"The object of the Society shall be to locate, preserve, examine, publish and illustrate the antiquities, records and traditions connected with the territory comprised within the ancient Kingdom of Meath, corresponding in the main with the modern Diocese of Meath."
Annual Subscription €30
Pay your 2026 Annual Membership here
(€25 plus postage. €5 in Rep. of Ireland).
Membership can also be paid by cheque
or postal order for €30 made out to MAHS and
posted to:David Douglas, (MAHS),
Carberry Lodge,
The Stocks,
Athboy,
Co. Meath,
Ireland. C15 KD82This subscription is not year specific. Payments made after January 1st apply to the current year. If you are already a subscriber and you make a payment late in the year the payment will be applied to the following year.
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Dates for your diary:
Next Event:
Wednesday, September 16th
Séamus MacGabhann Lecture
“Tuning the Radio - A Century of the Connection between
Irish Broadcasting and Traditional Music”
Peter Browne
(RTE radio producer - retired)
Comharchumann
Ráth Chairn - 7.30pm
MAHS Inquiries: Tom French, Hon. Sec. (087 4119633)
Meath Archaeological and Historical Society Member’s Survey 2025 Results
"The Meath Archaeological and Historical Society (MAHS) extends sincere thanks to all members who participated in our 2025 membership survey. The Society is dedicated to locating, preserving, and sharing the archaeology, history, and cultural traditions of the ancient Kingdom of Meath, and your insights play a valuable role in shaping how we continue that mission into the future....."
Click here to read or download the full report.
Call for written submissions
Authors are invited to submit articles for publication in Ríocht na Midhe relating to any aspect of the heritage of the Meath-Westmeath region including archaeology, history and literature. Potential contributors are asked to make contact with the Hon. Editor before submitting a paper. Articles up to a maximum of 8,000 words are welcome. Longer articles may be published following consultation with the editor.
For inclusion in the following year’s journal, material should be forwarded by email to the editor (
See more detailed guidelines here.
€500 Prizes for Postgraduate Research
The Meath Archaeological and Historical Society and Meath County Council Heritage Forum offer prizes of up to €500 for postgraduate research in any discipline, commencing after September 2011, devoted wholly or in significant part to any aspect of the heritage (archaeology, history, literature, etc.) of the Meath / Westmeath region.
Entries should be submitted in the form of one or more articles for publication in Ríocht na Midhe. Each entry must be vouched for by the writer's Supervisor of Research. Adjudication will be by a panel appointed by MAHS.
The most recent recipient, Aidan Gilsenan being congratulated by Séamus MacGabhann.
Entries to the Hon. Secretary. Email:
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