Kerry Library Events - 2008

January

14-31 January
Holocaust Memorial Exhibition.
Venue: Tralee Library

Tuesday, 22 January
Talk on the ‘History of Killarney’
Speaker: Mr.Kevin Tarrant
Venue:Killarney Library. 7.00 p.m.

Tuesday, 29 January
Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society Annual General Meeting
Venue: Tralee Library, 8.00 p.m

February

4-8 February
Adult Learners Festival 2008,Events.

4-29 February
Photographic Exhibition on Antartica
Venue : Killarney Library

Tuesday, 12 February
‘Rev.J.Goodman-19th Cent.Collector of’ Kerry Traditional Music;
by Dave Hegarty, I.T.Tralee.[Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society Lecture]
Venue: Tralee Library, 8.00 p.m

Tuesday, 19 February
‘The Ethno-Veterinary Medicine of North Kerry 1850-1950’
by John o’Flaherty, M.A. Farmer, Member. [Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society Lecture]
Venue: Listowel Library, 8.00 p.m,

Tuesday, 26 February
‘Miss Sandes’Soldiers Homes;’A Tralee Woman’s Work for Soldiers Welfare in Ireland and India’
by Bryan MacMahon, Member.[Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society Lecture].
Venue: Tralee Library, 8.00 p.m

March

Seachtain na Gaeilge. Eachtrai,eg, (Teaspaintais Leabhair Gaeilge,agus  Eachtra
Filíochta/Dramaíchta.

Tuesday,  4 March
Talk on Gardening for the Spring and Summer.
Speaker: Mr.John Fuller
Venue: Killarney Library, 7.00 p.m.

Tuesday, 4 March
‘The Healing Power of Kerry Football’
by Dr.Ryle Dwyer,[Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society Lecture]
Venue: Tralee Library, 8.00 p.m.

4-28 March
Photographic Exhibiton on Antartica
Venue: Tralee Library

Thursday, 13 March
‘The Lives of Irish Women in the company of Irish Soldiers fighting in Europe’
by Dr.Marian Lyons, D.C.U.[Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society Lecture]
Venue: Killarney Library, 8.00 p.m

Tuesday, 25 March
‘Original Trinity College Lands in Co.Kerry’
by Ken Nicholls, U.C.C,[Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society Lecture]
Venue: Tralee Library, 8.00 p.m        
         
April  

2-30 April
Photographic Exhibition on Antartica
Venue: Listowel Library

Thursday, 10 April
‘Smuggling in 17 and 18 Century Kerry’,
by David Fleming, University of Limerick, [Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society Lecture]
Venue: Listowel Library, 8.00 p.m

Monday, 14 April
‘Reconstructing Past Climates-A Looking glass into the Future’  
by Dr.Rowan Fealy, N.U.I Maynooth.[Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society Lecture]
Venue: Tralee Library, 8.00 p.m

May

Féile na Bealtaine.Event

June

July

Summerfest Exhibition
Venue: Killarney Library

August

16-30 August
Festival of Kerry Historical Exhibition 2008
Venue: Tralee Library

September

1-30 September
Wood of Life Exhibition
Venue: Tralee Library

Heritage Week/Archives Awareness Week-Event                        

October

Children’s Book Festival

Tuesday, 7 October
‘The Herberts of Muckross’
by Patricia o’Hare, Research and Education Executive, Muckross House,
[Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society Lecture]
Venue: Tralee Library, 8.00 p.m

Tuesday, 21 October
‘Kerry Archaeology’,
by Michael Connolly, County Archaeologist,[Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society Lecture]
Venue:Killarney Library, 8.00 p.m

November

Tuesday, 11 November
‘Poor Law Acts’,
by Shane Lehane, M.A. Member.[Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society Lecture]
Venue: Tralee Library, 8.00 p.m.

Tuesday, 25 November
‘Skelligs’
by Maggie Prendiville, M.A. Archaeologist.[Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society Lecture]
Venue: Kenmare Library, 8.00 p.m

Sunday 30        
Annual Lunch of Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society

December

Tuesday, 2 December
Annual Visit of Kerry Parents and Friends
Venue: Killarney Library, 2.00 p.m.
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Email:
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