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Kilkenny by-election caper sees history repeat itself

A colour party from the James Stephens Barracks accompanied by a marching band helped escort some unusual guests of honour through the streets of Kilkenny last Saturday. ‘Constance Markievicz’, ‘Eamon De Valera’, ‘Jack Magennis’ and ‘WT Cosgrave’ ...

18 Aug 2017 at 14:49

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Kilkenny looks back at the historic 1917 by-election

A full day of commemoration events took place in Kilkenny City on Saturday to mark the centenary of the 1917 Kilkenny By-Election, which saw the election of WT Cosgrave. Proceedings got under way that morning when a ‘polling station’ opened at ...

15 Aug 2017 at 15:50

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'Cosgrave' and 'Markievicz' reel in the years in Kilkenny, and have us all enthralled

The hullaballo could be heard from inside the door of the council chamber at City Hall. ‘Cosgrave supporters’ had congregated, bedecked in their early 20th Century garb, outside in the foyer. They were vocal, and in bullish form. ‘The ...

07 Aug 2017 at 21:25

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A century on, Kilkenny to reflect on a key historic moment

Local history combined wonderfully with some enthralling pageantry on Tuesday evening as another part of Kilkenny’s decade of commemorations began in City Hall. Following the success of last year’s 1916 commemoration events, Kilkenny ...

01 Aug 2017 at 11:23

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