Prosperous Heritage Society

Local heritage and reenactment group based in County Kildare. Living history group and commemorations. Celebrating the huge history of Prosperous Village.

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PHS would like to thank @CLCreditUnion for their sponsorship from the Community Grant Scheme. Don't forget to like their pages and give them the support they deserve. They do great things for the local communities and groups and provide a friendly and simple banking experience

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Thanks you all for following our Facebook page over the weekend. There is no doubt about it - for a small village we have went through and seen a hell of a lot throughout the years. Happy 240th anniversary to Prosperous and from all at PHS, we wish you well.

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Head over to our Facebook page for day 3 of our interactive festival celebrating the 240th anniversary of the village. Today has no particular theme. There will be all sorts of posts up today.

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Today we are talking about the Battle of Prosperous in 1798. Tune in to our Facebook page for some very interesting and detailed information.

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Head over to our Facebook page over the weekend as we celebrate the 240th anniversary of the village. We may have had to cancel our events but we can still celebrate online. Today is all about our founder, Sir Robert Brooke.

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Who remembers playing on this yard?

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Don't miss the Prosperous Heritage Festival table quiz on Saturday the 15th of February in Larry's. Tables of 4 and only €10 a head. We really need the support and backing of the community to achieve these plans to celebrate the 240th anniversary of the village this year!

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Don't miss the Prosperous Heritage Festival table quiz on Saturday the 15th of February in Larry's.

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***Prosperous Pioneer Total Abstinence Association outing to the Hill of Allen 1926***

The only person that can be identified in the picture is Luke Curley (second from right).

A big thank you Denis Fitzgerald (Allen) for sharing the picture with us.

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***PLEASE RT***

Saturday the 15th of February in Larry's Lounge in Prosperous we will be hosting a table quiz to help raise funds for this year's anniversary celebrations. Tables of 4 and only €10 a head. We can promise you plenty of fun and craic at this.

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***HAPPY ANNIVERSARY***

Prosperous is celebrating it's 240th anniversary this year and we want you to help us mark the occasion. Our celebration weekend is the 22nd, 23rd and 24th of May.

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It's actually Mickser Gordon not Richie.

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1976 @Caragh_GFC Committee

Back row: Dessie Boland, Billy Dunne, Andy (Gurk) Dunne, Frances Johnston,

Front row: Sean Dunne, Tommy Gannon, Richie Whelan, Richie Gordon, Sean Byrne, Pat Dowling.

Thanks to the Dunne family for the picture!

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***HUNT IN PROSPEROUS IN 1913***

A group of school children gather at the church walls to look at all the horses and men taking part in the hunt in Prosperous otherwise known as "The Meet of The Kildare Foxhounds" led by the Master Captain E.F. Talbot-Ponsonby.

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@Tuts1976 Can't see that being a problem as long as they aren't getting a sneaky pint! 😉

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Next Thurs 22nd of Aug at 8pm we are hosting a night in Larry's Lounge all about The Battle of Prosperous in 1798. It will feature a short documentary outlining how the Rebellion started in Prosperous, a Q&A, living history, uniforms, weapons, pictures, maps & flags. Please RT.

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Andy Mangan's House of Parliament

The house which stood in the corner of the cross roads in Prosperous opposite the public house known as the "George Inn" (Christy's) is long since gone and in it's place now stands our school.

Check out the full text on our Facebook page.