Fr. Albert Bibby
Paddy Neary Thomas Bibby was born on the 24th October 1877, in Bagenalstown Co. Carlow. His family were proprietors of a woollen mill at Greensbridge, and operated two drapery businesses […]
James Stephens of Kilkenny
John Lynch
John Cullen Lord of the Lough
John Cullen Lord of the Lough John Cullen was one of the characters who lived in the Walkin Street area, and was said to have been fairly well educated. His […]
Dr. Robert Cane Parts 1&2
Nicholas Maher Few Kilkenny people have left such an extraordinary and distinguished impact on Kilkenny society as did Dr Robert Cane in the first half of the 19th century. We […]
George Berkeley (1685 – 1753)
Eamonn Kiely It is likely that George Berkeley is the best known Kilkennyman ever. None other that I am aware of, has had a city called after him. Accepted among […]
Kilkenny Christmas Custom
A Christmas custom of old Kilkenny Edward J Law (2013) The Kilkenny historian John Prim noted the continuation of the practice of calling the Christmas waits in 1853, but the […]
Graveyard Enquiry
The Graveyard Enquiry Patrick Neary The Kilkenny Journal edition of Dec 7th 1907 reported on a sworn inquiry ordered by the Local Government Board and held in the Council Chambers […]
James Stephens
James Stephens Peter McQuillan James Stephens was born in Blackmill Street in Kilkenny City in 1824. He was a civil engineer by profession. He was only 24 when the failure […]
James Street
Kilkenny Railway Station
Kilkenny’s Railway Station Patrick Neary Irish Railways were built between the 19th and early 20th Centuries, the Dublin to Dun Laoghaire line been the first to open in 1834. Kilkenny […]