The Kilkenny Digital Archive is an initiative of Kilkenny County Library and the ICT Department of Kilkenny County Council. This digital collection will give a flavour of the collections of images and memorabilia held by the library. In addition to this Kilkenny Library is working with local communities and organisations to both digitise and mount collections of local and national interest. The Graiguenamanagh Memories collection is such a project where Kilkenny Library has worked with the local community in partnership with Kilkenny Leader to collect and make images accessible to all.This archive aims to gather information and safeguard photos and images preserving it for future generations .
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Mikey Butler Education
Original story from Castlecomer Folklore Collection, collected by pupils from Convent of Mercy National School Ballyragget, Co. Kilkenny in 2004.
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Castlecomer Schools Folklore Collection 2004
This Castlecomer Folklore Project was collected in 2004 by four local schools – Firoda N.S., Lisnafunchin N.S., Convent of Mercy N.S. Ballyragget and…
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St. Kieran's College
St. Kieran's College was founded (not at the current site) in 1782 as a Diocesan School for Catholics. Over the...
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1305 Lease From Walter Son Of Richard De Laga to William Outlaw
A lease to William Outlaw dating back to 1305. Outlaw was a very notable figure in Medieval Kilkenny and was the son of Dame Alice Kyteler, the woman…
Petition Of Patrick FitzGerald 1620-1626
Petition of Patrick FitzGerald to the Corporation of Kilkenny, referring to the common dyke of the south side of St.John's Street; which is decayed…
Letter from King Edward VI 1547 to Kilkenny notifying them of the appointment of Sir Edward Bellingham as lord deputy of Ireland.
Note how this letter is signed at the top by ten-year old King Edward VI and signed by Edward Seymour at the bottom. Following the death of both his…