A new publication is imminent on the subject of Big Houses in County Kerry. The book will include chapters written by twelve of Kerry’s foremost historians on eighteen Kerry Big Houses and their families. This study will mark the first time the legacy of the landed gentry in Kerry will be examined in depth.
The book will be a coffee-table type, lavishly illustrated with historical images, and will run to over three hundred and fifty pages.
Contributors will include Dr. John Knightly, Bryan MacMahon, Donald Cameron, Dr. Patricia O’Hare, Tom Denny, Tom Dillon, Kay Caball, Jane O’Keefe, Victoria McCarthy, Karol O’Mahony, Dick Spring, and Dr. Declan Downey.
A must-read for all historians so look out for it.
It will be launched in November.
We are pleased to announce that the Reading Room will be open to researchers by appointment on Saturdays, from 6th June 10:00-16:30 Beidh an Seomra
The 1937 School’s Folklore Collection presented by Sean Byrne Date: 3rd June Time: 6.30pm Location: Raheny Library Admission is free but advance booking is essential.
FamilySearch Roots Ireland Updates to Clare records. Civil births: Civil marriages: Civil deaths: Find My Past Ancestry New collections: Updated: See: Recently Added and Updated Collections
The 1926 census has been included in the Irish Roots website. Click the Explore button on the site to look at people and places on
