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
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
Isabella Mulhall is an Assistant Keeper in the Irish Antiquities Division (IAD) of the National Museum of Ireland (NMI) – Archaeology, where she has curatorial responsibility for the Irish Iron Age collection, the Egyptian collection and elements of the early medieval collection. She has a strong
‘An Accomplished Man’ charts the life story of an eminent Carlow man who became an influential figure during the decades before Irish independence. Born in Leighlinbridge in 1862, Robert Donovan went on to be a leading Dublin journalist – mainly associated with The Nation and The Freeman’s
The 2020 AGM of Carlow Historical and Archaeological Society will take place on Wednesday 16 December at 8.00 p.m. Because of current COVID restrictions to AGM will be held online using Zoom. Documentation and agenda will be sent out in the coming days. Members are encouraged to
On Wednesday 18 November Oliver Whelan delivered a CHAS lecture based on his recent book ‘Landholding in the new English settlement of Hacketstown, Co. Carlow, 1635–1875’. The talk told the story of the new settlement of English Protestants which was established in Hacketstown in the early seventeenth
Carloviana Carloviana 2021 was launched on Thursday 3 December at 8 pm by Malcolm Noonan TD, Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform. Due to current restrictions, the launch took place online. This year’s edition is over 200 pages long and well-illustrated with both colour and
Dr Elaine Callinan of Carlow College, St Patrick’s, has just published her new book ‘Electioneering and Propaganda in Ireland, 1917–21’. Elaine is also an active member of CHAS and a regular contributor to Carloviana. Elaine’s book provides an illuminating and unique analysis of the political rivalry between
‘Bagenalstown, A Step Back in Time’ is a journey through the development of Bagenalstown. In this book, Myles tells the story of the People, Churches, Land, Buildings, Mountain, River and Canal to give us a glimpse into the history of ‘the town’ and its surrounding areas of