Report of the 2018 annual excursion to Killua & Kells

The 2018 annual excursion took place in July starting with morning refreshments at the Headfort Arms Hotel in Kells and meeting up with the Society’s guide for the day Lucy O’Reilly. Afterwards, the group made the short journey to Clonmellon in Co Westmeath for a...

Lord Walter FitzGerald Prize for Research 2019

  The Lord Walter FitzGerald Prize, sponsored by the County Kildare Archaeological Society, is awarded every 2 years on the basis of an essay reporting original research on any aspect of the archaeology or history of County Kildare or surrounding districts. In...

Report of the 2018 CKAS trip to Scotland

A group of 40 members of the Society have just completed a historic trip to Scotland in conjunction with JMG travel using the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel, Dunblane Hydro for the duration from 20 – 25 May. On Day 1, due to ferry cancellations at Larne the outward...