Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society

Cumann Seandálaíochta is Staire Chiarraí

2008 PROGRAMME

January

Tuesday 29Annual General Meeting – Tralee Library, 8p.m.

February

Tuesday 12Lecture

Rev. J. Goodman – 19th Cent. Collector of “Kerry Traditional

Music” by Dave Hegarty, I.T. Tralee

Tralee Library, 8 p.m.

Tuesday 19Lecture:”The Ethno – Veterinary Medicine of North Kerry

1850-1950” by John O’Flaherty, M.A. Farmer, Member.

Listowel Library, 8.00p.m.

Tuesday 20Lecture: “Miss Sandes” Soldiers Homes:

“A Tralee Woman’s Work for Soldiers Welfare in Ireland and India..”

By Bryan MacMahon, Member.

Tralee Library, 8.00 p.m.

March

Tuesday 4Lecture

“The Healing Power of Kerry Football”

By Dr. Ryle Dwyer,

Tralee Library, 8 p.m.

Thursday 13Lecture

“The Lives of Irish Women in the Company of Irish Soldiers fighting in Europe”

By Dr. Marian Lyons, D.C.U.

Tuesday 25Lecture

“Original Trinity College Lands in Co. Kerry,”

By Ken Nicholls, U. C.C.

Tralee Library, 8 p.m.

April

Tuesday 8Nora Ní Shúilliobháin Memorial Lecture

Title:Details Later

By Dr. Declan Downey, U.C.D.

National Library, Dublin, 6.30 p.m.

Thursday 10Lecture

“Smuggling in 17 & 18 Century Kerry”

By David Fleming, University of Limerick.

Listowel Library, 8 p.m.

Monday 14Lecture

“Reconstructing Past Climates – A Looking glass into the

Future”

By Dr. Rowan Fealy, N. U. I. Maynooth.

Tralee Library, 8 p.m.

MayField Outings

Sunday 11St. Brendan’s Way – Slí Bréanainn –

Fr. Gearóid O’Donoghue. Member.

Meet Fenit Pier, 2.30 p.m.

Friday 16Feast of St. Brendan

Mass 9.30 a.m. St. Brendan’s Church, Tralee.

Sunday 25Lament for Art O’Leary – Joe Creedon

Meet Carriganima Church, Co. Cork, 2.30 p.m.

JuneField Outings

Sunday 8Kilsarcon (Dominic O’Daly) leader

Michael Culloty – Meet Farranfore

Post Office2.30p.m.

Saturday 21Moyvane/Knockanure

Leader Gabriel Fitzmaurice, Member

MeetMoyvaneChurch, 7.30p.m.

July

Sunday 13Clashkealty Stone Circle

Leader: Connie Murphy, M.A., Archaeologist

MeetLauraghChurch, 2.30p.m.

(Saturday – overnight Glengariffe or Castletownbere.

Meet 2.30 p.m.

Phone No. 066/7121200 (Eamon)

Sunday 27Medieval Churches, Ardfert

Grellan Rourke, Architect, O. P.M.

Meet Ardfert Cathedral, 2.30p.m.

August

Sunday 17Skellig Michel – Depart Portmagee Pier 9.30 a.m.

Book with boatmen.

List at 066/7121200.

Sunday 31BlasketIsland.

Depart Dunquin Pier 10.30a.m.

Book Blasket Ferries

September

Sunday 14McCarthy Mór of Castlelough.

Leader: Dr. Paul MacCotter, Cork.

Meet Lake Hotel, Killarney, 2.30p.m.

Sunday 285 Secluded Holy Wells of North Kerry.

Leader: Sean Quinlan, Member.

MeetKilflynnChurch, 2.30p.m.

October

Tuesday 7Lecture

“The Herberts of Muckross”

By Patricia O’Hare, Research & Education Executive, Muckross House,

Tralee Library, 8.00p.m.

Tuesday 21Lecture

“Kerry Archaeology”

By Michael Connolly, CountyArchaeologist,

Killarney Library, 8.00p.m.

November

Tuesday 11Lecture

“Poor Law Acts”

By Shane Lehane, M.A. Member

Tralee Library, 8.00p.m.

Sunday 30Annual Lunch

Tuesday 25Lecture

“Skelligs”

By Maggie Prendeville, M.A. Archaeologist.

Kenmare Library, 8.00 p.m.