by wwhs | May 26, 2024 | Glen of Imaal
At 10.20am on the morning of Thursday 23 May 1899 the first artillery shell was fired at the new Glen of Imaal Artillery range in West Wicklow. On the evening of Thursday 23 May 2024 over forty people gathered in the Officers Mess at Coolmoney camp for a talk to mark...
by wwhs | May 26, 2024 | 18 May 2024 at Bigstone
West Wicklow Historical Society was pleased to organise and host a gathering of eleven local history groups from the areas of West Wicklow, Carlow and Kildare in Bigstone Community Hall, County Kildare on the morning of Saturday 18 May 2024. This location was very...
by wwhs | May 6, 2024 | Conchubhar Ó Crualaoich
The final lecture of our 2024 Spring Lecture Series took place on Tuesday 23 April 2024 at the Lalor Centre, Baltinglass. Our speaker was Dr. Conchubhar Ó Crualaoich, who works with the Placenames Branch of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport...
by wwhs | May 6, 2024 | Death of our honorary member
It was with sadness and regret that we heard the news of the death on 23 April 2024 of P.J. Hanlon, our most senior member. P.J. was a just a few months short of his 97th birthday. He was a member of the WWHS committee for many years and served as Chairman in 2004-05....
by wwhs | Mar 16, 2024 | John O'Brien
On the evening of Tuesday 12 March 2024, WWHS member John O’Brien provided an excellent lecture entitled The Station Masters and Employees of the Sallins-Tullow Railway Line at the Lalor Centre, Baltinglass. Judging by the large attendance there continues to be a...
