Journals

Introduction to the WWHS Journals

Since its foundation in March 1980, the West Wicklow Historical Society has published a number of journals containing articles relating to the history, folklore, traditions, genealogy and archaeology of West Wicklow and its environs. Our journal was revived in 2007 and continues to be published on a biennial basis. See below for details of all WWHS journals published to date (including Tables of Contents). With the exception of Journals Nos. 1, 2 and 7 (now out of print), all others are available to purchase online at a cost of €20 each, inclusive of post and packaging.

Journal no. 12 (2023-2024) – the latest edition

The 12th edition of the Journal of the West Wicklow Historical Society runs to 200 pages and contains nineteen articles about our local place, ranging broadly across time and thematic focus. Contents include research on such diverse topics as the village of Hollywood in the early twentieth century, the 1798 massacre at Dunlavin, Dame Ninette de Valois, Pierce O’Mahony, folklore collected by Charles Maule Drury, Sadhbh O’Byrne (the mother of Feagh Mac Hugh) and a sociological interpretation of the ‘Hillfort Capital’ LEARN MORE

If you wish to make an online purchase of Journal no. 12 (€20 incl. post and packaging) please click HERE

Our first journal, published in 1983, is available free of charge as a download in PDF format.

The journals are also indexed by AUTHOR and by SUBJECT – see links below.

Other publications

We are also pleased to offer for sale copies of General O’Brien: West Wicklow to South America. This book documents the life and times of an almost forgotten son of Baltinglass, County Wicklow, General John Thomond O’Brien (1786-1861). His contribution to the independence movements in many South American countries is immense by any standards. The publication of this book in 2006 coincided with the unveiling in Baltinglass of a special plaque in his honour.

Journals

Introduction to the WWHS Journals

Since its foundation in March 1980, the West Wicklow Historical Society has published a number of journals containing articles relating to the history, folklore, traditions, genealogy and archaeology of West Wicklow and its environs. Our journal was revived in 2007 and continues to be published on a biennial basis. See below for details of all WWHS journals published to date (including Tables of Contents). With the exception of Journals Nos. 1, 2 and 7 (now out of print), all others are available to purchase online at a cost of €20 each, inclusive of post and packaging.

Our first journal, published in 1983, is available free of charge as a download in PDF format.

The journals are also indexed by AUTHOR and by SUBJECT – see links below.

Other publications

We are also pleased to offer for sale copies of General O’Brien: West Wicklow to South America. This book documents the life and times of an almost forgotten son of Baltinglass, County Wicklow, General John Thomond O’Brien (1786-1861). His contribution to the independence movements in many South American countries is immense by any standards. The publication of this book in 2006 coincided with the unveiling in Baltinglass of a special plaque in his honour.