CHRISTMAS SNOW YIELDS TO NEW YEAR’S FLOODS
Christmas snow yields to New Year’s floods Liam Kenny The New Year of 1915 started off with mixed fortunes as far as the Kildare Hunt was concerned. Their sport was favoured and then frustrated by a...
View ArticleTAKE A QUICK MARCH TO KILDARE’S NEWEST MUSEUM
Take a quick march to Kildare’s newest museum Liam Kenny Armoured cars and tanks and guns … the opening words of a ballad that did the rounds in the 1970s are a good pointer to what visitors to the...
View ArticleTHE ICEMAN COMETH – CELEBRATING KILDARE’S POLAR HERO
The iceman cometh – celebrating Kildare’s polar hero Liam Kenny As the weather changes and hints of winter creep into the bones, it might be a good time to think of Kildare and its association with...
View ArticleTHE SCARY ROAD TO CLANE
The scary road to Clane Liam Kenny It is the time of year when stories of sinister magic and terror abound. The dark night of Hallow’een approaches when even the most rational feel the chill of a world...
View ArticleBELGIAN BLUES: WAR TIME REFUGEES HOSTED IN CELBRIDGE
Belgian blues: war-time refugees hosted in Celbridge. Liam Kenny The gloomy days of early winter were enlivened in Celbridge with flags of red, yellow and black flying from vantage points throughout...
View ArticleFORMER FOOTBALL STARS DIES
LEINSTER LEADER 20 APRIL 1963 Late Mr. A. Fitzpatrick FORMER FOOTBALL STARS DIES Mr. Augustine Fitzpatrick, St. Michael’s Terrace, Naas, who died suddenly in Dublin on Tuesday night, was a Kildare...
View ArticleA FRIEND IN THE VATICAN: A CLONGOWES PRIEST AND THE POPE
A friend in the Vatican: a Clongowes Priest and the Pope. Liam Kenny Is the Pope a Catholic? The answer to this rhetorical question is of course, “yes”, he is a Catholic. But more importantly for...
View ArticleA PATRIOT OF THE PEN
A patriot of the pen Liam Kenny There is currently much debate on how to commemorate the men and women of 1916 whose militant action triggered an unstoppable momentum towards independence for Ireland....
View ArticleMENTAL HOSPITAL ARCHIVES OPEN DOOR TO STUDY OF A HIDDEN IRELAND
Mental hospital archives open door to study of a hidden Ireland Liam Kenny A dramatic heading “Mad Man Runs Amok in Naas” headlined a report in the local press of a bizarre incident which took place in...
View ArticleMEMORIES OF A SNOW-BOUND SHOW-BAND AND OTHER WINTER’S TALES
Memories of a snow-bound show-band and other winter’s tales Liam Kenny The children of at least one north Kildare school were determined not to let the war-time gloom of Christmas 1914 overshadow...
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