Caragh Local History Group

30/05/2026

Link to a great presentation by Caragh's Martin Condon on
Palmerstown House - Burning, Compensation & Rebuilding.

Recorded recently in Kildare Town.

Palmerstown House Burning, Compensation and Rebuilding 1923 1927 by Martin Condon

11/05/2026

"Larry Stanley - A Sporting Life"
Castledermot
Thursday evening!

Our talk next week is about the Kildare sporting hero Larry Stanley. All welcome!

21/04/2026

A Local History Talk by John Lawler of Caragh Local History Group

Staplestown, 22-04
Kill, 27-04
Castledermot, 14-05

Kildare County Archives & Local Studies
Newbridge Local History Group
Department of History, Maynooth University
Allen Area Historical & Heritage group
Sallins Local History Society
NaasLocal HistoryGroup
Celbridge Historical Society
Kildare Nationalist
Cllr. Tracey O'Dwyer
St Mochua's Historical Society

23/03/2026

Martin Condon of Caragh Local History Group, will give a talk this evening in Kill on the "Burning of Palmerstown House and Compensation".

Martin has also conducted extensive research into the controversial Caragh Orphanage. He is currently studying for an MA in Irish History at Maynooth University.

Venue: Kill Parish Centre
Monday, March 23rd
8pm

Kildare County Archives & Local Studies
NaasLocal HistoryGroup
Newbridge Local History Group
Celbridge Historical Society
Department of History, Maynooth University
Allen Area Historical & Heritage group
Kildare Library Service
Landed Estates Special Interest Group
Sallins Local History Society

20/02/2026

Losty & Found!

We were contacted by a collector in Colorado who happened to purchase at auction an antique needlework piece created by a 14 year old Caragh girl named Mary Losty.
The needlework dates to *September 1835*.

Mary completed the detailed craftwork in the old Caragh National School (originally established in 1832). Apparently, the text on the needlework sampler was a commonly used quote stitched by young girls in the early 19th century.

If anyone has any information on Mary Losty, please get in touch!

The needlework piece reads:

"Industry taught in early days, / not only gives the teacher praise /
But gives us pleasure when we view / the works that innocence can do / The parent with exulting joy / surveys it as no trifling toy.

Mary Losty's sampler done in Caragh
School, September the 3, 1835, aged 14 years"

Kildare County Archives & Local Studies
National Museum of Ireland
Caragh National School PCA
Kildare Nationalist
Kildare Now
Kildare Library Service
Caragh Tidy Towns
Our Lady & St. Joseph, Caragh

17/02/2026

Folklore.ie - well worth a follow!

25/01/2026

Well done Eoghan Burke FiaRua and Sallins Local History Society!
Delighted to see the great Kildare-man's history is being brought to life!

23/01/2026

Don't forget "The Story of John Devoy", tomorrow (Saturday) night at 8pm in Sallins Community Centre.
The "Greatest of the Fenian's" story brilliantly performed by Caragh's Eoghan Burke FiaRua!

Sallins Local History Society
Allen Area Historical & Heritage group
Newbridge Local History Group
Department of History, Maynooth University
Decade of Centenaries - History Ireland
Kildare Town Heritage Centre
Kildare Association NY
Kildare's Diaspora Community

02/12/2025

Old Photos of Naas, the subject of this evening's Naas History Group meeting.
Townhouse Hotel, Naas

A reminder of tonight's (Tuesday, 2nd December) meeting at 8pm in Town House Hotel. All are welcome; promises to be an interesting evening!

10/11/2025

Great talk on John Devoy by Noel Cocoman in the Railway Inn, Sallins this coming Wednesday!

Don’t spend the endless, cold, dark evenings stuck at home gawping mindlessly at the eejit box, come join your friendly neigbourhood history group Sallins Local History Society for this month’s talk John Devoy - The Exiled Fenian taking place on Wedn at 8pm in Railway Inn!

John Devoy was a Kill native & his story will be relayed to us by history enthusiast Noel Cocoman so we’re guaranteed an interesting insightful evening learning about one of the most famous of Fenians!