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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Savoy Cinema, Parliament Street, Kilkenny City
Savoy Cinema, Parliament Street, Kilkenny City, now the Watergate Theatre
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Decade of Centenaries - Images
The objective of the State centenary commemoration programme for the years from 2019 – 2023 is to ensure that this period in our history, including…
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Barnstorm Theatre Company
Barnstorm Mission Statement: To create inspirational and transformative theatre for children, young people, and adults to the benefit of the wider community. Barnstorm...
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Friary Street Memorial, Kilkenny City
A company of 14 IRA Volunteers ambushed a convoy of 7 soldiers from the Royal Devonshire Regiment in Friary Street, on the 12 February 1921. resulting…
Coolbawn Memorials, Castlecomer, County Kilkenny
The Kilkenny Brigade attempted to ambush a military escort transporting explosives from the Castlecomer Barracks to the Wolfhill Coal-Mine on the 18th…
Johnstown, County Kilkenny
A group of Free state soldiers opened fire on Anti-Treaty IRA Volunteers in 1922 resulting in one death near Johnstown.
Kilmanagh, County Kilkenny
Site of ‘incidents with the Black and Tans in local public house in 1921, later in 1923 the site of a ‘small house burning’ by Free State soldiers
Kilkenny Barracks, Kilkenny City
British soldiers withdrew from Kilkenny Military Barracks on the 7th February 1922. It was also the scene of a homicide and the execution of two…