Upcoming Event
Our Next Lecture
Topic: Irish Farming before the Norman Invasion
Speaker: Fergus Kelly, MRIA
Date & Time: Tuesday 22 October at 8pm
Venue: Lalor Centre, Baltinglass [W91 XW57]
Admission: Members €5; Non-Members €8
News and Events
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Visit to Tullow Museum
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Séamas Ó Maitiú led this summer’s annual evening stroll on Thursday evening the 27 June 2024. We met at Valleymount church where, for our opening...
Lecture to mark 125th Anniversary of Artillery Range
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