Type Friendly society Region served County Kilkenny | Headquarters Rothe House President Peter McQuillan | |
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Formation 7 March 1946; 71 years ago (1946-03-07) Purpose Promote history and archaeology of Kilkenny | ||
The Kilkenny Archaeological Society is an archaeological society in County Kilkenny, Ireland.
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History
The Kilkenny Archaeological Society was founded in 1946. An older society with the same name existed, which developed into the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland.
Rothe House is owned by the Kilkenny Archaeological Society and many of their collections are there, including their library and museum of local history.
Old Kilkenny Review
The Kilkenny Archaeological Society publishes the Old Kilkenny Review, a historical journal which reviews County Kilkenny's history.
References
Kilkenny Archaeological Society Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA