June 25
Sun 2.30pm Kerry Archaeological & Historical Society, St Killian’s Church, Lauragh, Tuosist. Lady Lansdowne Walk and Derreen, Tuosist, Lauragh (field outing), Michael Murphy.
Nick Maxwell
June 24
Tues 8pm Howth Peninsula Heritage Society, Howth Angling Centre. History of the Jameson family, Ian Robertson & Lorcan Blake.
June 23
Mon 8.30pm Kill History Group, Parish Meeting Room. Slanty Dan and the Danes: the Ardclough man who caused the Battle of Clontarf, Eoghan Corry.
June 22
1922 Sir Henry Wilson, military adviser to the government of Northern Ireland, was shot dead by the IRA in London. 1921 King George V formally opened the new Northern Ireland parliament, sitting in Belfast, with an impassioned appeal for peace in Ireland. Only the Unionist MPs were in attendance. 1968 Captain Patrick J. Saul (74), … Read more
June 21
1798 Battle of Vinegar Hill, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford.