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...
Evidence of surnames in townland names in County Wicklow
The final lecture of our 2024 Spring Lecture Series took place on Tuesday 23 April 2024 at the Lalor Centre, Baltinglass. Our speaker was Dr....
P. J. Hanlon (1927-2024)
It was with sadness and regret that we heard the news of the death on 23 April 2024 of P.J. Hanlon, our most senior member. P.J. was a just a few...
The Station Masters and Employees of the Sallins-Tullow Railway Line
On the evening of Tuesday 12 March 2024, WWHS member John O’Brien provided an excellent lecture entitled The Station Masters and Employees of the...
New Honorary Member
We are very pleased to have announce that local West Wicklow historian and author Aidan Cruise was presented with honorary membership of our society...