1891-93 Richard A. Sheehan Canon Sheehan was the first President of the Society on its foundation in 1891. He was appointed Roman Catholic Bishop of Lismore & Waterford on…
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The new programme of outings for the forthcoming summer is now online, see the Events – thanks to Flor, the Hon. Organiser! The booking form for the weekend outing was…
The Society’s Annual General Meeting was held at the Crawford Art Gallery on March 22nd, 2017. As usual the business meeting was held first. Three new members of Council were…
Yesterday Mark Davies, Oxford local historian, spoke about James Sadler, the Oxford pastry cook turned aeronaut, in his lecture ‘”King of all Balloons”: the first manned ascent from Cork in…
1915-1938 James Grove White Born 1852 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, to Major Hans Thomas Fell White and Amelia Carey. He married Constance FitzGibbon in 1880. She was niece to…
Last evening lecture’s was a tour de force by our speakers, Damian Shiels and Paul O’Keeffe. Damian kicked off by explaining what ‘conflict archaeology‘ is and aims to do. He…
Dr Nora White, Principal Investigator of the Ogham in 3D project (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), spoke to CHAS today at our annual January lunchtime lecture. It was fascinating to see…
The annual Christmas lunch was held today at Maryborough House Hotel and, as usual, we had a speaker to entertain us before the meal. This year it was great to…
As usual Jim Herlihy delivered a fascinating lecture about the history of the Royal Irish Constabulary. It is amazing how much work he has done delving into the history of…
Due to unforeseen events the advertised lecture by Dr Pat Wallace is being deferred. A replacement lecturer was sought by the Hon. Organiser. CHAS is grateful to Shane Lehane who…