Kerry County Museum

01/09/2026

ON THIS DAY
Born on September 1st, 1864, Sandycove Dublin, Roger Casement’s path eventually led him straight to the shores of county Kerry. His dramatic 1916 landing at Banna Strand remains one of the most poignant chapters in our revolutionary history.

01/09/2026

Our Education Officer Claudia and her colleague Patrick from Dublinia/The Medieval Trust are co-delivering a talk on the Vikings in Kerry at Tralee library on Tuesday 1 September at 7pm.

This is a free event by Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society in collaboration with Kerry Library, Kerry County Museum and Dublinia.

Wanderers between two Worlds: The Vikings in Kerry
Tuesday, 1 September with Claudia Köhler, Kerry County Museum and Patrick Herbage, Dublinia

Part of the Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society lecture Series.

Tralee Library, 7pm.
Tuesday, 1 September

27/08/2026

We were delighted to have at woodbrook ladybird unit from Irish Girl Guides here at Kerry County Museum. We hope everyone had a great time.

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26/08/2026

What a lovely idea by our Libraries. If you have a child starting primary school this year why not visit Kerry Library and get your My little Library bag.

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Is there a child in your family starting primary school this year?

Bring them to your local library to pick up their free My Little Library Bag containing books about starting starting school and making friends.

21/08/2026

New insight into Kerry's first settlers at the Mesolithic site at Ferriter's Cove on the Di**le Peninsula.

‘No sacred cows: ZooMS identification of the Late Mesolithic bone assemblage at Ferriter’s Cove, Co. Kerry, Ireland’🐄🐻🐗

In PAST 113, Summer 2026, Dr Martin Moucheron and collaborators from UCD School of Archaeology, UCC Archaeology and CNRS discuss significant new results that question some long-held ideas about the introduction of farming to Ireland.

“These results have a significant impact on our understanding of the Mesolithic–Neolithic ‘transition’ both in Ireland and in Western Europe more broadly since, as things stand, there is now no evidence of contact between Ireland and its Neolithic neighbours before 4000 BC."

https://www.ucd.ie/newsandopinion/news/2026/august/17/kerrycowbonesrevealedasancientbearremainschallenginglong-heldtheoryonfarmingsarrivalinirelandandgreatbritain/

https://www.prehistoricsociety.org/publications/past/113

Dr Moucheron's work is funded under a Research Ireland Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship 2025-2027. https://people.ucd.ie/martin.moucheron

University College Dublin, UCD College of Social Sciences and Law

21/08/2026

21/08/2026

GREAT NEWS: If you missed this brilliant free Heritage Week event yesterday - Holger Lonze and team are back today, Friday 21 August from 11am - 4pm, for another wonderful demonstration of how Bronze objects were cast in prehistory and medieval times.

Holger has a life-long interest in experimental archaeology, especially in Bronze casting. Recently, we acquired a stunning replica of the Derrynane Bronze Age horn from him (you might know it from the logo of the Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society).

Holger has also made moulds for us for casting two important medieval objects from Kerry: a crucifixion figure from Skellig Michael and the Ballylongford brooch. Both objects have been on display at our main gallery but are now in storage for the duration of the Ashe Memorial Hall restoration project. If you visit us today, you can see the casting of the crucifixion figure and the brooch, as well as a medieval hand bell of the type found at Inishfallen.

Today and tomorrow are also the last two days of free entry to our Archaeology Hall and Medieval Experience as part of Heritage Week in collaboration with Fáilte Ireland. Entry is via the Tourist Information Office and we are open from 9.30am to 5pm. All events are free and all are welcome!

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