The Society is saddened to mark the passing of the Hon Desmond Guinness. He was an active member and Council member of the County Kildare Archaeological Society for many years. His contribution to heritage and conservation issues in County Kildare and beyond were significant, particularly in his role as co-founder…
Once again Heritage Week has come around; normally CKAS would have an event but Covid-19 means that we are far from ‘normal’. However Heritage Week is proceeding albeit in different and interesting forms mainly online but with some limited ‘in-person’ events. Therefore I thought I might take this opportunity to…
When the call went out in 1917 for volunteers willing to serve both at home and on the Western Front in a newly founded Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, young women from every province of Ireland responded just as eagerly as those from homes in Scotland, England and Wales. Drawn from…
While there may be no actual CKAS events taking place during the CoVID-19 emergency, you can still get your history fix by accessing podcasts on the History Ireland portal – www.historyireland.com/podcast. You can also subscribe via your own preferred podcast programme.
As part of the recent relaxing of some of the Covid-19 restrictions the situation has been reviewed, with the possibility of reactivating the 2020 programme of events. However given that the safety and wellbeing of our members is of utmost importance, together with the practicalities of holding a socially distant…
As part of Newbridge, Co Kildare’s June Fest’s online festival, Dr Conor Morrissey will deliver a talk via Facebook Live on Tuesday, 26 May at 8.00.pm. It may be accessed by logging on to the June Fest Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/junefestnewbridge/ From the late 19th century, until the end of the…
On Friday 13th March 2020 the Co Kildare Archaelogical Society cancelled all events and talks for the foreseeable future (see here) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. With Ireland on lockdown, many historical societies did the same. But, what to do? Many people wanted to continue, in some form, lectures…
We regret to advise that all the Society’s events for the foreseeable future have been cancelled. This decision has been taken with the best interests of our members in mind in light of the current Covid-19 situation. We will of course monitor and review the situation in line with the…
The Lord Walter FitzGerald Prize, sponsored by the County Kildare Archaeological Society, is awarded every 2 years on the basis of an essay reporting original research on any aspect of the archaeology or history of county Kildare or surrounding districts. In this context, research about persons or families of Kildare,…
Previously only available on DVD, the digitised volumes of the Co. Kildare Archaeological Society Journal (Vols 1-19, 1891-2007) are now available online, free of charge, courtesy of the Co. Kildare Archaeological Society and Kildare Library Services. Access is via the Seal of the Co. Kildare Archaeological Society, please click on…
