by wwhs | Sep 6, 2023 | Castellated gothic revival ruins
A group of members from the West Wicklow Historical Society gathered at Duckett’s Grove in County Carlow on Saturday 26 August 2023 for the last of this summer’s outings. The Georgian house at Duckett’s Grove was built in 1745 and castellated in gothic revival style...
by wwhs | Aug 4, 2023 | John Mac Kenna
Members of the West Wicklow Historical Society spent a very informative morning in the south Kildare village of Ballitore on Saturday 22 July 2023. Author, playwright and broadcaster John Mac Kenna treated us to an absorbing tour of key sites associated with the...
by wwhs | Aug 4, 2023 | with C. J. Darby
On Thursday 29 June 2023 members of the West Wicklow Historical Society spent a thoroughly enjoyable evening strolling in Ballymore Eustace in the company of local historian C. J. (Christy) Darby of the Ballymore Eustace History Society. We learned of the town’s...
by wwhs | Feb 13, 2023 | Mairéad Kelly
The West Wicklow Historical Society is delighted to be launching a book by one of its members, Mairéad Kelly. Mairéad has a deep interest in the ancient past of her native area. This has inspired her ‘Colouring Storybook’. It has text in both Irish and English and the...
by wwhs | Feb 1, 2023 | Honorary Memberships
On the night of the launch of the West Wicklow Historical Society’s website another ceremony took place. The Society marked the commitment of three of its longest serving active members. Peadar Cullen, Phyllis Flanagan and P.J. Hanlon were given Honorary Membership of...
