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IHTA Public Lecture and Seminar 2019 16–17 May 2019 Convened by the Irish Historic Towns Atlas (IHTA) in collaboration with the British Historic Towns Atlas/Historic Towns Trust (HTT)Royal Irish Academy in association with Dublin Port Company All free to attend, booking essentialDetails: The Shaping of Dublin Port (Public Lecture)by Professor Colm Lennon, MRIA Date: 16 …
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County Kildare Archaeology Society’s Annual Seminar – ‘The End of the Great War and Ireland in 1918’ September 28, 2018 The County Kildare Archaeological Society’s seminar: ‘The End of the Great War and Ireland in 1918’ will take place in the Killashee House Hotel on Saturday 10th November 2018. This seminar, through its contributors, will …
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The County Kildare Federation of Local History Groups have announced details of the 19th Annual Seminar & AGM titled The Black Flu and Khaki Election, 1918. The seminar and AGM will be hosted by Naas Local History Group in association with Kilare County Council’s Library and Arts Services and will take place on Saturday the …
Irish Military Seminar – Great Episodes in Ireland’s History Will take place in the Riverbank, Newbridge, Co. Kildare 9–11 June 2018 Download the Programme: > IMS 2018_Programme FRIDAY 17:00–17:45pm The Glen of Imaal Disaster, 1941 — Terence O’Reilly 17:50pm Readings from the Leb — Martin Malone 18:35pm Reception in foyer of Riverbank Arts Centre 19:00pm …
Best way to book this event right now is to phone Riverbank. You can turn up on the day Free Admission (minimal cost for field trip): booking essential:boxoffice@riverbank.ie/045 448327 Contact: cilldara2016@gmail.com or localhistory@kildarecoco.ie or phone045 448350 or 087 9871046 We are trying to create an Annual Event that will be a positive tourist event for …
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 location; taking place in Celbridge under the auspices of Celbridge Historical Society who have kindly offered to host us. It …
June 9th to 11th , 2017 Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge, Co. Kildare Hosted by Kildare County Council’s Decade of Commemorations Committee and Creative Ireland: Kildare, in association with June Fest, Ireland’s Military Story and Merrion Press. Free Admission but booking essential: boxoffice@riverbank.ie / 045 448327 www.riverbank.ie/ Ireland has a long, proud military tradition. The aim …
Towns in Medieval Ireland in the light of recent archaeological excavations. Friday 28 & Saturday 29 April 2017 9.00am – 5.40pm Renehan Hall, South Campus, Maynooth University, Co. Kildare. A two-day seminar hosted by the Department of History, Maynooth University, in association with the Irish Walled Towns Network. Spaces are limited, so please book your …
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Talk by Prof Christopher Ridgway (Castle Howard, Yorkshire) titled ‘The country house archive: much more than a pile of paper’ to be held on Thursday 23 March 2017 at 6 p.m. in Lecture Theatre 3, the Hume Building, North Campus, Maynooth University. Admission to this lecture is FREE. However, in order to attend you must …
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Kildare Library Services, in association with Ireland’s Military Story and Merrion Press will present the inaugural Irish Military Seminar, on 9 -11 June, at Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge Co. Kildare. Co. Kildare has long, proud military traditions and connections reaching into Ireland’s fabled past and we hope to promote these connections and more. Our aim is …