- A Note from Our President
- Cartwheels, Stócachs and the Battering Ram: Forgotten Aspects of Munster’s Skellig Shrove Traditions (Shane Lehane)
- John Kerin (1753-1823) (Sylvia Turner)
- Canon Brosnan and Cnoc na dTobair, Cahirciveen (Maurice J. Bric)
- Fr John J. Kennedy DSO: Republican and Imperial War Hero (Lorcán Ó Cinnéide)
- Ballymullen Barracks, Tralee & the Soldiers who Served, Part 1 (Tommy Martin)
- Muintir Chiarraí agus Craobh an Chéitinnigh: Kerry connections with the Keating Branch of the Gaelic League, 1901-1916 (Mary Mac Diarmada)
- Playing Cat by the Shores of Loch Léin, Killarney (Fr Tom Looney)
- From Kerry to Kildare Street: The Aglish Cross Inscribed Ogham Stone (Tony Bergin)
- Engaging Young People in History and Heritage: Kerry Heritage Hunters and Kerry Young Historian Award 2023 (Claudia Köhler & Victoria McCarthy)
- Fiana Fail in Kerry: from Anti-Treaty Insurrection to State Power. (Thomas Earls Fitzgerald)
- A Civil War Letter by Guerilla Leader Tom Barry to his Mother (Dr Patricia O’Hare)
- A Lost Opportunity for an End to the Civil War in Kerry (Bryan MacMahon)
- A visit to the Palace of Westminster (J. Anthony Gaughan)
- Murder of Batty McCarthy and Trial of his Killer William Little 1916-1917 (Young Kerry Historian of the Year -Kieran Cahill)
- Lassinagh House (Young Kerry Historian - Junior Category: Aaron Harty)
- Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society Programme 2023
- 2024 Events - Programme Highlights
- Obituaries
- Contributors’ List
- 2023: A Year of Commemorations
- Kerry Publications 2023
- Annual Membership Renewal
- Membership Application Form
The Kerry Magazine
The Kerry Magazine is an annual publication of the Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society. It was first published in 1989, when it was primarily intended as a newsletter to keep members abreast of activities within the Society.
This has grown over the years into a much-respected stand-alone publication, which provides a platform for both academics and non-academics to publish short articles, pertaining not only to archaeology/history but also to the wider culture and heritage of the County.
Articles submitted for consideration for publication by the editorial sub-committee of The Kerry Magazine, should be submitted by May 31 of any given year. We welcome short articles (maximum 2500 words, including endnotes) from both academics and non-academics related to any aspect of Kerry’s rich and diverse culture and heritage. Contributors are also required to submit appropriate illustrations and a brief biographical note for publication in our Contributors’ List.
For queries relating to The Kerry Magazine or for a copy of our Contributor’s Guidelines, please email
The complete index to the articles published in our magazine may be searched by entering a keyword/author’s name/title in the above search box, or downloaded here. Please note, there was no edition published in 2004.
Magazines Available to Purchase
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- A Note from Our President
- Kerry Group: 50 Years Expanding Horizons (Tony Bergin)
- Iveragh’s Repealers: the “Monster Meeting” at Kilpeacon, July 1843 (Maurice Bric)
- The Massacre At Dún An Óir, 1580 (Conor Brosnan)
- Remembering the Man from Kilsarkan, 360 Years on: Daniel Dominic O’Daly (1595-1662), Portugal’s Ambassador Extraordinaire (Declan M. Downey)
- Student Week in the West (Alun Evans)
- Memorial Plaque at Listowel Garda Station (J. Anthony Gaughan)
- Writing Kerry’s Poor into History (Colum Kenny)
- In Search of Dar Erca, the Saint of Valentia Island (Elva Johnston)
- Village Change: based on my interview with the late John P. “The Tailor” Brosnan, Scartaglin, shortly before his death in 2001 (Tommy Martin)
- Light Keeper’s Role in Historic Bird Migration Study at An Tearaght (Gay McCarron)
- Ellen O’Connell and the Political Power of a Poem (Olivia O’Leary)
- 1881: Tumultuous Court Cases, Agitation and Discontent in The Brosna Land War (Tom Roche)
- The Repeal of the Act of Union 1801 Meeting in Ardfert on June 18, 1843 (Sylvia Turner)
- Henry Shaw: A notable American Visitor to Co. Kerry in 1840 (Peter Wyse Jackson)
- Kerry Young Historian of the Year, Senior Category My Great Grandfather Jan Danielak (1891-1944) (Mira Danielak)
- Kerry Young Historian of the Year, Junior Category Dicksgrove – A History (Jack Blanchfield)
- Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society Programme 2022
- Obituaries
- Contributors’ List
- Kerry Publications 2022
- Membership Application Form
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- A Note from Our President
- Lord Kenmare versus the Working Man: The Killarney Strike of 1917 (Tim Horgan)
- The Fall of the Fitzmaurices - The Demise of Kerry’s First Family (Kay Caball)
- Historical Sources for the study of the War of Independence in County Kerry (Tom Dillon)
- A Chinese Kerry Interlude (J. Anthony Gaughan)
- Ventry Protestant Church and Collegiate School (Bryan MacMahon)
- The Book Trade in Kerry (Paul Dillon)
- Shipwreck of the Dictator (Christopher Warner)
- The Brosna Newspaperman who founded The Irish American Advocate: John C. O’Connor (1868-1946) (Tom Roche)
- Tralee Imports and Exports of Food through the Port of Tralee during the Great Famine (Conor Brosnan & Kieran Murphy)
- The Legacy of Arabella Denny and the Magdalen Asylum (Sylvia Turner)
- Amelia Wilmot (1874-1955) Recovering a Kerrywoman’s Lost Revolutionary History (Mary McAuliffe)
- Minutes of Killarney Dispensary and Fever Hospital 1813-1900 (Patricia O’Hare)
- Teenage Takeover: What happens when young people are in charge of the past? (Claudia Köhler)
- The Kerry Young Historian of the Year Award (Victoria McCarthy & Claudia Köhler)
- Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society Programme 2021
- Obituaries
- Contributors’ List
- Kerry Publications October 2019 - December 2020
- Membership Application Form
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- 1997 A.G.M. President’s Address (O Coileáin, Tadhg)
- Hon. Secretary’s Report 1996 (Browne, Kathleen)
- Notes on a Medieval Bronze Bell (Bary, Valerie & Teahan, Shelann)
- O’Connell – The Liberator: His death, Funeral and Local Reaction (Lehane, Shane)
- The Building Stones of Tralee: a walking trail (Wyse Jackson, Patrick N.)
- Kerry in Antiquarian Sea Charts (Pierse, J. D.)
- The Dingle Fish Trawling Controversy 1849-1862 (Graham, Dan)
- The Fate of John B. Kearney: District Inspector of the R.I.C. and Superintendent of the Civic Guard (O’Sullivan, Donal)
- Praise for William Talbot Crosbie of Ardfert (McMahon, Bryan)
- Molahiff House (Bary, Valerie)
- Zouche: an Elizabethan in Kerry (Finn, Tom)
- John Dominic Nagle: Dingle Antiquary (McMorran, Russell)
- Logainmeacha atá le faghail í bParóiste an tSraidbhaile i gceanntar an Leithriugh atá i mBarúntacht Corca Dhuibhne, Co. Chiarraí (Ó Dubhda, Sean)
- Faction Fighting in Kerry Balleagh Strand, 1834 (Browne, Eamon)
- Big Drummer to the Emperor of Morocco Arthur O'Leary (1834 – 1919) (Fitzsimons, Dr Bob)
- Tralee's First Composer (Fitzsimmons, Bob)
- "Not so Much about the Cabbage Garden!" Kerry and the Year of Revolution- 1848 (Ó Concubhair, Pádraig)
- Michael J. Quill Memorial Centre, Killgarvan (Kelliher, Mary)
- List of Books on Kerry and by Kerry Authors 1996
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- President's Address (Ahearn, Kit)
- Hon. Secretary’s Report 1994 (Browne, Kathleen)
- The Tithe Applotment Books as a County Kerry Genealogical Source (O'Connor, Thomas)
- A Come-Uppance for Billy the Leveller (McMahon, Bryan)
- List of Publications on Kerry and by Kerry Authors 1994
- Patrick Ganly (1809 – 1899) and the discovery of evidence of way-up in rocks on the Dingle Peninsula. (Wyse Jackson, Patrick N.)
- A Stone Alignment at Knockrower West (O'Hare, Patricia)
- Richard Blennerhassett – Ships Doctor (O'Carroll, Helen)
- Dunloe Castle 1812, More on Daniel of Dunloe (Mahony, Dan)
- Michael Doheny and James Stephens in Kerry (McMorran, Russell)
- The Pre-famine Fishing Industry on the Dingle Peninsula (Graham, Dan)
- The Church Education Society, Ballylongford and the Famine (Ó’Concubhair, Pádraig)
- Some Memories of Kerry Railways in the Days of Steam (Davies, Michael)
- Memories of the Fit-Ups (Houlihan, Patrick)
- Flesk Cottage (Bary, Valerie)
- North Kerry Placename (Ua Ciarrbhaic, Tomás)
- 1995 Field Outings (O’Leary, Gerry)
- Killarney Genealogical Centre (Browne, Kathleen)
- Ross Castle Official Opening 1993
- Bronze Tribute to Maurice Walsh (McOwan, Rennie)
- Dun an Óir – Fortress of the Gold. How did it get its name? (Finn, Tom)
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- President’s address to 1993 A.G.M.(Ahearn, Kit)
- Hon. Secretary’s Report 1993 (Browne, Kathleen)
- The Last Oak Forest of Corcaguiney (Monahan, Ray)
- A Unique Carved Stone from Aghadoe (Kissane, Dr. Michael A.)
- ‘Is Fada an Luan Í, A Chuain’ (Ó Cathasaigh, Roibeard)
- Ionad an Bhlascaoid Mhóir-The Great Blasket Centre (de Mórdha, Michéal)
- Index - KAHS Magazine 1989 - 2010
- Inish Tiaracht Lighthouse Blasket Islands Co. Kerry (1870-1988) (Graham, Dan)
- Daniel of Dunloe (Mahony, Dan) Placenames in Tralee (Ó Riordáin, Micheál)
- List of Publications on Kerry and by Kerry Authors 1993 Museum Chorca Dhuibhne (Bennett, Isabel)
- Roads in North Kerry (Ó Concubhair, Pádraig)
- The Jeanie Johnston 1847 – 58: Famine Ship to be reborn (O’Carroll, Helen)
- The Sale of the Crosbie Estate at Ballyheigue 1906—7 (McMahon, Bryan)
- Griffith’s Valuation A Genealogical Source for County Kerry (O’Connor, Thomas)
- Alexander Nimmo in Kerry (McMorran, Russell)
- Gortnaglough House (Bary, Valerie)
- Heritage Awareness (Browne, Kathleen)
- Téarmaí a bhain le tómhaiseanna i bhfeirmeireacht an Leith-Triúgh i mBarúntacht Chorcha Dhuibhne (Ó Dubhda, Seán)
- A Hanafin Flies High and Low(McMahon, Gerard)
- Eachtra Dearmadta I mBéal Atha Longphuirt (MacFhearghusa, Pádraig)
- The Last Voyage and Tragic Wreck of the Port Yarrock (Mulcahy, Sheila)
- Journal of Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society Contents 1968-1990
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- President’s Address to 1992 AGM (O'Leary, Gerry)
- Hon. Secretary’s Report for the Year 1992 (Browne, Kathleen)
- "Dingle Train" - Steams Again (McConville, Seamus)
- Rev. Fr. Kieran O’Shea (Kathleen Browne)
- Gobnait Ní Bhruadair (1861-1955) (Ó Loingsigh, Pádraig)
- Flesk Castle (Bary, Valerie)
- Joan Harmon and the Fitzmaurice Succession. (McKenna, Canon Jack)
- St. Senach’s Island (McMorran, Russell)
- Sean O'Connor Gentleman, Artist and Antiquarain (Nolan, Chriss)
- Killarney Tourist Literature of the Past (O’Connor, Thomas)
- Archaeological Excavations in County Kerry 1985 - 1993 (Bennett, Isabel)
- A Raid on the Inarticulate: The Poetry of Thomas McGreevy (Screibman, Susan)
- Maurice Walsh Remembered (Nolan,Chriss)
- Logainmneacha Paróiste an Chlochaín (Ó Dubhda, Séan)
- The Sculpture of Jerome Connor (Ó Murhcú, Giollamuire)
- The Tarbert Boating Tragedy of 1893(Donovan, Tom)
- Tógra Béaloidis I mBunscoileanna Chorca Dhuibhne (Ó Cathasaigh, Roibeard)
- Siamsa Tíre: Traces Face Us: European Congress and Festival of The Story, The Elder and The Region (Hannon, Marial)
- Dingle Coast Guard Station (Graham, Dan)
- Tuilleadh Logainmneacha Ó Chiarrai Theas (Nic Ghearailt Sr. Anslem)
- The Pre-Bog Archaeology of the Loch A’Duin Valley (O'Coileain, Michael)
- List of Publications on Kerry and by Kerry Authors 1992
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- 1998 A.G.M. President’s Address (O'Coileain, Tadhg)
- Hon. Secretary’s Report 1997 (Browne, Kathleen)
- Centenary of Local Government – Kerry County Council (Quirke, Michael P.)
- Kerry’s First Elected Ladies (Curtin, Danny)
- The “Kitcheners” of 1798 – The Kerry Militia (Ó Conchubhair, Pádraig)
- The Levelled Hillfort in the Townland of Glanbane (O’Hare, Patricia)
- Caragh Cottage (Bary, Valerie) Adhbhair de Sheandalaíocht agus de Bhealoideas (Ó Dubhda, Seán)
- Horse Racing at Killarney and Waterville Long Ago (Fennessy O.F.M, Ignatius)
- Stand and Deliver (Browne, Eamon)
- Lord Kenmare’s Century Old Hydro Station on the Deenagh River gets a new lease of Life (O’Sullivan, Donal J.)
- Richard Hitchcock: Discoverer of Ogham Stones (McMorran, Russell)
- Comóradh ’98 – How Kerry celebrated the Centenary of a Revolution. (Ó Concubhair, Pádraig)
- The Earls of Desmond (Finn, Tom)
- The Political Management of Kerry in the 1780’s and 90’s (O’Carroll, Gerald)
- Queen Victoria’s Record of her visit to Killarney during August 1861 (O’Sullivan, Donal J.)
- Sixty years of Estate Management in Ardfert (McMahon, Bryan)
- “Fire Upon the Hearth” A Celebration of Irish American Women (Browne, Kathleen)
- List of Books on Kerry and by Kerry Authors Published in 1998
- Contributors'
- Roads of Kerry 1778
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- President’s Address at Annual General Meeting 2002 (Finn, Tom)
- Hon. Secretary’ s Report 2001 (Browne, Kathleen)
- Annual Heritage Award 2002
- Oakview Collegiate School (McMorran, Russell)
- Cnoc an Fhómhair (Moore, Pat)
- Policing a Kerry Fair day in the 1870’ s (O’Sullivan, Donal)
- Nóra Ní Shúilliobháin (RIP) Some Personal Recollections (Ó Luanaigh, Donall)
- Kerry County Library – Local Studies/Archives Department. (Browne, Kathleen)
- Kerry County Archives – An Introduction to Holdings (Lynch, Michael G.)
- Sandes V. Silles, 1875 (McMahon, Bryan)
- The Derrynane Horn (Finn, Clodagh)
- Researching your Family Tree (O’Sullivan, Marie)
- Cosan na Naomh – Saints Road (Ó’Coileain, Tadhg)
- A Strange Account of the last MacCarthy Mór (Bary, Valerie)
- The Valentia Tetrapod Tracks (O’ Sullivan, Donal)
- The Black and Tans in Ballylongford (Ó Concubhair, Padraig & Lane, Caitriona)
- A Lake of Stories (Bushe, Paddy)
- The Presentation Brothers in Killarney (Lane, Michael)
- Middle-Georgain Elections in Kerry: Contending Commitments to Accountabililty and Graft (O’ Carroll, Gerald)
- Historic Ballylongford (Finn, Tom)
- Kerry Publications 2001
- Contributors'
