War of Independence booklet now available in Kilcullen

A booklet on Kildare's involvement in the War of Independence is now available free from Kilcullen Library and Kilcullen Heritage Centre, writes Brian Byrne.

A Timeline of the War of Independence in Co. Kildare 1919-1922 has been authored by Mario Corrigan, James Durney, and Kevin O'Kelly. (You can listen to a Daily Cast podcast here with Mario Corrigan talking about the background to the publication.) 

One of the first engagements in Kildare was in Kilcullen on the night of  25-26 May when the RIC Barracks here was fired on at three different times. That particular incident will be featured in the June issue of The Bridge in an article by James Durney.

A Timeline of the War of Independence in Co. Kildare 1919-1922 will be of interest to anyone curious about the history of County Kildare, particularly local history groups and secondary school students.

The publication is part of the Kildare Decade of Commemorations programme.

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