1858-1908-1958 etc etc

Its a good time to have a think about centenaries, anniversaries etc so that there might be time to work up talks and papers during 2008. Anybody any suggestions re dates with an '8' ending of local, county or national significance.

A few which occur:

80th anniversary of Kildare's last All Ireland win which, significantly, was also the first year the sam maguire trophy was presented (1928)

25th anniversary of the opening of Ireland's first motorway (M7), the 5mile stretch of the Naas by-pass (1983)

Worth looking at dates on local churches, bridges, etc to identify similar anniversaries ....

Any offerings anybody ????

220th anniversary of Naas Branch of the Grand Canal ... March 1788!

Liam Kenny

Here's another Anniversary ... 70th anniversary of the Handing over of the Treaty Ports -- the Irish troops who took over the Cork Harbour forts from the Brits were in fact from the Artillery Barracks in Kildare ... Liam Kenny

Ah come lads ... there's got to some other anniversaries that have come to the surface by now ...

70th Aniversary:

25th June 1938:

Dr Duglas Hyde, elected unopposed, inauguarated as first President of Éire in St Patrick's Hall, Dublin Castle.

Terry Arthur.

80th aniversary:

29th September 1928:

Death of John Devoy, Fenian aged 86: born Johnstown, Co Kildare 1842.

Terry Arthur.