The fourth and final lecture in the Castletown Winter Lecture Series 2012-13 will take place on Wednesday 6th March at 8.00 pm. The talk entitled ‘Pleasing hours’: visitors to the Casino at Marino, past, present and future will be given by Pauline Kennedy of the Office of Public Works. The…
The OPW are pleased to announce a one–day conference ‘The Norman Adventure in Leinster’ in memory of Dr. Billy Colfer Saturday 9th March 2013 Registration* from 10am Sharp The Motorhouse, Farmleigh, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 Specialists in Norman History will speak about a variety of norman inflences in Leinster,…
Just a reminder that the Society’s annual 3 day Excursion will take place from Thursday 16th to Saturday 18th May 2013, to Sligo and Roscommon, by coach, and will be led by Hugh Crawford, Vice President. Details and booking form
Report and photographs of more damage to the Curragh from the supplementary feeding of sheep( includes a short video) here.
The list of Prize Winners of the Lord Walter Fitzgerald Prize for Research is to be found here. It is intended to publish the prize winning articles as they become available. “The Kildare Lock Hospital” by Hugh Crawford, prize winning article for 2005 can be read here.
The Kildare Archaeological Society Programme for 2013 may be viewed here.
New article – The Castles of Naas – from JKAS Vol. XVI, No. 4, 1983/84
This photograph of supplementary sheep feeding on the Curragh in November 2012 was submitted by a regular visitor to the Curragh. The report of the Environmental Policy Board for the Curragh Lands (1998) commented on the practice as follows: “71. Importation of Animal Feed: a. This activity is now…
The report on the outing to Carbury Castle and Drummin House, Co. Kildare, and associated photographs, on Sunday 23rd September 2012 can be viewed here
Members are reminded that the final outdoor meeting, of the current programme, will take place next Sunday 23rd of September at 3.00. Members are asked to meet at Carbury Castle, Carbury, Co Kildare. The village is located on the R402 between Enfield and Edenderry. We will be guided around the…
