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 15 of any given year. We welcome short articles (maximum 2500 words) 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

    • Introduction Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society Hon. Secretary's Report for the year 1988 (Browne, Kathleen)
    • Archdeacon Rowan, founder of The Kerry Magazine (McMorran, Russell)
    • An Introduction to Prehistoric Irish Archaeology (O’Sullivan, Marie)
    • Castleisland Archaeological Survey (O’Hare, Patricia)
    • South-West Kerry Archaeological Survey(Sheehan, John)
    • Listowel Archaeological Survey (Toal, Caroline)
    • The French Revolution – The Dingle Collection (McKenna, Canon John)
    • Keel House (McK Bary, Valerie)
    • To Dingle on Foot (Tom Finn)
    • Kerry Newspapers (Costelloe, Michael)
    • Indexing of Catholic Parish Registers for the Diocese of Kerry (O’Connor, Thomas)
    • Report on recent Office of Public Works projects in County Kerry (Rourke, Grellan D.)
    • A List of Publications on Kerry and by Kerry Authors 1989
    • Journal of the Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society Contents (1967-1986)
    • Derrynane Abbey (McK Bary, Valerie)
    • Kerry Historic Monuments Committee (Carmody Lillian)
    • The Archaeological Survey of the Dingle Peninsula (Bennett, Isabel)
    • Logainmneacha Ó Chiarraí Theas (Nic Gearailt, Sr. Anslem)
    • County Kerry Genealogical Sources (O’Connor, Thomas)
    • Rattoo Heritage Society (O’Connor, Bertie)
    • Short Note on some Standing Stones in North Kerry (Toal, Caroline)
    • An Introduction to Early Christian Ireland 400-1200 A.D. (O’Sullivan, Marie)
    • Preserving our Heritage (McMullin, Catherine)
    • Early Ecclesiastical Site at Cloon, Iveragh Peninsula (Sheehan, John)
    • The Voyage of the "Colleen Dhas" (McMorran, Russell)
    • County Kerry Sites and Monuments Record: Introduction (Stout, Geraldine)
    • The History of the INTO in Kerry (Chullota, Caitríona Ní)
    • Kerry Field Club - A Visit to Barrow 1941
    • Extract from Freeman’s Journal, 1922
    • Kerry Publications 1990
    • 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
    • President’s Address at Annual General Meeting 2000 (Finn, Tom)
    • Hon. Secretary’s Report 1999 (Browne, Kathleen)
    • Arranmore House (Bary, Valerie)
    • Edward Harrington and the first G.A.A. Event in Kerry (Curtin, Danny)
    • A Tourist’s View of Killarney in 1810 (Fennessy O.F.M., Ignatius)
    • Stromboil (Finn, Tom)
    • An Equestrian Feat in Ballymullen Barracks, Tralee (McMorran, Russell)
    • Yann Renard - Goulet, Sculptor and Patriot (Ó Concubhair, Pádraig & Wren, Denise)
    • From Gallarus to the Glattjochkapelle 2000 A.D. (Ní Nuallaín, Chriss)
    • More Than a Game: A Study of the G.A.A. and its links with Politics in County Kerry 1885 – 1935 (Browne, Eamon)
    • Mary Hickson: Forgotten Kerry Historian (McMorran, Russell)
    • Note on the Re-location of Rock Art from Killelton Townland, SMR KE037-022 (Bennett, Isabel)
    • A Penal Day Chalice Recovered (O Luanaigh, Tomás B.)
    • Tragedy at the Old Weir Bridge (Leane, Michael)
    • Laying the Atlantic Cable (O’Sullivan, Donal)
    • Beidh Siochain in Gra mhar Againn le Cheile, The Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Dingle - 1846 (Ó Concubhair, Pádraig)
    • Holden’s Annual London and Country Directory 1811 List of Books on Kerry and By Kerry Authors Published in 1998 and 1999
    • Programme 2002
    • Obituaries: Tom Barrington (1916-2000) F.X. Martin (1922-2000) Sean O Luing (1917-2000)
    • Contributors
    • President’s Address at Annual General Meeting 2001 (Finn, Tom)
    • Hon. Secretary’s Report 2000 (Browne, Kathleen)
    • Obituary: Brian Looby (1948-2001)
    • A Moated Site in the Townland of Cliddaun (O’Hare Patricia)
    • Charles de Gaulle in Kerry (McConville, Seamus)
    • Brosna Ladies’ Land League, The Parnell Visit (Curtin, Danny)
    • The Square at Milltown (Bary, Valerie)
    • The Tralee Election of 1852 (McMorran, Russell)
    • Kerry Diamonds : Facts & Folklore (Wyse Jackson, Dr. Patrick)
    • St. Mary’s Well, Killarney, 7 Centuries of Rounds (Ó Luanaigh, Tomás B.)
    • Fr. John Crowley, Padré of the Desert (O’ Sullivan, Donal J.)
    • Tralee and its Links to the G.A.A. (Browne, Eamon)
    • Cloghane Pattern in the 1930’s (Mulcahy, Sheila)
    • Cannons at Derrynane Harbou, Co. Kerry (Burke, Edward)
    • The Herberts of Muckross (O’ Hare, Patricia)
    • A Race - Ball at Dingle in 1746 (Finn, Tom)
    • Antarctica: An Exhibition at Kerry County Museum (O'Carroll, Helen)
    • “Manifestations of Joy” - Eachtra ó chogadh na ndeachúna I gCiarraí thuaidh (Ó Concubhair, Pádraig)
    • Programme 2001
    • Books on Kerry and by Kerry Authors published in 2000
    • Contributors
    • 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'
    • President’ s Address at Annual General Meeting 2003 (Kennelly, Emmet)
    • Index - KAHS Magazine 2000 - 20103
    • Hon. Secretary’ s Report 2002 (Browne, Kathleen)
    • Society’ s Award 2003
    • The end of a mystery-how the gold ‘box’ from Ballinclemesig was used (Cahill, Mary)
    • The Grand Tour of Ireland and Kerry’ s first Motoring Tourists of a Century Ago (O’ Sullivan, Donal J.)
    • An Pibilín: Ireland’ s National Bird (King, Frank)
    • Heritage in Kerry (Cosgrave-Hanley, Una)
    • A Close Call (Gaughan, J. Anthony)
    • Lime-kilns and Lime Burning in Kerry (Downes, Billy)
    • The Legacy of the Celtic-Goddess and The Sacred Land (McCarthy, Eunice)
    • National Archives Advisory Council visit to Kerry (Browne, Kathleen)
    • An Introduction to the Heraldry of County Kerry (Gillespie, Fergus)
    • Trip to Austria 2003 (Bennett, Isabel)
    • Tralee’ s Old Market House (McMorran, Russell)
    • The Royal Munster Fusiliers Memorial in Killarney (Leane, Michael)
    • The Irish and Labour in America (Browne, Kathleen)
    • Scoil an Bhlascaoid Mhóir, 1935 (Ó Dubhshláine, Mícheál)
    • Sir Redvers Buller in Kerry, 1886 (MacMahon, Bryan)
    • President’s Address Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society AGM 2005 (Kennelly, Emmet)
    • Hon. Secretary’ s Report 2004 (Browne, Kathleen)
    • The Valentia Altazamuth Stone (O’Sullivan, Donal J.)
    • Kerry Heritage Award
    • Fr. Paul Henry O’ Sullivan OP (Gaughan, J. Anthony).
    • Limistear an Roid, Bheiginis agus Oilean na Og (MacSithigh, Domhnall)
    • Obituary: Sean O Dubhda (1911-2004)
    • Medieval Tralee Uncovered. (Connolly, Michael)
    • The Handchair of Dingle
    • ‘Nios Measa na an Ruis’ (Ó Concubhair, Pádraig)
    • Skellig Lists and Chalk Sunday: Two Forgotten Kerry Customs (Dalton, Ciarán)
    • Fenit Honours St. Brendan the Navigator (O Donnchadha, Gearoid)
    • Index - KAHS Magazine 2000 - 20104
    • King George's Jubilee Celebrated in Tralee in October 1809 (O’ Carroll, Gerald)
    • The National Archives of Ireland The Mount Hawk Races (McMorran, Russell)
    • Musaem Chorca Dhuibhne agus Tigh Mhucrois agus an Sceim Chreidiunaithe Phiolotach da chuid na Comhairle Oidhreachta, 2002-2004 (O’ Hare, Patricia & Bennett, Isabel)
    • The County Kerry Club (Lehane, Shane)
    • Kerry Publications 2004
    • In the Footsteps of our Kerry Saints, Cuimin Fada, Finian Cam, Mocuda (O’ Leary, Gerry)
    • President’ s Address Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society 2006 (Padraig O Concubhair)
    • Hon. Secretary’ s Report 2005 (Kathleen Browne)
    • Launch of the KAHS Publications Heritage Award 2005
    • Ballingarry Castle or Crosbie’ s Fort (McNamara, Michael)
    • The Night of the Big Wind 1839 in County Kerry (Dalton, Ciarán)
    • Tralee Courthouse Guns (McMorran, Russell)
    • Nancy na Poodles (Finn, Tom)
    • The National Museum (Sikora, Maeve)
    • Áine Ní Rathallaigh Bean Croga as Beal Atha Longphuirt Radharch ur ar Eiri Amach 1916 (Ó Concubhair Pádraig)
    • The Foze Rocks (Wyse Jackson, Patrick)
    • Michael Kennelly and The Listowel Scout Jamborette of 1948 (Gaughan, J. Anthony)
    • Killarney: Pre Historic to Modern Times (O’ Sullivan, Marie)
    • Tralee Post Office (O’ Sullivan, Donal J.)
    • Palatine Daughters (and Sons) in Kerry (Hick, Dr. Vivien)
    • Survival of the Ringfort (Connolly, Michael)
    • Roger Casement in County Kerry (Ó Concubhair, Seán Seosamh)
    • Suirbhe Aitainmneacha Chiarraí (Lankford, Eamon)
    • Kerry Publications 2005
    • Obituary: Judith Brow (1725-1835) Annagh Island
    • Focal On Uachtaran 2006-Comoradh 1916 I gCiarrai (Ó Concubhair, Pádraig)
    • Hon. Secretary’ s Interim Report 2006 (Brown, Kathleen)
    • Corcha Dhuibhne in 1916 and the First Kerry President of The Irish Republic (O'Toole, Senator Joe)
    • Bernard Connor Physician to the King of Poland (McMahon, Bryan)
    • Scotia's Glen Through the Ages (Tempan, Paul)
    • The Antiquities of Castlefarm (O'Sullivan, Marie)
    • The 1916 Diary of Mary Henrietta Godfrey (Knightly, John)
    • The Heritage Council (Cosgrave-Hanley, Una)
    • My School (O'Connor, April)
    • Naomh Breanainn an Loingseóir Dearcadh Bádóra (Ó Donnchadha, Gearoíd,)
    • A Rebel R.I.C. Constable from Kerry (O’ Sullivan, Donal J.)
    • Pre-History Milltown (Bary, Valerie & Teahan, Sheilann)
    • Kerry's Built Heritage is a Tourism Resource (Stafford, Mary Rose, Tobin, Fiona)
    • May Sunday: An Old Kerry Custom (Dalton, Ciarán)
    • Archaeology and Kerry National Road Schemes (Joubert, Sébastièn)
    • Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society Tour to Madrid and Castille Leon led by Dr. Declan Downey, UC and Tarbert 12-26 March 2006 (O'Leary, Gerry & McKenna, Sue)
    • Féile Chultúir Chiarraí at Muckross Traditional Farms (O’ Hare, Patricia)
    • An Chailleach Bhéarra (Duggan, Siobhán)
    • Obituaries Fr. Kieran O'Shea Tom Finn
    • List of Contributors'
    • Kerry Publications 2006 (January - December)

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