Cover Illustration: Castlefield doorcase

The Settlement Remains at Tullaherin
Richard J. Moran...3

Thomastown Catholic Church (Notes on its background and construction)
Walter Walsh...14

A Visitor to Bennettsbridge during the 1840's
Michael O'Dwyer...27

The Davis Family and Summerhill
Edward J. Law...30

Local History Studies Diploma - Duchas Graduates...39

Sean O'Mahony (1872-1934) - A Thomastown Nationalist
Joe Doyle...40

The Estate of James Carnegie Shee
Michael O'Dwyer...60

Gowran Subscription Dispensary: 1822-1852
Mary Moran...66

Duchas Schools' Heritage Competition 1996
Joe Doyle (Competition Co-ordinator)...82

Religion and Conflict in Danesfort
Mary Breen...83

1952 - The "Golden Era" Begins
Peggy Walpole...90

Kilmurry: Bronze Age Pottery Vessels
Ellen Prendergast...101

Castlefield House
Caroline Corballis...106

Thomas O'Flatherty's Ghost
Rose Hogan...124

The Kilkenny Connections of Somerville and Ross - Part II
William Murphy...125

Index of Places

"In the Shadow of the Steeple"
No.2 published in 1990
No.3 published in 1992
No.4 published in 1994
No.6 published in 1998
No.7 published in 2001
No.8 published in 2003

On-line articles from: No.1 published in 1987 now out of print