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Happy Christmas from CHAS

Founded in 1891, the Cork Historical & Archaeological Society is one of the oldest local interest societies in Ireland.

CHAS has published a CHAS journal every year since its foundation as well as a full index of the journal. The society also runs a series of events including winter lectures and summer outings. In this way, the study and record of history and archaeology of Cork is fully served by the voluntary efforts of CHAS members.

 

Join Us!

Become a member and come along to our lectures, outings, Christmas lecture and receive a copy of our prestigious journal. For more information on how to join the society or to renew your membership visit our Join page.

Subscriptions for 2025 are now welcome, the fees are:
Individual €35
Student €25
Family €45 (journal will be sent to first named person at same address as the other family members)

Please note that subscriptions becomes due on 1st January each year.

Events

Each year CHAS organises a series of lectures from October to April. These talks are generally held in rooms in the West Wing of University College Cork and once a year we hold a County Lecture. Our winter lecture series is supported by a Cork City Council Local Heritage and Biodiversity Community Grant and these talks are open to any member of the public for free.  When possible, we live stream our lectures via Zoom and, for a period of 30 days after the event, members of our society can view a recording of our lectures online.

In the summer months we organise a programme of outings to places of archaeological and historical interest and we also hold an annual Christmas Event. The Summer Programme and the Christmas Event are for our members and guests only.

For more information on upcoming events visit the Events page and also follow us on Facebook and Twitter/X.

 

Journal

Our Journal, the JCHAS for short, is published annually and is issued free to Members. Volume 129 (2024) is the most recent volume published, with a new volume made available to our members in the latter half of each year.

Our first Journal was published in 1892 and in recent years CHAS completed a programme to digitalise back issues of the Journal. Articles from the JCHAS over ten years old are now freely available to the public. To access this resource we have developed a number of search options. Visit our Journal Search page and start browsing

For more information on the JCHAS and its rich history visit the Journal page.
Become a member to receive the Journal – go to the Join page for more details.

 

JCHAS: volumes sought

During the Digital JCHAS project it was found that the Society’s own set of Journals is not complete. So that the Society will have a full historic set of back issues, the following volumes are sought for donation:
1898 – Vol. 4, No. 38, April-June
1905 – Vol. 11, No. 66, April-June
1905 – Vol. 11, No. 67, July–September
1913 – Vol. 19, No. 97, January-March
1921 – Vol. 27, Nos 125-126, Jan-Jun and Jul-Dec (whole year) – this has been kindly donated by one of our members!
1932 – Vol. 37, No. 146, Jul-Dec
1936 – Vol. 41, No. 153, Jul-Dec

If anyone wishes to donate volumes, please use the contact form to make arrangements. All donations to the Society will be acknowledged.

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