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The Kilkenny Archaeological Society is an
archaeological Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...
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in
County Kilkenny County Kilkenny ( gle, Contae Chill Chainnigh) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the South-East Region. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. Kilkenny County Council is the local authority for the cou ...
, Ireland.


History

The Kilkenny Archaeological Society was founded in 1946.. An older society with the same name existed,. which developed into the
Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland is a learned society based in Ireland, whose aims are "to preserve, examine and illustrate all ancient monuments and memorials of the arts, manners and customs of the past, as connected with the antiquit ...
..
Rothe House Rothe House is a late 16th-century merchant's townhouse complex located in the city of Kilkenny. The complex was built by John Rothe Fitz-Piers between 1594–1610 and is made up of three houses, three enclosed courtyards, and a large reconstr ...
in Kilkenny is owned by the Kilkenny Archaeological Society since 1962 and functions as their headquarters and local history museum.


Old Kilkenny Review

The Kilkenny Archaeological Society publishes the ''Old Kilkenny Review'', a historical
journal A journal, from the Old French ''journal'' (meaning "daily"), may refer to: *Bullet journal, a method of personal organization *Diary, a record of what happened over the course of a day or other period *Daybook, also known as a general journal, a ...
which reviews
County Kilkenny County Kilkenny ( gle, Contae Chill Chainnigh) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the South-East Region. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. Kilkenny County Council is the local authority for the cou ...
's history.


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* {{authority control 1946 establishments in Ireland Historical societies based in the Republic of Ireland Learned societies of Ireland History of County Kilkenny Organizations established in 1946 Publications established in 1948 Archaeology journals Annual journals English-language journals Kilkenny_(city)