No. 4 Journal of the West Wicklow Historical Society

The fourth publication of a set of articles on aspects of West Wicklow history. This issue covers locations from Blessington to Tinahely with contributions from natives of the area.

Contents

-Not the usual suspects: Some lesser-known books of West Wicklow interest Richard B. Lennon

-West Wicklow and the 1641 rebellion – Chris Lawlor

-Sons of the soil: Aspects of the GAA in Wicklow in the early 1890s – John Glennon

-Ar gCeanntar Dùchas – Peadar C. ó Cuilinn

-The West Wicklow Historical Society Officers 2007

-The Eviction of the Ballylow Tenants on the Blessington Estate in 1852 – Kathy Grant

-A brief statistical analysis of Dunlavin Roman Catholic Parish from 1881 to 1901 – Chris Lawlor

-Jennie Wyse Power 1858-1941 – Marie O’Neill

-The ancient parish of Rathvilly – Kitty O’Toole

-The Winnet Family of Baltinglass – Andrew Winnett

-Tinahely over the centuries – Reverend Cannon Henry Vaux Boake

-John Thomond O’Brien Day in Baltinglass – Paul Gorry

-Baltinglass Cattle Fairs – Stanley Jackson

-The 1941 West Wicklow District Shield Rifle Competition – James Scannell

-Some books relevant to West Wicklow (and environs) history published since 1990

-A tribute to Baltinglass – Tommy Doyle

-Glen of Imaal Memorial

-1798-1998: Some monuments erected/restored in West Wicklow