by wwhs | May 6, 2023 | WWHS Conference speakers
There was plenty of activity at Scoil Naomh Iósaf, Baltinglass on Saturday 22 April 2023 as over 70 people from near and far arrived for our conference in honour of the late Donal McDonnell (1945-2022). The event proved to be a very fitting tribute to our friend and...
by wwhs | Mar 10, 2023 | Donal McDonnell Conference
Our One-Day Conference honours our friend and local historian Donal McDonnell who died on 12 June 2022. For over forty years he was associated with the WWHS in various roles including Hon. Treasurer, Hon. Secretary, Chairman and as joint editor (with Chris Lawlor) of...
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...
by wwhs | Jan 26, 2023 | Evening of website launch
Tuesday 24 January 2023 was a significant day for the WWHS. The Society took a giant step into the digital world with the launch of our website: https://westwicklowhistoricalsociety.ie/. (Heretofore our only online presence has been our Facebook page). At an event in...
