by wwhs | Oct 10, 2025 | Dr. Brian Gurrin
On the evening of 8 October 2025 we were pleased to host Dr. Brian Gurrin at the Lalor centre. Brian, who works on the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland project, provided a review of the history of census-taking in Wicklow. The census enumerators collected...
by wwhs | Oct 2, 2025 | A talk by Cora Crampton
The Phyllis Flanagan Memorial Lecture took place on Friday 26 September 2025 at the Lalor Centre, Baltinglass. It was a very sociable and well attended event, which our society was delighted to arrange to mark the first anniversary of the death of Phyllis, a founding...
by wwhs | Sep 6, 2025 | Liam Kenny's Lecture
On 2 September 2025 a large crowd assembled at the Lalor Centre in Baltinglass for Liam Kenny’s lecture about the Glen of Imaal’s association with both the British and Irish Armies. The talk marked the 100th anniversary of the first ceremonial use of the...
by wwhs | Sep 6, 2025 | Glenmalure
The weekend of 23rd and 24th August 2025 was very much focused on Michael Dwyer, as the people of West Wicklow marked the 200th anniversary of his death. On Saturday 23 August, Arklow Municipal District hosted a full programme of lectures on various aspects of...
by wwhs | Aug 24, 2025 | Sarah Gillespie
We gathered in Stratford-on-Slaney on the evening of Thursday 21 August 2025 to hear about and discover traces of the village’s unusual history. Our guide Sarah Gillespie, who is also a member of the society, and in association with Baltinglass Tidy Towns Committee,...
