Visit to Tullow Museum
On Saturday 31 August 2024 two groups of members of the West Wicklow Historical Society visited the Tullow Museum. The museum, which was established...
Lecture on the ‘Battle of Baltinglass’
Paul Gorry, genealogist and chairperson of West Wicklow Historical Society provided a very interesting lecture on the ‘Battle of Baltinglass’ on...
Huntington Castle, Clonegal, Co.Carlow
For our July 2024 excursion, members of the West Wicklow Historical Society visited Huntington Castle and Gardens, Clonegal, County Carlow on...
Visits to Valleymount and Ballyknockan
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
At 10.20am on the morning of Thursday 23 May 1899 the first artillery shell was fired at the new Glen of Imaal Artillery range in West Wicklow. On...
Networking event for local history groups
West Wicklow Historical Society was pleased to organise and host a gathering of eleven local history groups from the areas of West Wicklow, Carlow...