Avenues to an Afterlife?

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Full title: Exploring the Baltinglass cursus complex: routes for the dead

Creator / Author: James O’Driscoll

Item Type / Page count: Journal Article (online) / 18p

Journal Information: Antiquity First View, pp. 1-18

When Published: 25^th April 2024

Publisher / Place of Publication: Cambridge University Press on behalf of Antiquity Publications Ltd. / Cambridge, CB2 8AE, United Kingdom

About: James O’Driscoll, who has spent the past number of years investigating the Baltinglass Hillfort Complex, now presents his latest findings in an online article under the aegis of the scholarly journal ‘Antiquity’. The author describes a cluster of cursus monuments that have been discovered using the newest archaeology tools and techniques. This is the first time that a cluster of such monuments has been discoved in Ireland. The author concludes that the monuments “demonstrate a clear connection between the dead, major solar events and seasonal farming cycles”.

ID number(s): 0003-598X (Print), 1745-1744 (Online)

Article Contents: Abstract — Introduction — Neolithic Ireland and the Baltinglass Landscape — The Baltinglass Cursus Monuments — The Baltinglass Cursus Monuments in Context — Routes for the Dead? — Conclusion — Funding Statement — References.

Extra #1: includes maps and photographs.

Extra #2: Read this article online via the Publisher’s Website.

Extra #3: Link to the website of the journal ‘Antiquity’ at: https://antiquity.ac.uk/

Extra #4: The findings of James O’Driscoll in the above article have been picked up by a number of news outlets and social media streams. For example, ‘Newsweek’ (online edition) contains this item by Aristos Georgiou.

Patsy Was a True Patriot

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Full title: Patrick (Patsy) Kavanagh (1897-1957), Rathballylong, Co. Wicklow

Creator / Author: Paul P. Tyrrell

Item Type / Page count: Journal Article / 8p

Journal Information: Local History Journal, Vol. 22, pp. 98-105

When Published: 2017

Publisher / Place of Publication: Federation of Local History Societies. / [not stated]

About: Patsy Kavanagh was a veteran of the Easter Rising of 1916 and of the War of Independence. He was buried in Baltyboys cemetery with full military honours. This article gives an account of Patsy’s part in the fight for Irish freedom.

ID number(s): None

Extra #1: includes seven black and white photographs.

Extra #2: Browse the 1901 Census entry for Patsy Kavanagh.

Extra #3: Browse the 1911 Census entry for Patsy Kavanagh.

Extra #4: Check Libraries Ireland for this publication.

Extra #5: Check OCLC WorldCat.org for this publication in libraries worldwide.

Extra #6: Visit the FLHS website at: http://www.localhistory.ie/

Extra #7: Download the journal containing this article via the FLHS website at: http://www.localhistory.ie/journals/

Hat-Tip: To the Federation of Local History Societies who have arranged for free online access to this issue of their journal.

50+ Years of West Wicklow Happenings

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Full title: The Kildare Observer, and Eastern Counties’ Advertiser

Creator / Author: The Publisher

Item Type: Newspaper

When Published: 1880-1935

Publisher / Place of Publication: The Proprietor / Kildare Observer Offices, Naas, County Kildare, Ireland.

About: The Kildare Observer newspaper was published from the late 1870’s until its closure in the mid-1930’s when it was supplanted by the ‘Leinster Leader’. Now, courtesy of Kildare Co. Council, Kildare Library & Arts Services, The British Library and the Irish Newspaper Archive it is freely available online. Issues from 1880 to 1935 are searchable and browseable. It is a valuable source for local historians as instanced by the number of search results such as Baltinglass (7107), Blessington (4423), Dunlavin (3519) and Hollywood (2127).

ID number(s): None

WW Connection #1: The masthead of the paper indicates that it was published also at Baltinglass, Blessington & Dunlavin.

Extra #1: Search and access the content of this newspaper here.

Extra #2: The platform hosting the content of this newspaper also includes the content of the Journal of the County Kildare Archaeological Society: 1891-2007

Extra #3: Check OCLC WorldCat.org for this publication in libraries worldwide.

Hat-Tip: To the organisations and companies who have arranged for the digitisation and availability of this newspaper online.

The Famine in Talbotstown Upper

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Authors

Full title: Responses to Famine in West Wicklow

Creator / Author: Séamas Ó Maitiú

Item Type / Page count: Book Chapter / 9pp

When Published: c.1995

Publisher / Place of Publication: Kildare County Council / Naas, Co. Kildare

Parent Publication [book]: Lest We Forget: Kildare and the Great Famine / 106pp

About: This essay was published as part of a book commemorating the 150^th anniversary of the Great Famine in County Kildare. It looks at the adjoining district of West Wicklow and uses contemporary accounts from the journal of Elizabeth Smith to show in particular how local officialdom responded to the crisis.

ID number(s): 0952001322

Extra #1: Check Libraries Ireland for this publication.

Extra #2: Check OCLC WorldCat.org for this publication in libraries worldwide.

Extra #3: Link to the full text of the book containing this chapter, courtesy of the Co. Kildare Online Electronic History Journal.

Extra #4: Link to a portrait of the author via https://portraidi.ie/ga/seamas-o-maitiu/

Hat-Tip: To the Kildare Library and Arts Services who have arranged for the digitisation of this book and its free accessibility online.

Brief Account of Two Bullaun Stones

© JRSAI

Full title: Two Bullaun Stones in Kilbeg Townland, Co. Wicklow

Creator / Author: David McGuinness and Markus Redmond

Item Type / Page count: Journal Article / 3pp

Journal Information: Journal of The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, Volume 125 pp. 129-131

When Published: December 1995

Publisher / Place of Publication: R.S.A.I / Merrion Square, Dublin

About: This is a short article from the Miscellanea section of the journal. Bullaun Stones are blocks of uncut natural stones into which oval or circular basin shapes have been carved out. This pair of stones came to the attention of the authors by their appearance on a then recently-issued ordnance survey map and they do not seem to have been recorded in detail before. They, and 2-3 others in the neighbourhood are thought to have been associated with Templeboden and St. Boden’s Well.

ID number(s): 0035-9106

Extra #1: Includes illustration of the stones.

Extra #2: Check Libraries Ireland for this publication.

Extra #3: Check OCLC WorldCat.org for this publication in libraries worldwide.

Extra #4: Read this article online via JSTOR. [Personal registration / conditions apply]. Alternatively, your local public library may provide free online access to this article.

Kippure Mountain – geology, resources and social history [Reblog]

About: This is an entry from the blog of South Dublin Libraries Local Studies which was posted on May 20th, 2020. It relates to a thesis, authored by Geraldine Worth, with the title ‘Kippure Mountain – geology, resources and social history. Kippure straddles the border between Dublin and Wicklow, but its highest point is firmly within Wicklow. The blog helpfully provides links to the full text of the thesis.

South Dublin Libraries Local Studies

To read this thesis please follow the links below.

Part 1 – Kippure Mountain all chapters-p1-p19

Part 2 – Kippure Mountain all chapters-p20-p34

Part 3 – Kippure Mountain all chapters-p35-p63

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CKAS – Promoting Local History Since 1891

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Full title: The Journal of the County Kildare Archaeological Society: 1891-2007, Vol.I – Vol. XIX

Creator / Author: The County Kildare Archaeological Society

Item Type: DVD (data disc)

When Published: ca.2008

Publisher / Place of Publication: The County Kildare Archaeological Society / County Kildare, Ireland.

About: The County Kildare Archaeological Society was founded in 1891 and has, since then, actively promoted the archaeological and historical heritage of County Kildare and adjacent areas. This fully searchable DVD contains the entire contents of all nineteen volumes of the journal of the Society which were published from its foundation until 2007. The content of this DVD, together with archive issues of the Kildare Observer newspaper, has recently been made available online.

ID number(s): 0332-0782

WW Connection #1: The Journal contains much material specifically related to West Wicklow.

Extra #1: Check Libraries Ireland for this DVD.

Extra #2: Check OCLC WorldCat.org for this DVD in libraries worldwide

Extra #3: Search and access the content of this DVD free of charge, courtesy of the Co. Kildare Archaeological Society and Kildare Library Services.

Extra #4: Visit the County Kildare Archaeology Society website.

From the Drawing Board (2) – All Saints Church, Carnew

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Full title: Carnew Church. Co. Wicklow.

Creator / Author: RCB Library and Frederick Darley

Item Type: Website / Publicly Accessible

Homepage URL: https://archdrawing.ireland.anglican.org/

When Viewed: Contents described are those showing when viewed in February 2020.

Publisher / Place of Publication: Representative Church Body / Church of Ireland House, Church Avenue, Rathmines, Dublin 6, D06 CF67

About: One of the many resources of the Representative Church Body Library is a collection of 19th and 20th century architectural drawings of Church of Ireland churches and cathedrals. In 2011 the Library secured a grant from the Esme Mitchell Trust to conduct a pilot project to digitize and catalogue these drawings. A subsequent grant from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht has enabled further work to be done. As a result, an important heritage resource is now freely available online. This blog entry relates to architectural drawings of All Saints Church, Carnew from around 1846-47.

Contents:  Design for a Church proposed to be erected at Carnew in the Diocese of Ferns, County of Wicklow — East End Elevation – West End Elevation – Gallery Plan – South Flank Elevation – Longitudinal Section – Transverse Section – Plan.

Extra #1: Browse the RCB Library architectural drawings for Carnew Church

Extra #2: Link to the entry for this church on National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH) website

Hat-Tip: To The Representative Church Body Library who have arranged for the digitisation of these drawings and their free accessibility online.

From the Drawing Board (1) – St. Mary’s Church, Blessington

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Full title: Blessington Church. Diocese of Dublin

Creator / Author: RCB Library and Joseph Welland

Item Type: Website / Publicly Accessible

Homepage URL: https://archdrawing.ireland.anglican.org/

When Viewed: Contents described are those showing when viewed in November 2019.

Publisher / Place of Publication: Representative Church Body, Church of Ireland House, Church Avenue, Rathmines, Dublin 6, D06 CF67

About: One of the many resources of the Representative Church Body Library is a collection of 19th and 20th century architectural drawings of Church of Ireland churches and cathedrals. In 2011 the Library secured a grant from the Esme Mitchell Trust to conduct a pilot project to digitize and catalogue these drawings. A subsequent grant from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht has enabled further work to be done. As a result, an important heritage resource is now freely available online. This blog entry relates to architectural drawings of St. Mary’s Church, Blessington from around 1850.

Contents:  Blessington Church. Diocese of Dublin — Longitudinal Section. Transverse Section — Half External and Internal Elevation of Circular Lights in North and South Transepts. Doorway to West Porch. Finial and Flew Blocks — Section of Nave Aisle. External Elevation of North Aisle Window Internal Elevation of Aisle Window &c — Half External and Internal Elevation of Circular Lights in North and South Transepts. Doorway to West Porch. Finial and Flew Blocks — East Elevation. South Flank Elevation — Ground Plan showing proposed additions &c North Elevation.

Extra #1: Browse the RCB Library architectural drawings for Blessington Church

Extra #2: Link to the entry for this church on National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH) website

Hat-Tip: To The Representative Church Body Library who have arranged for the digitisation of these drawings and their free accessibility online.

Households in Hollywood Parish in middle of 19th century (2)

Full title: Parish of Hollywood

Creator / Author: Richard Griffith

Item Type / Page count: Book Chapter / eDoc / 1p

When Published: 1854

Publisher / Place of Publication: Alexander Thom and Sons for Her Majesty’s Stationary Office / 87 Abbey Street, Dublin.

Parent Publication [book]: County of Wicklow: valuation of the several tenements comprising that portion of the Union of Naas situate in the county above named / Richard Griffith, General Valuation Office / 27pp

About: The property tax system of 1850’s Ireland, otherwise known as Griffiths Valuation. It was the first major attempt at valuing property. This section lists the small part of the Parish of Hollywood in West Wicklow, which was covered by the Poor Law Union of Naas in County Kildare. Most of the Parish of Hollywood was within the area covered by the Poor Law Union of Baltinglass.

ID number(s): None

Contents: Blakestown Upper — Blakestown Lower — Britonstown

Extra #1: Read the entries for Griffiths Valuation Hollywood Parish within Naas Union (pdf file).

Extra #2: Search Griffiths Valuation and link to contemporary maps at AskAboutIreland.ie

Extra #3: Check OCLC WorldCat.org for this publication in libraries worldwide

Extra #4: Link to the blog post for that part of Hollywood Parish within Baltinglass Union.