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.