Tales from James Stephens Barracks’ Walls 1923- 2023
By Comdt. Larry Scallan (Retd)
Shortalls, Graces and the Wild Geese
Eamonn Kiely (2020) O’Callaghan’s History of the Irish Brigades deals with among others some of the famous Kilkenny families. Two of these were the Graces and Shortalls, names still synonymous […]
John Lavery and His Paintings in Rothe House
Rosemary Barnes (2020)
Lecture: Upper River Nore and North Kilkenny
a lecture held by archaeologist Cóilín O’Drisceoil, M.A.
Lecture: Kilkenny’s Charitable Institutions
Pat Nolan will talk about the history and impact of charitable institutions in Kilkenny. €7 for members of the Archaeological Society, €10 for non-members
Theatre in Kilkenny – The Early Years
Geoff Rose (2019) Looking back at the Theatrical history of Kilkenny, the impression one gets is of a series of ‘fits and starts’ and no sense of continuity, especially in […]
Heritage Week Workshop: The Past in Focus
The workshop will be given in Rothe House by Anne-Karoline Distel during Heritage Week 2019. She will explain how to set up the database of photographs for your own project, […]
Liber Primus Kilkenniensis
Eamonn Kiely (2019) Liber Primus Kilkenniensis or The First Book of Kilkenny is one of the three great manuscripts of Kilkenny. The other two, The Red Book of Ormonde and […]
St. Patrick’s Day 1903
Written and read by Paddy Neary Bank holidays or public holidays as they became more commonly known were first introduced in 1871 by Westminster but St Patricks day was not […]
The Banim Brothers and Windgap Cottage
Paddy Neary The writers Michael and John Banim were born in Kilkenny city, Michael was born on the 5th August 1796, while John was born on the 1st April 1798. During their […]