Athy is truly the center of the universe!

Perhaps the most important artifact will be the rent table from Kilkea

EYE ON THE PAST This evening (Tuesday 24 September) at 8pm, the AGM of Athy Historical Society will take place in the Community Arts Centre.

'It is disappointing to read of the need to remind anyone of how such an important cultural facility as the Community Arts Centre should be supported more fully than it is presently'

People with an interest in local history have a sense of place, a sense of identity and a love for their own town or village

The local talent created a famous line from Derry Girls

Betty was always associated with ‘The Gem’, a readily identifiable news agency, stationery and book shop adjoining the Garda Siochana station

A recent report commissioned by Historic England, the public body which promotes and protects that country’s historic environment, confirmed that the best way to boost a town’s ailing economy is to invest in its cultural past.

Maisie was an extraordinary, energetic and kind woman who more than anyone else personified the community spirit of Castlemitchell/Churchtown

WHILE browsing in a bookshop recently I came across a recent publication titledLetters of note. It is a compilation, by Sean Usher, as he describes it of the ‘World’s Most Entertaining, Inspiring and Unusual Letters’.

People on social media during the past week raised concerns about Athy’s Tuesday market.

DESPITE the fact that over 1,200 inmates of the local Workhouse died during the Great Famine I have been unable to find any references to these deaths in the minute books of the Athy town commissioners.

BRICKMAKING in Ireland written by Susan Roundtree and published recently by Wordwell, is a comprehensive record of where clay bricks were made in Ireland and how this locally made indigenous material shaped the character of Irish buildings for more ...

The Prado on the Barrow exhibition opened to widespread praise on Culture Night