March 22nd , 2018 AGM
Slane History & Archaeology Society will hold its AGM on Thursday, 22nd March, in the Youth Café at 8pm. [this building is beside the R. C. Church] The election of officers will be followed with a presentation by Frances Lee Gargan entitled "From The Commons to Congress". We hope you will be free to attend as the title alone of this talk sounds interesting. Discussion will also take place on the programme for next year. Your input and suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
February 15th, 2018
Slane History and Archaeology will commence its 2018 activities with a talk by Michael Kelly, on "The Fleming Family" on Thursday 15th Feb. at 8pm in the Youth Café, Slane. All are welcome.
Annual tour in September 2017
The Society is planning their Annual Trip to Fermanagh on Saturday 2nd September.
The bus will leave Slane at 8.30am from the car park in Chapel St., Slane, stopping at the Derragarra Inn in Butlersbridge for coffee, and proceeding to Castle Coole, Co. Fermanagh, with its opulent display of 18th century architecture and furniture.
After having lunch there we will travel on to the Enniskillen Museum where we will hear about the 600 year history of the Maguire family and then on to the Inniskillings Museum which has special relevance to the Society this year, 2017 being the centenary of the Slane poet soldier and patriot Francis Ledwidge.
A meal is planned before we return to Slane.
The trip will cost €35 per person, the meals at your own expense.
Everybody welcome to what promises to be an interesting and enjoyable day!
to book and for further information, contact me, Mary McDonnell at 087 2222144
Slane History Society Talks :June 2017
Dear Members,
As part of the Ledwidge Centenary Celebrations, the Slane History Society are hosting two talks,
The first one is on Tuesday 27th June at 8pm, to be given by well known historian Dr. Daniel Cusack entitled "Ledwidge - A Personal Appraisal", followed on Thursday 29th June with our Chairperson John Reidys talk "Agriculture in the Ledwidge Era"at 8pm.
The venue for both talks is the Slane Youth Café on Chapel St., Slane.
There is a wonderfully comprehensive programme of events happening in the week starting 22nd June to 1st July- contact The Hub in Slane or the Ledwidge Museum for further details.
Hoping you will have time to attend our talks, looking forward to seeing you then,
Kind regards Mary McDonnell