Listen: Know Your County - Take A Virtual Tour Of Kill.

Tuesday, 11 May 2021 10:47

Image: Kill village/Google Maps satelite image.

Kfm’s Kildare Today programme has engaged 20 local history experts from towns and villages across Kildare for this innovative feature

Kfm's Know Your County Kildare: Take a Virtual History Walk Through Your Town/Village has continued today with a guided tour of Kill.

Kfm’s Kildare Today programme has engaged 20 local history experts from towns and villages across Kildare for this innovative feature, which will be of 15 minutes duration each Tuesday and Thursday for 12 weeks

Each historian will conduct a virtual “History Walk” of their area, “pausing” at various landmarks and offering listeners a brief outline history of each landmark feature.

Today's tour of Kill has been designed and guided by Mary Coyle.

“Know Your County: Take A Virtual History Walk”

Join @kfmradio Tuesdays and Thursday on the Kildare Today programme, 9am-11am, in association with Kildare County Council.

This Week➡️Week 10: May 11th Johnstown (Brian McCabe) and May 13th Kill (Mary Coyle) pic.twitter.com/niAggAKh6w
— Kildare County Council (@KildareCoCo) May 11, 2021

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