Kilkenny Archaeological Society

Kilkenny Archaeological Society

Rothe House, headquarters of the Kilkenny Archaeological Society
Abbreviation	KAS
Formation	7 March 1946;79 years ago (1946-03-07)
Type	Friendly society
Purpose	Promote history and archaeology of Kilkenny
Headquarters	Rothe House
Region served	County Kilkenny
President	Fonsie Mealy
Website	www.kilkennyarchaeologicalsociety.ie

The Kilkenny Archaeological Society is an archaeological society in County Kilkenny, Ireland.

History

The Kilkenny Archaeological Society was founded in 1946. ^[1] An older society with the same name existed, ^[2] which developed into the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. ^[3]

Rothe House in Kilkenny is owned by the Kilkenny Archaeological Society since 1962 and functions as their headquarters and local history museum. ^[4]

Old Kilkenny Review

Old Kilkenny Review

Discipline	Archaeology, History
Language	English
Publication details
History	1948-present
Publisher	Kilkenny Archaeological Society (Ireland)
Frequency	Annual
Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt )
ISO 4	Old Kilkenny Rev.
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ISSN	0332-0774
Links
Index of annual journal from 1948 to 2017

The Kilkenny Archaeological Society publishes the Old Kilkenny Review, a historical journal which reviews County Kilkenny's history. ^[1]

See also

• List of historical societies in Ireland

References

1. O'Leary 2005.
2. O'Daly 1855.
3. O'Leary 1948.
4. "Rothe House & Garden". rothehouse.com. Rothe House Trust.

Further reading

• O'Leary, John (January 1948), ""Come with us!", A Call for New Members from the Kilkenny Archaeological Society" (PDF), Old Kilkenny Review (One).
• O'Leary, John (2005) [1946–1951], Cullen, Charlie (ed.), "Facsimile edition of Old Kilkenny Review, Issue numbers 1,2,3 & 4. (1946 - 1951)", Old Kilkenny Review (1, 2, 3, & 4), Thoma Lyng, John S. Gibb, Rev. Fr. Clohosey, An tAthair Mihail, Hubert Butler, Rose Springfield, Willy Monks, Owen O'Kelly, Francoise Henry.
• O'Daly, John (1855), Transactions of the Kilkenny Archaeological Society, vol. II, Dublin: Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, Kilkenny Archaeological Society.

External links

• Official website