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 came with these industries. However, another industry which has all but disappeared has left a lasting legacy in terms of place names and also in...
**Booked out** How did the area which now forms the Navan Road parish evolve? In this talk, local resident and historian Enda Finnan examines the transformation of the rural community and landscapes of the townlands of Greater Cabragh, Ashtown and Pelletstown from the 1920s to the 1960s. As Dublin’s population migrated from the tenement-dominated city...
The Dublin Cattle Market in the twentieth century: from the 'busiest in Europe' - Dr Mary Muldowney, Dublin City Council Historian in Residence. The Market was a significant element of the area in the hinterland of Grangegorman from 1863 when it opened first to 1973 when it was closed down. This talk will include extracts...
The Library in the Community will host a talk by Dr Cormac Moore, Dublin City Council Historian in Residence, in the Ringsend & Irishtown Community Centre. Dr Moore’s talk will focus on a football match which took place in July 1973. Shamrock Rovers All-Ireland XI, a team consisting of players from both Northern Ireland and...
The Royal Irish Academy will host a one-day conference to examine approaches to the research and preservation of landscapes and places of faith across Ireland following the disestablishment of the Church of Ireland. Multidisciplinary panels will include Landscapes and Histories, Histories and Archives, and Archives and Dialogues. Note: This is an all day event. Click...
In 2022, Dublin City Council erected a commemorative plaque to mark the site of the medieval church of St Olave at Fishamble Street. Olaf II Haraldsson was born c.995 AD and died July 29, 1030. After his death, his cult spread to Scandinavian colonies, including Dublin, Waterford, York, and Novgorod. In this seminar, a panel...
Cathy Scuffil, Dublin City Council Historian in Residence, will be giving a talk titled ‘One photograph, many stories’. As spaces in the library are limited, it is important to book a seat. Booking: email info@edwardworthlibrary.ie
The Central Bank of Ireland Archive will host a paper which will survey the lives of female employees of the Central Bank of Ireland, and the relationship between changes in the bank to broader socio-cultural changes in Ireland between 1965-1990. Using oral history, archival research and data analysis, the paper will map changes in women’s...
This event will showcase some of the most exciting historical scholarship in Ireland today. Researchers supported by the Irish Research Council, will share insights on their projects and discuss working-class life in Dublin across the twentieth century. Contributors will reflect on the social, cultural, and political history and legacies of Dublin’s working-class communities. This event...
Richmond Barracks is delighted to welcome Liz Gillis, co-author (with Mary McAuliffe) of Richmond Barracks, 1916 “We were there” – 77 women of the Easter Rising’. A landmark text published in 2016, it shone a light on a previously overlooked aspect of the revolutionary period. In the words of John Banville, “This book goes a...
In this talk, Dr Peter Rigney will speak on conflict on the Irish railway network throughout the 1916 to 1923 period, including industrial relations disputes involving railway workers, the labour movement, and the employers. Inchicore railway works played a key role throughout this revolutionary period. Peter is editor of Saothar: Journal of the Irish Labour...
To celebrate the 140th anniversary of the Alliance Française network, Alliance Française Dublin is pleased to organise a special event focused on the beautiful heritage building: 1 Kildare Street, once described as having one of the finest interiors of nineteenth century Dublin. The event will start with a presentation of the building, followed by a...
To celebrate the 140th anniversary of the Alliance Française network, Alliance Française Dublin is pleased to organise a special event focused on the beautiful heritage building: 1 Kildare Street, once described as having one of the finest interiors of nineteenth century Dublin. The event will start with a presentation of the building, followed by a...
Michael Healy was raised in a Dublin tenement and through a combination of innate talent, hard work and lucky breaks he pulled himself out of grinding poverty. Ahead of Harry Clarke, Wilhelmina Geddes and Evie Hone, he established the bar for artistic and technical excellence in the exacting craft of stained glass and worked at...
In Blood on the Snow, Robert Service returns to the subject that has formed the backbone of his long and distinguished career: the Russian Revolution. For Service, the great unanswered question is how to reconcile the two vital narratives that underpin the extraordinary but troubled events of 1917. One puts the blame squarely on Tsar Nicholas...
Captain Hermann Goertz parachuted into Ireland during the summer of 1940 with his mission to act as a liaison officer with the IRA and to enlist their assistance during a potential German invasion of Britain. During his period in Ireland, until his arrest in November 1941, he stayed in a number of safe houses including...
Rescheduled event In most cultures music is widely acknowledged as a means of communication which transcends all other media. Through music we gain insight into the thoughts and feelings of others; we articulate the past and present; we touch the spiritual and the temporal. Musical style can be powerfully evocative of any point in time...
--- **Registration full** Click here to book Date and Time: Monday 29 January at 6.30pm. Doors open 6:10pm. Venue: Unitarian Church, St Stephen’s Green. When Clair Wills was in her twenties, she discovered she had a cousin she had never met. Born in a Mother and Baby Home in 1950s Ireland, Mary grew up in...
