Local History Diary

Four funerals and a wedding

Four funerals and a wedding

6 May 2025    
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Naas Local History Group Four funerals and a wedding is the intriguing title of a talk by Naas author James Durney on Tuesday, 6th May [...]
Pre-Human Ireland

Pre-Human Ireland

7 May 2025    
8:00 pm - 8:15 pm
Cill Dara Historical Society Pre-Human Ireland - talk with Bill Daly, local archaeologist. Come along from 7.15 pm for a 'cuppa and chat' - talk [...]
The Mansfields of Co. Kildare

The Mansfields of Co. Kildare

12 May 2025    
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Celbridge Historical Society The next talk of Celbridge Historical Society is planned for Monday, 12 May 2025 at 7.30pm in Celbridge Library. Our speaker, Fergus [...]
The past is ourselves - how the Web is unlocking family and local history

The past is ourselves - how the Web is unlocking family and local history

15 May 2025    
7:15 pm - 8:15 pm
Leixlip History Club Leixlip History Club's May talk will take place on Thursday 15th May at 7.15pm (Leixlip Library) Speaker: Kay McKeogh Subject: The past is ourselves [...]
Simmonstown House - A House With A History

Simmonstown House - A House With A History

26 May 2025    
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Kill History Group The restoration of Simmonstown House - an illustrated talk by Eamon Burke.
History of Photography in 100 Photographs

History of Photography in 100 Photographs

4 June 2025    
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cill Dara Historical Society History of Photography in 100 Photographs. Join Trish Lambe, Artistic Director of Photo Museum Ireland for this free illustrated talk exploring [...]
Queen of Codes: The Secret Life of Emily Anderson

Queen of Codes: The Secret Life of Emily Anderson

2 July 2025    
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cill Dara Historical Society Queen of Codes: The Secret Life of Emily Anderson, Britain's Greatest Female Code Breaker - with Dr Jackie Uí Chionna, Historian [...]
Broken Wings - Kildare Air Crashes in the 1920s

Broken Wings - Kildare Air Crashes in the 1920s

3 September 2025    
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cill DaraHistorical Society Liam Kenny will give an illustrated talk Broken Wings - Kildare Air Crashes in the 1920s. Come along from 7.15 pm for [...]
The 1641 Rebellion in Kildare and the Lackagh Deportations

The 1641 Rebellion in Kildare and the Lackagh Deportations

1 October 2025    
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cill Dara Historical Society The 1641 Rebellion in Kildare and the Lackagh Deportations - with Rory Hopkins. Come along from 7.15 pm for a ‘cuppa [...]
Irish Republican Jailbreaks

Irish Republican Jailbreaks

5 November 2025    
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cill Dara Historical Society James Durney will give a talk on Great Irish Republican Jailbreaks based on his latest book, Jailbreak. Come along from 7.15 [...]
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