Observing excavations at Brusselstown Ringfort
Dr. Dirk Brandherm of Queen’s University Belfast invited members of the society up to Brusselstown Hillfort to observe ongoing excavations at Trench...
Lecture on Neil ‘Plunkett’ Boyle
Our April 2026 lecture was held in Hollywood hall on Friday 26th. The speaker, Des Dalton spoke about Neil ‘Plunkett’ Boyle a young Donegal who was...
Lecture on recent excavations at Brusselstown
We were pleased to host Dr. Dirk Brandherm of Queen’s University, Belfast at the Lalor Centre on Friday 27 March 2026. The event attracted huge...
A guided walk to Brusselstown Hillfort
Robert Hanbidge, Archaeologist and WWHS Committee member kindly brought a small group of the society’s members on a guided walk up to Brusselstown...
The Little History of Wicklow
Congratulations to Chris Lawlor, our friend, prolific author and treasurer of the West Wicklow Historical Society on his new book entitled The...
Baltinglass Hill and the Holy Year Cross
On the evening of 18 December 2025 our society hosted a very successful event - we marked the 75th anniversary of the erection of the Holy Year...