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
‘The Work Before Us’ Centenary of the Irish Tourist Association
Tourism Innovation Hub CHQ Units 5 & 6 CHQ Building, North Wall Quay, Dublin, IrelandThe Irish Tourist Association (ITA) was established in January 1925 as a result of a Conference held in Government Buildings in Dublin, under the Presidency of the Minister for Industry...
‘May Almighty prosper you . . . these gifts will make me all right’: emigrant remittances and the family in post-Famine Ireland
EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum The Chq Building, Custom House Quay, North Dock, Dublin 1, Dublin, Dublin**Apologies, registration full** EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum will host UCD PhD candidate, Fiona Slevin, as she explores the post-famine economic and social landscape of rural Ireland. By using examples...
Governing Dublin in the Viking-Age
National University of Ireland 49 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, DublinThe National University of Ireland in collaboration with Dublin City Council and the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Ireland, each year organise an International Viking Event as part of the Dublin...
The Development of the Marino Estate
Carleton Hall 53a Shelmartin Avenue Marino, Dublin 3, DublinThis talk is part of the Marino 100 series of talks, celebrating the centenary of the development of the Marino estate, the first estate built in the Free State after...
The 1924 Army Mutiny and its consequences
Daniel O'Connell Building Griffith College South Circular Road, Dublin 8, DublinOne hundred years ago, in March 1924, about 50 officers of the National Army who were facing demobilization in the post-Civil War reduction of the army, seized weapons, and absconded...
1974-2024: 50 years of Alliance Française at 1 Kildare Street
1974-2024 : 50 Years at 1 Kildare Street The Alliance Française Dublin's building at 1 Kildare Street, formerly Kildare Street Club, was inaugurated in 1974 by the then French Prime...
Getting Away with It? Women and Murder in Post-Independence Ireland
Richmond Barracks Dublin 8, Dublin*Apologies, registration full* From independence in 1922 until the abolition of the death penalty in 1990, 25 women were convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Only one ultimately met...
Print, Painting and Politics: Estella Solomons and Dublin
Richmond Barracks Dublin 8, DublinArt historian Kathryn Milligan discusses the life and work of Estella Solomons. A graduate of Dublin’s Metropolitan School of Art, Solomons became one of the leading artists of her generation...
Children’s History Book Club: Dickensian Dublin with Alan Nolan
Richmond Barracks Dublin 8, DublinHow well do you know Victorian Dublin? In this special meetup of the Children’s History Book Club, we will be joined by author and illustrator Alan Nolan as we learn...
The history of patchwork and its introduction to Ireland
Charleville Mall Library Charleville Mall off North Strand, Dublin 1, DublinDublin City Historian in Residence, Elizabeth Kehoe will host a talk given by Helen O’Donohoe on the rich and interesting history of patchwork and its introduction to Ireland. Helen is a Patchwork and Quilting teacher who has been interested in textiles craft and stitch from a young age. She is a member of the Irish...
A Revolutionary Couple: The Lives of Tom and Kathleen Clarke
Richmond Barracks Dublin 8, DublinJoin Lorcan Collins of the Revolutionary Ireland podcast, as he explores the importance of Tom and Kathleen Clarke to the story of the revolutionary period in Ireland. The eldest signatory...
The Journey of Pride
Pride Hub Pride Hub 44 Clarendon Street, Dublin 2, DublinJoin Colm Molloy, Creative and Cultural Lead, Dublin LGBTQ+ Pride for a look at the history of queer Ireland, covering a wide research from prehistory to marriage equality. This is an in-person event at the Pride Hub.
Cearta na bPríosúnach: Oíche Chultúir le Cartlann Chonradh na Gaeilge
Teacher's Club - Club na Múinteoirí 36 Parnell Square W Rotunda, Dublin 1, DublinBígí linn d’oíche speisialta ag ceiliúradh spiorad an ghníomhaíochais Ghaeilge i measc na bpríosúnach. Ar an oíche beidh painéil agus léacht ag plé le diongbháilteacht na ngníomhaithe seo a cuireadh faoi chois. Ina dhiaidh sin, tumfaimid i seisiún amhránaíochta oscailte ina mbeidh amhráin nuachumtha á gcasadh den chéad uair. Bainigí sult as meascán na staire,...
Celebrating 40 years of the DART in Dublin
DART - Pearse Station Pearse Station Dublin Southbond Platform (Platform 2), Westland Row**Apologies, registration full** Railway Historian Michael J Walsh, of the Irish Railway Record Society will host a lecture on the history of the DART to celebrate 40 years. He will detail its construction and the impact that it has had on communities it serves as well as the social impact it has had. This talk...