Celebration of the Feast of St. Molaise / St. Laserian
This speech was delivered by Dermot Mulligan, Curator of Carlow County Museum, at the celebration of the Feast of St. Molaise/ St. Laserian, St. Laserian’s Cathedral, Old Leighlin. Co. Carlow, Saturday, April 20th* 2019 “Dia diaobh go leir. Thank you to the Very Reverend Tom Gordon, Fr. Pat Hennessy, Parish Priest of Leighlin and to Fr. […]
Calligraphy Workshops and Cruinniú na nÓg in Carlow County Museum
On Saturday the 15th June we celebrated Cruinniú na nÓg with two incredible Calligraphy Workshops, presented by Tim O’ Neill. Tim O’Neill is widely acknowledged to be the finest contemporary calligrapher in Ireland. He is a leading scholarly authority on the subject, and has produced many books including ‘The Irish Hand’, a study of the manuscript tradition in Ireland and ‘Merchants […]
Free Calligraphy Workshops for Children
BOTH WORKSHOPS ARE NOW FULLY BOOKED Carlow County Museum presents two unique calligraphy art workshops with Tim O’Neill, one of Ireland’s finest calligraphers. During the workshops, Tim will reveal the secrets of our medieval Celtic designs and students will learn that it’s ‘knot’ difficult to draw these impressive world-famous designs when you know how! In the 7th and […]
St. Laserian and his Carlow Connection
The 18th of April marks the feast day of St. Laserian, also known as St. Molaise. He is regarded as one of the 12 apostles of Ireland – these were 12 saints who trained under St. Finian (who was born in Myshall, Carlow) at Clonard Abbey in Meath. He lived during the 6th and 7th centuries and is venerated in both […]
CHAS History Project Winners
On Wednesday 27th March 2019 the Carlow Historical and Archaeological Society held their annual History Project Competition. Entries were received from primary school children all across County Carlow. – Pictured L-R: Pat O’ Neill, President of CHAS; Reuben McCarthy (Third Prize); Kate Somers (First Prize); Kevin McKeon (Second Prize); and Richard Codd, CHAS Committee Member, and Chair of […]
Chinese Delegation visits Carlow County Museum
County Carlow extended the hand of friendship to Chinese partners from the Hunan Province in the People’s Republic of China with an 18 strong delegation visiting the County. – Representatives from Hunan and Carlow in Carlow Town Hall. The programme commenced with a formal introduction lead by Cathaoirleach of Carlow County Council Cllr. Brian O’Donoghue (Cathaoirleach) and signing of a friendship agreement by Kathleen Holohan (Chief Executive, Carlow County […]
International Women’s Day 2019
To celebrate International Women’s Day, we’ve decided to run a competition honouring the wonderful ladies of Carlow. Part One: Carlow has no shortage of incredible women, and we’re asking you to name some of them – the first part is to name all nine amazing Carlow women below. All the women were either born in Carlow, or […]
Carlow and the Oscars
This Sunday will see the 91st Academy Awards aka The Oscars, and Carlow has more Oscar connections than you might think. Let’s take a closer look at some of Carlow’s Oscar Contenders in the lead up to the big night… Saoirse Ronan So let’s start with the most obvious – Saoirse Ronan. Raised in Carlow, Ronan […]
Museum volunteer recognised by Carlow GAA for outstanding service
January 2019 On Saturday the 19th January Carlow GAA held their 29th annual Awards Night in Mt. Wolsley. One of Carlow County Museums own volunteers, Seán O’ Reilly, was recognised and awarded for his outstanding service to Carlow GAA. Seánie has also been a volunteer with the Museum for several years, proving that his spirit and generosity to Carlow knows no bound! From […]
Carlow County Museum moonlights as Carlow County Cinema!
January 16th 2019 marked the 142nd birthday of Michael O’ Hanrahan. Born in Wexford but raised in Carlow, O’ Hanrahan played a highly important role in the 1916 Easter Rising, and was executed by firing squad in Kilmainham Gaol in May 1916. To mark the occasion An Ciorcal Gaeilge watched a special bi-lingual documentary detailing the life of […]
