The society's Annual General Meeting. Election of Officer and council for this year. Notice of intention to stand for any position or council membership, together with any notice of motion to be considered by the AGM should be sent in writing to the Hon Secretary on or before Monday 13th February.
Recent discoveries and ongoing research Muiris O’Sullivan is Emeritus Professor of Archaeology at the UCD School of Archaeology. He has published extensively on many aspects of Irish archaeology, notably passage tombs and megalithic art. Of his books, the excavation volume Mound of the Hostages, Tara (Wordwell 2005)and the related Tara – From the Past to the Future (Wordwell 2013}, along […]
Vawn Corrigan
Arrive 10.30 Cost €20pp includes guided tour of house and tea/coffee Own Car picnic outing Dep. 10.30am
Speaker: Adrienne Hume
S. Brennan
A presentation by women of Kilkenny Archaeological Society Admission Members €8.00, Non Members €10.00 Isobel De Clare by Angela Moylan O’Reilly Isabel de Clare (c. 1172- 1220) was one of the most powerful but little- known women in British and Irish history. She was of noble Norman-Welsh and Irish ancestry and one of the wealthiest […]
Cantered Rennes
by Gerard Crotty Coats of arms have been borne by families and individuals ever since they first appeared in battle and tournament in the twelfth century. As brightly coloured devices on banner and shield, they served to distinguish one mail-clad knight from another. With the passage of time, they became hereditary and can be seen […]