Carlow Historical and Archaeological Society

Talk on the Electrification of Laois and Carlow. Thurs 8 April @ 8

Talk on the Electrification of Laois and Carlow. Thurs 8 April @ 8

Talk on the Electrification of Laois and Carlow. Thurs 8 April @ 8

Talk on the Electrification of Laois and Carlow. Thurs 8 April @ 8

Talk on the Electrification of Laois and Carlow. Thurs 8 April @ 8

News & Events

CHAS Talk, Weds 18 January 2023. Collusion and Discovery in eighteenth-century, Co. Kildare during the Penal Laws
While the Penal Laws ‘are a standard set piece in textbook accounts of...
Launch of Carloviana 2023
The launch of Carloviana 2023, the annual journal of the Carlow...
CHAS Talk November 2022 – Antiquities from County Carlow in the National Museum of Ireland
Isabella Mulhall is an Assistant Keeper in the Irish Antiquities Division (IAD)...
Hacketstown A History – A new book by Jim Shannon
Former CHAS President and Carloviana editor and contributor Jim Shannon has published a...

Projects

National Schools History Project 2018
THE winners of this year’s Carlow Historical and Archaeological Society’s National Schools History...
Old Lanes & Streets of Carlow
Have you ever wondered where Bowling Green Lane was in Carlow town?...

Schools History Prize Winners 2017
CARLOW Historical and Archaeological Society presented prizes to winners of the Primary School...
Schools History Prize Winners 2016
The winners of this year’s Carlow Historical and Archaeological Society History Project Competition...

Lectures

CHAS Talk ‘Fireballs and strimmers: a short history of “Cruchán na Reilige”, Pollerton Little, Carlow’ Wednesday 18 May 2022 @ 8pm
Cruchán na Reilige (Knockaunarelic) or ‘the Cruchán’ is a burial ground located in...
CHAS Talk: The Kings of Aileach and the Vikings, 800-1060 AD, including the battle between King of Leinster and the Vikings at Cenn Fúait, near St Mullins in 917
Dr Darren McGettigan will give the April CHAS talk in Leighlinbridge Community Centre...
CHAS Talk: Dr. Ann Power – The History of the Sisters of St Brigid (Brigidines) in Mount Wolseley Hotel, Weds 16 March @ 8pm
Dr Ann Power gave the March 2022 CHAS talk about the Sisters of...
CHAS Talk – Carlow Gaol Records – WE ARE REPEATING THIS TALK ON WEDS 24 Nov @ 8pm
Unfortunately due to technical issues (i.e. my hubris in using a new camera...

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Address

Carlow Historical & Archaeological Society

P.O. Box 162

Carlow

Email Address

carlowhistorical@gmail.com

About Us

The Carlow Historical & Archaeological Society (until 2001 known as The Old Carlow Society) was formed in 1946