The Parish of Ardcath Clonalvy: A History

Book cover: The Parish of Ardcath Clonalvy, A History by Frances Lee Gargan, with a sketch of church ruins

The Parish of Ardcath Clonalvy: A History, researched and compiled by Frances Lee Gargan.

Published by the Ardcath Clonalvy Heritage Society, 2012.

Hardback 200 page local history book, price €30 plus postage if necessary.

Email ardcathclonalvyheritagesociety@gmail.com

Contents page ix from The Parish of Ardcath Clonalvy, A History, listing chapters on churches, clergy and local history

Contents page x from The Parish of Ardcath Clonalvy, A History, listing chapters from Geological Survey through clubs and societies

Book page on the medieval church at Ardcath showing roofless church ruins in a graveyard and fragments of medieval floor tiles

Book page about Ardcath medieval church tiles, engraved stone marks, Norman belfry and the Dead Bell

Ardcath Irish Countrywomen's Association

Black and white photo of seven ICA women at a 21st birthday cake table, one cutting the cake

Ardcath I.C.A. Guild was founded in 1948. The first meeting was held in the home of Mrs. Gargan, Newtown, Stamullen, on 12 March 1948. The official Annual Report for 1948, which was submitted to I.C.A. Headquarters, showed a total of 29 members in the Guild. The Guild was founded with the objective of bringing women together in fellowship and, through co-operative effort, to develop and improve the standard of rural life in the area, having regard for Irish culture and encouraging the use of the Irish language in the affairs of Bantracht na Tuaithe (Irish Countrywomen's Association).