by wwhs | Sep 27, 2024 | Liam Kenny
Ballynure church in Grangecon, close to the Wicklow/Kildare county border was the venue for a lecture entitled ‘From the Ballot Box to the Council Chamber – Ireland’s first County Council Elections 1899’ provided by Liam Kenny on Wednesday 25 September 2024. Liam...
by wwhs | Sep 18, 2024 | Catherine Wright
Members of the society spent the evening of Thursday 12 September 2024 in the company of the Wicklow County Archivist, Catherine Wright, learning about the many collections in her care. The County Archives are located in the relatively new County Library building in...
by wwhs | Sep 2, 2024 | Former Methodist Church
On Saturday 31 August 2024 two groups of members of the West Wicklow Historical Society visited the Tullow Museum. The museum, which was established and continues to be run by Tullowphelim Historical Society, is housed in an attractive granite building, formerly a...
by wwhs | Aug 24, 2024 | Paul Gorry
Paul Gorry, genealogist and chairperson of West Wicklow Historical Society provided a very interesting lecture on the ‘Battle of Baltinglass’ on Tuesday evening, 20 August 2024 at Baltinglass Library. This was a Heritage Week 2024 collaboration between Wicklow...
by wwhs | Jul 24, 2024 | Summer outing 2024
For our July 2024 excursion, members of the West Wicklow Historical Society visited Huntington Castle and Gardens, Clonegal, County Carlow on Saturday 20th July. Huntington Castle is situated near the picturesque village of Clonegal. It was built by Sir Laurence...
