Signatures of 1000 Kilkenny Women Who Opposed Conscription in 1918
The Irish nationalist women’s organisation, Cumann na mBan (CnamB), was formed in 1914, effectively a branch of the Irish Volunteers and explicitly supporting the use of arms. Despite carrying some […]
Farming on the edge of the City in 1881
KILKENNY IN 1881 – OPPOSITION TO PROPOSALS TO EXTEND THE BOUNDARIES OF KILKENNY CITY IN 1881 – THE STRONG FARMER WHO PREFERRED TO BE THREE MILES “AWAY” FROM KILKENNY, TO […]
A forgotten agent for the Ormonde Estate – John Barwis’s Death Notice in the Gentleman’s Magazine
The Gentleman’s Magazine , March, 1844 Pages 324 and 325 [Obituary of agent to the Ormonde Estate and in effective charge of Kilkenny Castle as agent of the Butler family […]
Brehon Law and Kilkenny Archaeological Society (Lecture held on 19 Oct 2016)
There was a full attendance in the Third House at Rothe for a most interesting lecture by Professor Liam Breathnach of the Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies. Professor Breathnach gave […]
Benefits of Membership
Among other benefits, members of the Society enjoy free access to the KAS library and to Rothe House and Garden. Click here for more details.
Old Kilkenny Review
KAS publish an annual journal, the Old Kilkenny Review, provided free to all our members and available for purchase from Rothe House. Click here for more details.