Federation Seminar 2006

7th Annual Seminar – Kilcullen Heritage Centre, Saturday 6th May 2006

Address to the County Kildare Federation of Local History Groups 7th annual seminar by Professor Colum Kenny, School of Communications, Dublin City University has been added to our archive section: “What is local history anyway?”


7th Annual Seminar – Full Details – Kilcullen Heritage Centre, Saturday 6th May 2006

Seminar Programme

09.30am – Assembly and Registration. Tea/Coffee.

10.15am – Welcome, Ger McCarthy, Chairman Co. Kildare Federation of Local History Groups.

10.30am – Opening Address – Prof Colum Kenny, Writer & Broadcaster.

10.45am – Mary Carroll Memorial Lecture –“Successive Owners of Moore Abbey” – Margaret Walsh, Monasterevin.

11.15am“Naas and the Black ‘Flu” – Ronnie Kinane, Naas.

11.45am“Memories of Clongowes Wood College” – Brendan Cullen, Clane.

12.15pm – AGM

1.00pm – Society Speake.

2.00pm – Lunch/ buffet.

3.30pm – Field Trip. Visit Palmerstown House, Kill.

Total cost €15 per person. Price includes all presentations, buffet lunch, and field trip to Palmerstown House.

To book your place/places please phone B. Cullen at 045-861159 by Mon 1st May 2006