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The aim of the Kilmacud Stillorgan Local History Society is to promote and sustain an interest in our culture, heritage and history, particularly with regard to Kilmacud Stillorgan and the adjoining areas
Obelisk 2022 …… Available Now
The sixteenth edition of the Society’s annual journal, Obelisk, will be launched ‘virtually’ in November. We took this approach as a result of the increasing numbers of covid infections and Government advice to reduce unnecessary contacts where possible.
As always we pay a special thanks to our contributors for their very enthusiastic response with material and without whose stories there would be no Obelisk. Over the years Obelisk has accumulated a rich trove of articles that help to give us a fuller picture of daily life and the streetscape of times past.
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Obelisk 2022 is available from our usual outlets at €7 a copy :
the South Dublin Credit Union, Lower Kilmacud Road, Lakelands Store, 5 Lakelands Road, Centra, Stepaside Village, Devine's Grange Star shop on Harold's Grange Road, Rathfarnham, The Village Cafe, Glenalbyn House, Stillorgan, Breffni Pets, Windy Arbour and through our Online Shop. Online purchases for local addresses in Kilmacud, Stillorgan and surrounding areas that can be hand delivered will have any postage paid refunded.
Due to popular demand, a special reprint of our very first journal - Obelisk 2006 - is now available through our Online Shop.
Other Publications
These publications written by committee members are available from our Online Shop. Please make sure to include the relevant postage & packing charges when you are selecting a purchase. .... ..... .... ... :
Click on image for contents. All profits donated to St Laurence’s BNS. It is now only available from St Laurence’s BNS.
All profits to Barnardos. Please click on image for more details.
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December Talk … Recording
Regrettably, due to ongoing covid infections and Government advice we cancelled our talk scheduled to be held in Glenalbyn on 9 December. We have also had to rearrange our talks schedule.
We are very pleased to let you know that our Society has a YouTube presentation by Beatrice Doran for you this month, namely:
From the Grand Canal to the Dodder: Illustrious Lives
A librarian by profession, Beatrice has worked in a number of academic libraries including the library at University College Cork and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. She has a keen interest in local history and archaeology and was active for a number of years in the Cork Historical & Archaeological Society as a Council member, Vice-President and Hon. Organiser. She is a member of the Ballsbridge, Donnybrook and Sandymount Historical Society, the Irish Georgian Society, the Royal Society of Antiquaries and the Royal Dublin Society.
In her most recent book From the Grand Canal to the Dodder: Illustrious Lives, she tells of the lives of some of the most fascinating people who once lived on the leafy roads and avenues of this interesting area of the city.
The committee would like to express its sincere thanks to Beatrice for rescheduling her talk and agreeing to this form of presentation.
Details have been circulated to our email list.
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Also, we would like to thank all of you who have purchased Obelisk No.16 2022 - it has proven to be very popular. A special thanks to our sales outlets and the Stillorgan Shopping Centre which helped make this possible.