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

Carloviana 2025 Launch December 5th in Seven Oaks Hotel @ 8pm
Carloviana 2025 will be formally launched on Thursday 5 December at 8pm in the...
The Judge and the Serial Killer – A Trip into Carlow’s Demi-Monde Presented by John Kelly
Carlow in the first part of the nineteenth century was a violent and...
‘Carlow County Museum at 50’ a talk by Dermot Mulligan of Carlow Museum
Carlow County Museum first opened to the public on Sunday December 2nd 1973....
CHAS Heritage Week Lecture Showbands in County Carlow Wednesday 21st August 2024 at 8pm in the Seven Oaks Hotel
For Heritage Week Paul Curran of Carlow Historical & Archaeological Society (CHAS) will...

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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Carlow Historical & Archaeological Society

P.O. Box 162

Carlow

Email: carlowhistorical@gmail.com

X: @CarlowHist

Email Address

carlowhistorical@gmail.com

About Us

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