This lecture explores the origins and history of the Irish National Stud from 1900 to 2021, and this research is the first of its kind on this subject. Initially, the stud farm was a private enterprise owned by British businessman Colonel William Hall-Walker. In 1916, he generously
With 22 townlands covering almost 10,000 acres, the parish of Rathvilly has a history that stretches back to earliest times. In this talk, Turtle provides an overview of this rich tapestry, documenting everything from dolmens and ringforts to the 1980s band In Tua Nua. From the contested
Carloviana 2024 is available online or in the outlets below. Online: https://carlowhistorical.com/shop/ Bagenalstown: The Little Shop, Kilree Street Ballon: McAsseys, Main Street Borris: O’Shea Centra, Main Street Bunclody: Peter Steemers, The Mall Carlow Town: Book Station, 134
Ballymoon Castle has long been viewed as unique among Irish castles. Its location, layout, and features do not appear to be suited to the times in which it was built. Who built it and why is unknown. Whether it was finished or not remains a discussion point. The view
Carlow Historical and Archaeological Society are now accepting papers for inclusion in the next edition of our yearly journal, Carloviana 2024, which will be launched in November 2023. The Society welcomes the submission of original papers for publication from both members and non-members. Papers should be related
The premise of this talk is that thousands of church buildings across Ireland are an underused resource for Irish social history. Many of us with interest in Ireland’s past know the value of church archives – parish registers, especially – for uncovering aspects of the lives of
The Grace Mausoleum in Arles cemetery is a distinctive feature, visible when passing through the village. Despite its small appearance, this is a unique and important structure for several reasons. Its design and appearance is a highly unusual features in an Irish cemetery. It is also extraordinary, that over the
Cillíní (unconsecrated children’s burial grounds) were an unfortunate outcome of the Roman Catholic Church’s Counter-Reformation (1545-1648 AD/CE). During the Counter-Reformation, the Church went back to and promoted their older theological teachings, including those of St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430 AD/CE), who had proposed that unbaptised
While the Penal Laws ‘are a standard set piece in textbook accounts of the eighteenth century’, it is only relatively recently that Catholics have ‘emerge[d] … not as an amorphous mass of down-trodden victims whose destiny was to endure, but as a group of socially-mobile individuals who struggle[d] … against
The launch of Carloviana 2023, the annual journal of the Carlow Archaeological and Historical Society (CHAS), will take place on Thursday next, December 15 in The Talbot Hotel at 8 pm. The journal, published annually since 1947, will be launched by our great friend Sean