In light of the unprecedented COVID-19 global pandemic, the Heritage Council have encouraged local history groups to take events online or produce digital content for this year’s Heritage Week (15-23 August).
Cill Dara Historical Society’s contribution to this call has been to release online some highlights of its 2014 DVD release, Kildare Town – Reeling in the Memories.
The video can be accessed on YouTube and the time codes in the contents list, which is displayed in the expanded description located beneath the video, can be used to navigate through the video.
The video has been hosted on the County Kildare Federation of Local History Groups YouTube Channel, which can be accessed here: https://youtu.be/bcpidoVXvkM
You can also view the video below.
Contents:
02:02 The Presentation Schools’ Drill Displays 1950s – 1960s
04:26 Derby House Hotel on Fire 1968
05:31 The Corpus Christi Procession 1964
06:27 Confirmation 1964
07:33 The Gannon Family on the bog
08:28 CYMS Outing 1964
08:42 French Furze Riding Stables 1970s
09:03 Magee Barracks Around the Bucket Charity Run 1980s
09:56 Kildare Wallpapers
10:54 Rowanville Residents Christmas 1967-69
12:03 Assumpta Villas Mass on the Green
12:54 Kildare Town Soccer Club – The early years 60s & 70s.
15:09 Cill Dara RFC under 14s 1990