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Hidden Histories Self-Guided Treasure Hunt for Children

Kevin Street Library 18 Lower Kevin Street, Dublin 8

Are your children curious about the architecture and history of Dublin’s buildings, streets and bridges? If so, and if they like to be active, this is a great activity for...

Ongoing

Tours at the NMI – Decorative Arts and History

National Museum of Ireland- Decorative Arts & History Collins Barracks Benburb Street, Stoneybatter

Through Dublin Festival of History, join tour guides at the National Museum of Ireland, Decorative Arts & History at Collins Barracks on a variety of engaging family tours exploring the...

Guided Tour of Freemasons’ Hall

Freemasons' Hall 17 Molesworth Street, Dublin

Visitors will be welcomed to Freemasons’ Hall, the headquarters of Irish Freemasonry since 1869. They will have the opportunity to explore the museum and will be guided around the Masonic...

History tours of the Irish Architectural Archive

Irish Architectural Archive 45 Merrion Square, Dublin

Take a tour of the largest terraced house on Merrion Square, learn about its history, see the latest exhibitions and discover the work of the Irish Architectural Archive. Tuesdays and...

Open Day tours of the Edward Worth Library

The Edward Worth Library The Edward Worth Library Dr Steevens' Hospital, Dublin

Come see the beautiful early eighteenth-century of Edward Worth (1676-1733), a Dublin physician who bequeathed a magnificent collection of books to Dr Steevens' Hospital. Tours at noon on each Open...

Highlight Tour of Glasnevin Cemetery

Experience Glasnevin Finglas Road, Dublin 11

To celebrate the Dublin Festival of History, Experience Glasnevin is delighted to host a series of highlight tours of Glasnevin, visiting the crypt of the cemetery’s founder Daniel O’Connell, the...

Buttresses, Bridges and Bones: Conserving Christ Church

Christ Church Cathedral Music Room Christ Church Cathedral Christchurch Place, Dublin 8

To mark the publication of a new Conservation Management Plan, Christ Church will host a series of talks discussing the past, present and future of this iconic Dublin building. Tuesday...

Ongoing

Tours at the NMI – Decorative Arts and History

National Museum of Ireland- Decorative Arts & History Collins Barracks Benburb Street, Stoneybatter

Through Dublin Festival of History, join tour guides at the National Museum of Ireland, Decorative Arts & History at Collins Barracks on a variety of engaging family tours exploring the...

Guided Tour of Freemasons’ Hall

Freemasons' Hall 17 Molesworth Street, Dublin

Visitors will be welcomed to Freemasons’ Hall, the headquarters of Irish Freemasonry since 1869. They will have the opportunity to explore the museum and will be guided around the Masonic...

Open Day tours of the Edward Worth Library

The Edward Worth Library The Edward Worth Library Dr Steevens' Hospital, Dublin

Come see the beautiful early eighteenth-century of Edward Worth (1676-1733), a Dublin physician who bequeathed a magnificent collection of books to Dr Steevens' Hospital. Tours at noon on each Open...

Highlight Tour of Glasnevin Cemetery

Experience Glasnevin Finglas Road, Dublin 11

To celebrate the Dublin Festival of History, Experience Glasnevin is delighted to host a series of highlight tours of Glasnevin, visiting the crypt of the cemetery’s founder Daniel O’Connell, the...

Ongoing

Tours at the NMI – Decorative Arts and History

National Museum of Ireland- Decorative Arts & History Collins Barracks Benburb Street, Stoneybatter

Through Dublin Festival of History, join tour guides at the National Museum of Ireland, Decorative Arts & History at Collins Barracks on a variety of engaging family tours exploring the...

History tours of the Irish Architectural Archive

Irish Architectural Archive 45 Merrion Square, Dublin

Take a tour of the largest terraced house on Merrion Square, learn about its history, see the latest exhibitions and discover the work of the Irish Architectural Archive. Tuesdays and...

Ongoing

Tours at the NMI – Decorative Arts and History

National Museum of Ireland- Decorative Arts & History Collins Barracks Benburb Street, Stoneybatter

Through Dublin Festival of History, join tour guides at the National Museum of Ireland, Decorative Arts & History at Collins Barracks on a variety of engaging family tours exploring the...

Weaving In The Liberties

Inchicore Library Richmond Barracks, Dublin

The Liberties of Dublin has historically been home to an industrial working class. Much of this history is related to brewing and distilling, and the associated businesses and trades that...

Lunchtime Tour: How to Search at the Registry of Deeds

Tailte Éireann Registry of Deeds Henrietta Street, Dublin 1

This tour will give a brief history of the Registry of Deeds and will show how you can search our records. The records date from 1708 and relate to property...

Highlight Tour of Glasnevin Cemetery

Experience Glasnevin Finglas Road, Dublin 11

To celebrate the Dublin Festival of History, Experience Glasnevin is delighted to host a series of highlight tours of Glasnevin, visiting the crypt of the cemetery’s founder Daniel O’Connell, the...

Medicine in History and History in Medicine

The Edward Worth Library The Edward Worth Library Dr Steevens' Hospital, Dublin

**Booked out** Professor Davis Coakley (1946-2022) was an outstanding physician, historian, and leader of reform in medical services and education. This inaugural Davis Coakley Memorial Lecture explores the position of...

The role of Landlords during the Great Irish Famine

Annie Moore Room, EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum The CHQ Building George's Dock, Dublin 1

**Booked out** What impact did the Great Famine have on land ownership and estate boundaries in Ireland? What did it mean for tenant farmers and how did the landed gentry...

Industrial heritage of Dublin south-east

Pearse Street Library 144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2

Presented by the Dublin City Council Archaeology and Heritage sections, in association with the Industrial Heritage Association of Ireland. This lecture will focus on the industrial heritage of the south-eastern...

From 8th Amendment to Repeal of the 8th

Central Library Ilac Centre Henry St, Dublin 1

Dublin City Council Historian in Residence, Dr Mary Muldowney, will discuss the 40th anniversary of the 8th Amendment to the Constitution, including a comparison with the successful campaign for Repeal...

May Tyrants Tremble: The Life of William Drennan

Dublin Unitarian Church 112 St Stephens Green Dublin 2, Dublin

This event remembers the revolutionary and poet Dr William Drennan (1754-1820). Dr Drennan, a onetime elder of the Dublin Unitarian Church congregation, was born the son of a unitarian minister...