Journal of the Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society

The Journal of the Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society is issued free to members and is published annually.

It generally contains a variety of academic articles on topics relating to the History and archaeology of the County and nearby regions. It also sometimes carries articles about the exploits of Kerry people outside of their own home area. It is highly regarded, both at home and abroad.

The Journal is noted for the fact that it contains an index in every issue. Illustrations have always been included in articles, where relevant, and in recent years colour has begun to appear within the pages, making the Journal even more attractive.

The current editor, Tony Bergin, welcomes contributions in all relevant areas, which can be sent directly to him at . Please review Guidelines for Article submission and then contact the editor directly with your proposal.

The complete index to the articles published in our Journals may be searched by entering a keyword/author’s name/title in the above search box or by clicking on this link.


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  • Articles featured:
    • The Prehistoric Peoples of Kerry: A Programme of Investigation (Michael Herity)
    • Notes on Some Kerry Souterrains (John Waddell)
    • Studies in West Munster History IIa: A further Note on the Alltraighe (Donncha Ó Corráin)
    • The FitzMaurices of Kerry (K.W. Nicholls)
    • The Seigniory of Castleisland in the seventeenth century (Patrick O’Connor)
    • A Poem on Séafraidgh Ó Donnchadha an Ghleanna (Pádraig Ó Riain)
    • Samuel Molyneaux’s Tour of Kerry, 1709 (K. Theodore Hoppen and Pádraig de Brún)
    • Thomas O’Shea, a Kerry Harper (Alf Mac Lochlainn)
    • David Moriarty (1814-77): I. The Making of a Bishop (Rev. Kieran O’Shea)
    • A Tour of John Windele's in South Kerry, 1848 (Michael Herity)
    • Pádraig Feirtéar (1856-1924): A Shaol agus a Shaothar (Séan Ó Sé)
    • Apects of the Fenian Rising in Kerry, 1867,  I: The Rising and its Background (Seán Ó Lúing)
    • The Kerry ‘Home Rule’ By-election, 1872 (Brendán Ó Cathaoir)
  • Articles featured:
    • Excavation at Dromkeen, Causeway (Dermot C. Twohig)
    • Edward Thompson's Report on the Management of Customs and Excise in County Kerry in 1733 (David Dickson)
    • Bishop Moylan's Relatio Status, 1785 (Rev. Kieran O’ Shea)
    • A Census of the Parish of Ferriter, January 1833 (Pádraig de Brún)
    • John Windele and Father John Casey: Windele's Visit to Inis Tuaisceart in 1838 (Pádraig de Brún)
    • Aspects of the Fenian Rising in Kerry, 1867: V. Personalities and Problems (Seán Ó Lúing)
    • The Corporation of Ardfert Glass Loving Cup (Caitríona Nic Leóid)
    • A Late 19th Century Kerry Forger’s Mould from Lispole (Michael K. Murphy and Michael Dolley)
    • Miscellanea:
      • A Lost Gothic Roof Boss from Tralee (Peter Harbison)
      • A Monk of Rattoo (Padraig de Brún)
      • A Hoard of So-called ‘Gun-Money’ from Causeway (Michael Dolley)
      • Ardfert in 1827 (Pádraig de Brún)
  • Articles featured:
    • The Kenmare Estates during the nineteenth century (James S. Donnelly, Jr.)
    • The Godfrey Papers: Abstracts of Deeds, 1800-1839 (Valerie McK. Bary and Jane Spring)
    • Medieval Regionalism in North County Kerry: Concepts and Criteria (Patrick J. O’Connor)
    • Journal of a Visit to Kerry in July 1788 (Gerard J. Lyne)
    • Letter to an Emigrant from an Old Inn at Lauragh, 1768 (Gerard J. Lyne)
    • A History of the Development of St. Brendan’ s Cathedral, Ardfert (Marie O'Sullivan)
    • Archaeological Excavations on Abbey Island, Darrynane (Cathryn Power and Martin Doody)
  • Articles featured:
    • Excavations at Reask (Thomas Fanning)
    • The Execution of the Earl of Desmond, 1468, (Art Cosgrove)
    • The Fall of the House of Desmond (Sister Margaret MacCurtain)
    • Dr Dermot Lyne: An Irish Catholic Landlord in Cork and Kerry under the Penal Laws (Gerard J. Lyne)
    • Nineteenth-century Settlements in theLesser Blasket Islands (Joan Stagles)
    • Richard Griffith and the Roads of Kerry 1 (Seán Ó Lúing)
    • A Census of the Parishes of Prior and Killemlagh, December 1834 (Pádraig de Brún)
    • Scéal Gaeilge ón Tóchar (Padraig de Brún)
    • Two Prehistoric Objects from Killarney in Buckinghamshire County Museum, Aylesbury (Peter Harbison)
    • A Neglected Sidelight on the Last Years of Ardfert Corporation (Michael Dolley)
    • 'Some Medieval Sculpture in Kerry’ - additional notes (Peter Harbison)
  • Articles featured:
    • Lament for Garret Pierse of Aghamore, Slain at Liscarroll 1642 (John H. Pierse & Pádraig de Brún)
    • Verbum Scriptum Manet (An tAthair Michéal Ó Mainín)
    • The Godfrey Papers: Abstracts of the 18th Century Deeds (Valerie McK. Bary and Jane Spring)
    • Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Celtic Scholar, 1900-1940 (Seán Ó Luing)
    • New Light on Material Concealed by Roger Casement near Banna Strand (Gerard J. Lyne)
    • Two Stone Circles at Uragh, Kenmare (Elizabeth Twohig)
  • Articles featured:
    • Excavations at Reask, Co. Kerry (Thomas Fanning)
    • Some Medieval Sculpture in Kerry (Peter Harbison)
    • The Orientation of the Recumbent-Stone Circles of the South-West of Ireland (John Barber)
    • Nicholas Dall Pierse of Co. Kerry, Harper (John H. Pierse).
    • The Account-Book of a Kerry Revenue Official, 1687-9 (David Dickson)
    • A New View of eighteenth-century Life in Kerry (Sile Ní Chinnéide)
    • ‘A Song Relative to a Fight Between the Kerry Militia and Some Yeomen at Stewartstown, Co. of Tyrone’ July 1799 (Pádraig de Brún)
    • David Moriarty (1814-77): IV Ecclesiastical Affairs (Rev. Kieran O’ Shea)
    • Father McDonnell’s Visit to Derrynanein 1833 (Rev. Pádraig Ó Súilleabháin. O.F.M.)
    • Séamus Goodman (1826-96): Bailitheoir Ceoil (Breandán Breathnach)
    • Aspects of the Fenian Rising in Kerry, 1867: IV Kerry Summer Assizes, 1867: (Sean Ó Luing)
    • Miscellanea:
      • A nineteenth-century Find of Fifteenth-Century Coins from Cahirciveen (Michael Dolley)
      • An Early Reference of the Legend of Gleann na nGealt (Pádraig de Brún)
  • Articles featured:
    • Rickard O'Connell (1572-1653) (Rev. Kieran O’ Shea)
    • Humfrey Owen’s Account of the Seigniory of Castleisland in 1686 (Rev. Kieran O’ Shea)
    • Land Tenure in Kenmare, Bonane and Tuosist, 1720-70 (Gerard J. Lyne)
    • The Dingle Train in the Life and Lore of Corkaguiny (David Rowlands and Walter McGrath)
    • Seán Óg Ó Caomhánagh (Sean Ó Lúing)
  • Articles featured:
    • The Kenmare Estates during the nineteenth century (James S. Donnelly, Jr.)
    • The Godfrey Papers: Abstracts of Deeds, 1850-1858 (Valerie McK. Bary and Jane Spring)
    • Kilmakilloge: Its Patron Saint and Antiquities (Gerard J. Lyne)
    • Surrender of Armada Vessel near Tralee; Exploration of the State Papers (Brendan G. McCarthy)
    • Medieval Regionalism in North County Kerry: A Region Anatomised (Patrick J. O’Connor)
    • Some Early Historic Cross-forms and Related Motifs from the Iveragh Peninsula (John Sheehan)
    • Brian Ó Ceallaigh, Tomás Ó Criomthain and Sir Roger Casement (Muiris MacConghail)
    • Two Kerry Lead-silver Mines: Kenmare and Castlemaine (Des Cowman)
  • Articles featured:
    • The Phoenix Society in Kerry, 1858-9 (Seán Ó Luing)
    • Studies in West Munster History II: Alltraighe (Donncha Ó Corráin)
    • An Athair Brasbie (Pádraig de Brún)
    • Some Quernstones in Private Possession in Co. Kerry (Seamus Caulfield)
    • Traditions of Glin and its Neighbourhood (Thomas F. Culhane)
    • ‘Tuath Siosta na bhfionna-bhrú n-aolta’ (Seán Ó Suilleabháin)
    • Charles O’Brien’s Agricultural Survey of Kerry, 1800 (concl.) (M.G. Moyles and Pádraig de Brún)
  • Articles featured:
    • County Kerry’s Historical Societies (Thomas Armitage)
    • Castleisland Charter School (Michael Quane)
    • Beaker Pottery in Ireland (Aedeen Cremin Madden)
    • Philip Ronayne, Gent. (F.M. Hilliard)
    • Studies in West Munster History I: The Regnal Succession in Ciarraighe Luachra, 741-1165 (Donncha Ó Corráin)
    • Some Travellers in Kerry (Seán Ó Lúing)
    • Charles O'Brien’s Agricultural Survey of Kerry, 1800 (M.G. Moyles and Pádraig de Brún)
  • Articles featured:
    • George Sandes of Listowel: Land Agent, Magistrate and Terror of North Kerry (Bryan Mac Mahon)
    • The Last Voyage of the Florence Graham (Jim Condon)
    • Kerry Veterans in the Invalides (Eoghan Ó hAnnracháin)
    • Sliocht Cormaic Mhic Cártaigh Dúna Goill (Tomás G. Ó Canann)
    • Blennerville 1800-1853: The Shifting Fortunes of a Kerry Village (Marie MacSweeney)
  • Articles featured:
    • St Lachtain of Lislaughtin: The Cork Connection (Donal Murphy)
    • Human Tapeworm Infestation in Medieval Kerry (Catryn Power)
    • Lixnaw and the Earls of Kerry (John Knightly)
    • The Grave-stone of Thomas Crosbie alias Godly, 1767 (Jude O'Gorman)
    • The Genesis of Killarney National Park (Sean Ryan)
    • Blasket Island Life and Work, 1919-23 (Alf MacLochlainn)
    • Kerry. Case Study: A review of the 17 and 31 July 1901 County Kerry Caherciveen District Council meetings (Mary McGillicuddy)
    • Politics or Play? The Tralee GAA Sports of 1885 & the fight for Irish Athletics (Richard McElligott)
    • Records of St James' Church & Graveyard, Ballyheigue Addenda & Corrigenda (Bryan MacMahon)

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