mill – Ballymore Eustace A guided tour of the Historic Woolen Mills in Ballymore Eustace with a history of the corn mills on the site since 1192. The tour organised by Ballymore Eustace …
The Sallins to Tullow Railway
@ Ballymore Community Centre
Aug 26 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
8:00 pm
The Sallins to Tullow Railway A talk on the history of the Sallins to Tullow Railway line given by John O Brien who lived in the stationmasters house at Harristown Station.
50 years of Naas Comhaltas – Their History and Music
@ Town House Hotel
Sep 4 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
8:00 pm
50 years of Naas Comhaltas – Their History and Music The Kildare Council of Comhaltas Ceolteoiri is marking its 50th anniversary this year – a period during which it has added greatly to the musical …
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The Dictionary of Irish Biography
@ Celbridge Library
Sep 4 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
8:00 pm
The Dictionary of Irish Biography: a cornucopia of Irish experience – talk by Turlough O’Riordan An indispensable work of reference for scholars, journalists, broadcasters, genealogists, diplomats, and the general reader interested in Ireland’s past or …
Movies/Memories/Memorabilia Night
@ Kildare Parish Centre
Sep 6 @ 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.
Thomas Ashe – Another Martyr For Old Ireland
@ Kelly's Lounge
Sep 6 @ 8:30 pm – 9:45 pm
A walking tour of Blessington
@ Downshire Hotel
Sep 10 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
2:00 pm
A walking tour of Blessington led by Jim Corless Jim Corless of Blessington History Society will lead a tour of Blessington for members of Naas Local History Group. Please Note: Meet at the Downshire Hotel …
The Workhouse in Birr
@ Clane GAA
Sep 13 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
8:00 pm
The Workhouse in Birr – a talk by John McLoughlin. Birr Workhouse is an intact example of the original pre-famine Irish workhouses designed by George Wilkinson. Opened 1842 as Parsonstown Union Workhouse, Birr Workhouse was …
Walk and Talk around Kill village
@ St Brigid’s Church, Kill
Sep 22 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
7:00 pm
Kill History Group Walk and Talk around Kill village Please note that this event, which is part of Culture Night 2017, will start in the car park beside St Brigid’s church at 7 pm
The 1918 Conscription Crisis in Co Kildare
@ Parish Meeting Room, Kill
Sep 25 @ 8:30 pm – 9:45 pm
Curragh – Home place
@ Old Band Hall
Sep 26 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Irish Heroine of the French Resistance
@ Celbridge Library
Oct 2 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
8:00 pm
Irish Heroine of the French Resistance (Sr. Kate McCarthy from Cork) – talk by Cathi Fleming
Wentworth’s Unfinished Business at The Naas
@ Town House Hotel
Oct 2 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
8:00 pm
A talk by Mae Leonard entitled Wentworth’s Unfinished Business at The Naas, which will focus on Thomas Wentworth’s career rise and downfall, his ill-fated mansion building project at “The Naas”, Jigginstown House and will also …
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Jubilee Nurses
@ Kildare Parish Centre
Oct 4 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
8:00 pm
A talk on Voluntary District Nursing in Ireland from 1890 to 1974 with authors Elizabeth Prendergast & Helen Sheridan. Come early from 7:30pm to enjoy some refreshments and a chat before the event.
St Mochua’s Historical Society – Timahoe AGM
@ Kelly's Lounge
Oct 4 @ 8:30 pm – 9:45 pm
Kildare Federation of Local History Groups Seminar
@ Castletown House
Oct 7 @ 9:30 am – 3:00 pm
9:30 am
The 18th Annual Seminar and AGM of the Co. Kildare Federation of Local History Groups will take place on Saturday 7th of October 2017. This year the seminar will undergo a change in format and …
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The Archaeology of Sallins Bypass
@ Clane GAA
Oct 11 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
8:00 pm
The Archaeology of Sallins Bypass – by Noel Dunne. This illustrated talk outlines the archaeological discoveries made in 2016 and 2017 in advance of construction of the M7 Motorway Upgrade and R407 Sallins Bypass, Co. …
Changes in family life in the past 100 years
@ Parish Meeting Room, Kill
Oct 23 @ 8:30 pm – 9:45 pm
8:30 pm
Changes in family life in the past 100 years A talk by Prof. Jane Gray Prof. Jane Gray is Professor of Sociology at Maynooth University. Her scholarship centres on questions relating to families, households, social change, …
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Archaeology and County Kildare
@ Kildare Parish Centre
Nov 1 @ 8:15 pm – 9:15 pm
8:15 pm
An illustrated talk with Mairéad Connellan. Come early from 7:45pm to enjoy some refreshments and a chat before the event.
The Brackens
@ Kelly's Lounge
Nov 1 @ 8:30 pm – 9:45 pm
8:30 pm
The Brackens – talk by Andy Flaherty exploring the facinating story of the Bracken family and their local connections. Mason and builder, Joseph Kevin Bracken (1852–1904), who married Hannah Agnes Ryan (1872–1928), was a member …
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