Date: Sat.10th. May 2014 Venue: Clasac Irish Cultural Centre, 61 Alfie Byrne Road , Clontarf This year in keeping with the 1,000 year anniversary and celebration of the battle of Clontarf we will hold our A.G.M in Clontarf to mark the occasion. We thank the Clontarf Historical Society for…
The La Touche Legacy seminar is now in its 26th year and will be held on Friday/Saturday/Sunday 26th, 27th & 28th September in Greystones, Co Wicklow. This year, in association with the Greystones Archaeological and Historical Society, we are holding a “Festival of History Weekend” and we are inviting your…
The 12th Annual Historic Houses of Ireland Conference will take place on 8-9 May 2014 at NUI Maynooth with the conference dinner being held in the Gold Saloon at Carton House (limited to 100 people). This is a unique event in terms of the Decade of Commemorations, as it looks…
A CKAS member has a print (shown below), described as “‘After Henry Barraud, A Royal Visit to Punchestown 1868”. He is looking for a key to the print. Any assistance would be welcome. Comments to Webmaster
Photos of the recent seminar on WW1 here
west wicklow historical society Next Lecture The Forgotten: Wicklow & the Great War by Pat Power @ 8.30pm on Wednesday 12 March 2014 @ Timmins’s Lounge, Weavers’ Square, Baltinglass COVER CHARGE: €3 (current members) or €5 (non-members)
A reminder that the Society’s 3 day excursion to Wexford will take place from Thursday 15th to Saturday 17th May 2014. If you are intending to go on this excursion would you, in the first instance indicate your intention to Siobhan McNulty at siobhan.m.mcnulty@aib.ie as soon as possible. Full details…
Please note that there has been a change in the order of speakers. Tom Burke will speak at 10.30 in place of James Durney, and James Durney will speak at 14.00 in place of Tom Burke
CKAS 2012-2013 Journal now on sale in the following bookshops. Farrell & Nephew. Main Street . Newbridge. Barker & Jones. Poplar Square. Naas. University Bookshop. Maynooth. Price of Journal = €30.00. Also available from: Frances Murphy. < librarian@kildarearchsoc.ie>
Applications are now invited from members of the Society in good standing and students in third level institutions in Ireland for grants towards suitable projects to be carried out in 2014 in the categories of 1) Archaeological Fieldwork or 2) Historical Research. Individual grant applications to a maximum of €1,000…
