Local History Diary

Modern Republican Jailbreaks 1955-1976

Modern Republican Jailbreaks 1955-1976

23 April 2026    
6:45 pm - 7:45 pm
Athy Historical Society 'Modern Republican Jailbreaks 1955-1976' James Durney will give a presentation on republican jailbreaks from Wakefield Jail, The Curragh Camp, Mountjoy Gaol and [...]
Gulliver @ 300 

Gulliver @ 300 

23 April 2026    
7:15 pm - 8:15 pm
Leixlip History Club Brendan Twomey on Gulliver @300  (It is 300 years since Jonathan Swift wrote Gulliver's Travels)
Michael Dwyer of the Mountains

Michael Dwyer of the Mountains

25 April 2026    
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Ballymore Eustace History Society Michael Dwyer of the Mountains - a talk by Dr Chris Lawlor Chris Lawlor is a is historian and a researcher [...]
Larry Stanley - Kildare Footballer, Athlete & Olympian

Larry Stanley - Kildare Footballer, Athlete & Olympian

27 April 2026    
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Kill History Group Larry Stanley: Kildare Footballer, Athlete & Olympian - illustrated talk by John Lawler
A first look at the 1926 Census for Naas

A first look at the 1926 Census for Naas

5 May 2026    
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Naas Local History Group A first look at the 1926 Census for Naas ... a night looking at the families in the town a century [...]
Palmerstown House – Burning, Compensation and Rebuilding 1923-1927

Palmerstown House – Burning, Compensation and Rebuilding 1923-1927

6 May 2026    
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cill Dara Historical Society Palmerstown House – Burning, Compensation and Rebuilding, 1923-1927 with Martin Condon, MA History student at Maynooth University MA History student Martin Condon [...]
The President and the Captain’s Wife – a Punchestown Controversy in 1940

The President and the Captain’s Wife – a Punchestown Controversy in 1940

9 May 2026    
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Ballymore Eustace History Society The President and the Captains wife, a Punchestown controversy of the 1940s - talk by Liam Kenny. Liam Kenny is a [...]
President Richard Nixon’s visit to Kildare in 1970

President Richard Nixon’s visit to Kildare in 1970

25 May 2026    
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Kill History Group President Richard Nixon’s visit to Kildare in 1970 - an illustrated talk by Seamus Cullen
Nicholas Dempsey & Lord Edward Fitzgerald on Leixlip Bridge in 1798

Nicholas Dempsey & Lord Edward Fitzgerald on Leixlip Bridge in 1798

28 May 2026    
7:15 pm - 8:15 pm
Leixlip History Club Thursday May 28 - Seamus Kelly on The Story of Nicholas Dempsey and Lord Edward Fitzgerald on Leixlip Bridge in 1798
The Curragh, Crime, Punishment and Reform, under The Crown

The Curragh, Crime, Punishment and Reform, under The Crown

3 June 2026    
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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’ [...]
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