Series of events in Ballybough and North Strand
The Ballybough and North Strand area of Dublin is a vibrant community rich in history. We are showcasing a small series of free events for all in the community. Sean...
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Talks
‘Tracking Change and Turmoil: the Paintings of William Orpen (1878-1931)’
Hugh Lane Gallery Charlemont House Parnell Square North, Dublin 1, DublinJoin us for this talk ‘Tracking Change and Turmoil: the Paintings of William Orpen (1878-1931)’ with Dr Anne Cormican. The talk explores William Orpen’s work as a continuum which documents momentous cultural, social and political upheaval, nationally and internationally, during the first quarter of the twentieth century. It examines paintings which pertain to the Irish...
Landscapes of the Port: From Reclamation to Preservation
The Substation Alexandra Road, Dublin, DublinDiscover the vibrant history of Dublin Port with Grainne Shaffrey as she explores the groundbreaking Dublin Port Heritage Conservation Strategy. Shaffrey will delve into her meticulous mapping spanning over three centuries of development, highlighting Dublin's rich maritime heritage and its profound impact on the city's urban landscape. This marks the first comprehensive mapping of Dublin...
Neglected reputations: The forgotten Yeats sisters, Susan and Elizabeth.
Dublin City Library & Archive Pearse Street Library 144 Pearse Street, Dublin, DublinThis talk by Eunan McKinney, Project Director of The Yeats Sisters Commemoration Project, will explore the neglected creative and entrepreneurial reputations of Susan and Elizabeth Yeats. For almost 50 years in the first half of the 20th century, the Yeats’ sisters made a lasting contribution to the cultural identity of an emerging new state, the...
Book Cultures and Surgical Training in Early Modern London.
Dr Elaine Leong (University College London) will give a lecture on ‘Book Cultures and Surgical Training in Early Modern London’. This is the Davis Coakley Memorial Lecture in Medical History. Note: Limited spaces. To book, email info@edwardworthlibrary.ie
Histories and Mysteries of Book Publishing
Joly Theatre National Library of Ireland 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin 2, DublinInstead of studying the book as an individual author's work, book historians pay attention to its architecture, and processes of book production. They focus on publication contexts that might impact the meaning contained in the book. Dr Lucy Collins, Professor Porscha Fermanis, Eoin McCarney, and Dr Tapasya Narang will reflect on the importance of holding,...
Shackleton’s 1909 Dublin lecture and the Lady Dudley nurses
OnlineONLINE TALK Following the return of his Antarctic expedition (1907-1909) aboard SY 'Nimrod', Ernest Shackleton toured Europe delivering lectures to the peoples and learned societies of the great cities. He returned to his native Ireland in December, 1909, and gave a lecture in Dublin to raise funds for the Lady Dudley nurses scheme. This talk...
T. K. Whitaker: Irishman of the 20th Century
Central Bank of Ireland New Wapping Street North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, DublinThe long life enjoyed by Dr. T.K. Whitaker parallels the history of the modern Irish state in whose economic, financial, social, constitutional, educational, political and cultural evolution he played a pivotal role. Whitaker’s inspirational blueprint for the regeneration of the Irish economy in the 1960s, guiding Ireland’s path to membership of such bodies as the...
Down by the River Poddle
Ballyfermot Library Ballyfermot Road Ballyfermot, Dublin 10, DublinThe secrets the river Poddle holds are key to understanding the basic foundations of the City of Dublin. This river of many names, mostly flowing underground, out of sight and...
The Dublin/Monaghan Bombings – Fifty Years On
Pearse Street Library 144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Dublin, IrelandA talk looking back, 50 years on, on the worst day for fatalities of the Troubles, 17 May 1974, when three bombs exploded in Dublin City Centre and one in...
A Bridge Too Far – Cornelius Ryan with Philip Lecane
Kevin Street Library 18 Lower Kevin Street, Dublin 8, DublinCornelius Ryan died in November 1974, aged 54. Once a world famous best-selling author, he is today virtually forgotten. Born in Heytesbury Street, educated in Synge Street, altar boy in...
The IRA War on Entertainments
Rush Library Chapel Green, Rush, DublinIn 1923 the anti-Treaty IRA, in response to the ongoing execution of their prisoners, declared a ban on public entertainments including sports, theatre and cinema during a period of 'national...
The Battle of Cabra Baths and other 20th century histories
Cabra Library Navan Rd, Dublin 7, Dublin**Apologies, registration full** Dublin City Historian in Residence, Mary Muldowney will talk about the outdoor Cabra Baths that was opened by the City Council in the 1940s and other fascinating...
Drumcondra’s Story Through Maps
Drumcondra Library Millmount Avenue Drumcondra, Dublin, Dublin**Apologies, registration full** In this illustrated talk, Ruth McManus will take us on a journey charting the evolution of Drumcondra through time. Drawing on historic maps and images we will...
Football in Dublin: The makings of the people’s game
The Orchard Community Centre Cherry Orchard Grove, Cherry Orchard, Dublin 10The Library in the Community will host a talk by Bohemian FC's club historian and independent sports historian Gerard Farrell. Initially emerging as a minority pursuit in the city's elite...
Kate Mosse – Map of Bones
St Ann's Church Dawson Street, Dublin 2, DublinHistorical novelist Kate Mosse will discuss Map of Bones the 4th and final novel in her Joubert Family Chronicles. Olifantshoek, Southern Africa, 1688. When the violent Cape wind blows from...
A City of Voices, How Dublin 4 Shaped Irish Radio
Ringsend & Irishtown Community Centre Thorncastle Street, Dublin, DublinFor the first time, a lecture on the role of Dublin 4 in the history of Irish radio broadcasting. Radio historian and chairperson of the Ringsend and District Historical Society,...
A Dublin Day – Monday July 6th 1925
Cabra Parkside Community Sports Centre John Paul II Park Ratoath Road, Cabra, Dublin 7, DublinThe Library in the Community section will host a talk by James Scannell, current President of the Old Dublin Society. On July 6th 1925, the Dublin United Tramways Company launched...