A seminar presented by the Kildare Decade of Commemorations Committee and the Centre for the Study of Historic Irish Houses & Estates, NUI Maynooth Venue: John Hume Building (JH 1 Lecture Room), Maynooth University on Saturday, 17 September 2016 Book via Riverbank Box Office 045-448323 or online athttps://riverbank.ticketsolve.com/#/shows/873561815 Price: 13.00…
Castletown House 2016 Lecture Series continues on Tuesday 30th of August, with Brian Crowley `Patrick Pearse: A Revolutionary Life` Admission is €5 to include tea/coffee before the lecture. Doors open at 7.15pm, lecture will start at 8pm, located in the Hunting Room, Stable Wing. Parking is available at the Stable…
Kildare Heritage Week Events 2016 Welcome to County Kildares’ Heritage Week Seachtain Oidhreachta 2016 i gCo. Chill Dara Heritage Week is coordinated by the Heritage Council and Local Authority Heritage Officers. It is supported by the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. and Fáilte Ireland. National…
The site of the church of St. Mary Magdalene in or near Kildare Town has not been identified to date. The discovery of burials at the site of the new Medical Centre in Kildare Town may shed some light on its location. Full Article
St Mochua Annual Ecumenical Service 10 August 2016, 7.30pm Church of the Sacred Heart, Rathcoffey, Co Kildare St Mochua Annual Ecumenical Service is organised each year by Celbridge, Clondalkin, Rathcoffey and Timahoe Historical Societies in rotation. Rathcoffey History Group will host the event this year. All welcome.
Memorials and plaques are an often overlooked part of our cultural heritage. They identify and honour people, historic events and heritage landmarks of the county. Whilst we know that there are many such plaques, memorials and signs located throughout County Kildare, to date they have never been recorded. So, the…
