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
A New Dawn in Irish Theatre: The Journey from Mountjoy to the Somme
14 Henrietta Street Dublin 1, DublinJoin Irish playwright Jimmy Murphy for this talk. After O’Casey’s exile from Ireland and the Abbey, Irish theatre entered a phase of mildly amusing, middle class comedies that endured until...
Two Irish Women Who Moved Heaven and Earth for India’s Independence
OnlineONLINE TALK To illustrate Ireland and India’s connection, this talk by Jawhar Sircar will focus on the contributions of two Irish women – Margaret Elizabeth Noble who later adopted the...
All in Good Time: the fascinating history of Dublin’s public clocks
Pearse Street Library 144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Dublin, IrelandJoin Adrian Le Harivel, former Curator at the National Gallery of Ireland, for this talk. He became intrigued about this important aspect of streetscape, while walking the city and researching domestic clocks. There are about 80 public clocks across central Dublin, between the two canals, many easily missed. Dated examples range from 1804 to 2019,...
Spenser’s View of the Present State of Ireland (1596): Re-Appraised
Royal Irish Academy 19 Dawson St, Dublin 2, DublinSpenser’s View has, for centuries, been treated variously as a trove of prejudiced antiquarian lore useful for disparaging Irish people at moments of crisis, and as a store house of...
The Grateful Water: Writing Nineteenth-Century Dublin in Fiction
14 Henrietta Street Dublin 1, DublinJuliana Adelman is a historian interested in science, medicine and the environment, especially in nineteenth-century Ireland. Now, she is the author of The Grateful Water, a novel set in1866. When...
The Disappeared: Forced Disappearances in Ireland 1798-1998
OnlineONLINE TALK Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc’s recent study, the first of its kind, uncovers the extent to which ‘forced disappearances’ were part of the violent political conflicts that blighted Ireland...
Irish Women in Russia in the age of the Tsars
Pearse Street Library 144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Dublin, IrelandAngela Byrne explores the rich and varied connections between Ireland and Russia in the pre-revolutionary period, focusing on the Irish women who went in search of adventure or employment, for love or for political causes. Dr Angela Byrne is a historian of women, migration, and travel and exploration in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and...
From Sackville to O’Connell
Phibsboro Library Phibsboro Library Blacquiere Bridge, Phibsboro, Co.DublinDublin City Historian in Residence Elizabeth Kehoe will give a talk about O'Connell Street based on people's memories and historical records, so this will be an eclectic mix about the capital's main street. This year marks the 100th year anniversary of the naming of this iconic street. Booking required, email phibsborolibrary@dublincity.ie
The 1924 Tailteann Games
Rathmines Library 157 Rathmines Road Lwr Rathmines, Dublin, DublinThe Tailteann Games, a sporting and cultural festival, were re-imagined and modernised from the ancient games of the same name and held for the first time in 1924 as Ireland's...
Building New Ireland: First Decade of the Irish Free State
Ballyroan Library Orchardstown Avenue, Rathfarnham, DublinEmerging from centuries of oppression and a bitter civil war, the government of the Irish Free State faced huge challenges to ensure democracy would succeed and Ireland would take her...
Service Terminated: The Last Tram from Dartry
Terenure Library Templeogue Road, Terenure, Dublin 6W, Dublin, DublinIn 1937 the Dublin United Tramways Company (1896) embarked on a programme of replacing its trams with buses but the onset of the 'Emergency' paused this. By 1948 CIÉ had only five trams services still in operation and on October 31st 1948 terminated the Dartry and Terenure services to the city centre. The speaker James...
FAI Amateur XI vs Gold Coast August 1951
Mono’s Bar Dalymount Park Phibsboro, Dublin 7, DublinIn August 1951, the Gold Coast National football team came to Ireland, playing matches in Belfast and Dublin. The match in Dublin took place in Dalymount Park on Wednesday, 22nd against an FAI Amateur XI. This presentation / talk will recall events of that match from news reports. Reference will also be made to some...
One Photograph, Many Stories
Inchicore Library Richmond Barracks, Dublin, DublinOur history often hides in plain sight. We travel roads, pass laneways and street-signs without appreciating the events that may have happened here in the past. A photograph found in...
Charles Lucas and the Campaign for Reform of Dublin Corporation 1742-60
City Hall Dame St, Dublin 2Join historian, Sean J Murphy, for this talk about Charles Lucas. Dr Charles Lucas (1713-1771) was a Protestant or Anglo-Irish Nationalist whose statue stands in Dublin’s City Hall. He was a predecessor of Grattan and Flood and indeed in some respects a precursor of the republican United Irishmen. Following his election to Dublin Corporation as...
Sketching the city scenery – Harry Kernoff’s love story with Dublin
Pearse Street Library 144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Dublin, IrelandThis year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the passing of one of Dublin’s most beloved artists. Harry Kernoff was a devoted lover of Dublin City and expressed his passion in his paintings, sketches and drawings. Vitor Vicente will be projecting some of them on the screen and discussing their relationship to Dublin history and the...
The Aran Sweater – Stitches in Time
Richmond Barracks Dublin 8, Dublin*Apologies, registration is full* Join Vawn Corrigan for a slide show presentation exploring the fascinating history of the Aran Sweater. From its rocky island roots it eventually spanned the globe...
Sharing Stories: An Introduction to Oral History
Pearse Street Library 144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Dublin, IrelandOral history helps bring the past to life by recording the voices, experiences, stories and memories of people. In this introductory session members of the Oral History Network of Ireland will use audio clips and transcripts to showcase the diverse range of oral history projects across Ireland. Key issues will be discussed, and practical advice...