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Kieran Cahill receive the overall Kerry Young Historian Award from Jimmy Deenihan at Kerry County Museum. Awards were also presented in the junior, senior and highly commended categories to Anna O’ Mahony, Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra, Rathmore, Aaron Harty, Mercy Mounthawk, Lauren Coffey, Presentation Secondary School, Castleisland, Rory O’Flaherty, Mercy Mounthawk, Niamh O’ Donnell, Presentation Secondary School, Castleisland, Siobhan Griffin, Mercy Mounthawk, Edel O’ Donoghue, Presentation Seconday School, Castleisland and Adam Lucid, Castleisland Community College (absent). Also in the photo are Claudia Kohler, Kerry County Museum, Victoria McCarthy, Kerry County Council, Tony Bergin and Edel Codd from Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society. Photo by Pauline Dennigan
A FORMER CBS The Green pupil was presented with the the overall Kerry Young Historian Award on Wednesday.
In a joint event by Kerry County Museum, Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society Society and Kerry County Council as part of Architecture Kerry 2023, Kieran Cahill, a graduate of CBS The Green, Tralee and since September a student of University of Limerick was presented with the award by Jimmy Deenihan at Kerry County Museum.
The award is supported by Tralee Education Support Centre and the Irish HistoryTeachers Association, Kerry Branch.
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Awards were also presented in the junior, senior and highly commended categories. The award ceremony was followed by a gallery talk, display and demonstration by archaeologist and historical advisor Dave Swift of Claíomh and Claidheamh Soluis who showcased the material culture of 1916 and the Irish Revolutionary Era.
Dozens of free guided tours, exhibitions, and lectures form part of the programme for the sixth annual Architecture Kerry Festival taking place this weekend. Click here for the programme.
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