The Parnell Society was established in 1986. The aims of the society are as follows:

  • To stimulate interest in the life, work and times of Charles Stewart Parnell and the Parnell Family.

  • To promote Avondale as a centre which would reflect Wicklow's historic association with the Parnell family.

  • To explore the relevance of Parnell and the politics of his era to modern Ireland.