Outing to Ennisnag
We will meet at 3pm at St. Peter’s Church in Ennisnag. Local publican and historian Dony Sheridan will give an introduction to the locality. Please bring your own picnic as before and leave no trace for future archaeologists. Please adhere to the HSE’s recommendations concerning the prevention of the spread of COVID19, keep your distance, […]
Fostering and Adoption in Ireland and living at Maiden Hall
Nicholas Maher looks into the history of adoption and fostering in Ireland and especially Maiden Hall as a fostering home.
The Red Book of Ormond
Eamonn Kiely At a meeting of the Kilkenny Archaeological Society on 13th of January 1858 Rev James Graves, founder of the Society, presented an unusual exhibit to the gathering. It was the restored Red Book of Ormond. This book is a collection of deeds and rentals relating to the property in Ireland of the Butler […]