by wwhs | Dec 2, 2024 | Emma Lyons
We are very grateful to Emma Lyons who shared her research and insights on the important part played by the horse in Irish society down through the centuries. This interesting and very enjoyable lecture took place at the Lalor Centre in Baltinglass on Thursday 21...
by wwhs | Oct 27, 2024 | Fergus Kelly
On the evening of Tuesday 22 October 2024 at the Lalor Centre, Baltinglass Fergus Kelly FRIA provided a very interesting lecture on Irish farming practices prior to the Norman Invasion. As Dr. Kelly drew on early law texts and literary sources including the Triads, we...
by wwhs | Sep 29, 2024 | Rest in Peace
It was with great sadness that we learned of the death on 26 September 2024 of the much-loved and admired Phyllis Flanagan, a founding and indeed the most senior member of our society. She was also a long-standing committee member and treasurer of WWHS on a number of...
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...
