Protastúnaigh agus an Ghaeilge
OnlineONLINE TALK Sa léacht seo, pléann an Dr Ian Malcolm ról na bProtastúnach i stair na Gaeilge in Éirinn. Amharcfaidh sé orthu siúd a choinnigh coinneal na teanga beo nuair...
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Disease and Illness in 18th Century Dublin
Pearse Street Library 144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Dublin, IrelandDr. Elizabethanne Boran, Librarian of the Edward Worth Library, Dublin, will provide an insight into the various illnesses and diseases occurring in Dublin of the 1700s, and how and where...
Libera Me: Freeing the Choral Requiem From its Liturgical Confines
Terenure Library Templeogue Road, Terenure, Dublin 6W, Dublin, Dublin**CANCELLED** The choral setting of the Requiem Mass is a centuries-old tradition. Its formal structure has brought consolation to generations in its comforting predictability. How then has the choral Requiem...
The 1924 Free State Army Mutiny
Ringsend Library Fitzwilliam Street Dublin 4, Dublin, DublinRingsend Library presents 'The 1924 Free State Army Mutiny' with Dublin City Historian in Residence Cormac Moore. The Army Mutiny of March 1924 was the biggest threat to the Irish...
Disappearing workplaces: The Janelle Centre and similar enterprises in Finglas
Finglas Library Seamus Ennis Road Finglas, Dublin 11, DublinIn the 1970s, the Janelle clothing factory was a significant employer in North-West Dublin. It offered employment to many residents of the then new estates in Finglas, particularly women. When...
Irish Food History with Three Castles Burning
Royal Irish Academy 19 Dawson St, Dublin 2, Dublin**Apologies, registration full** The Royal Irish Academy will host a live recording of Three Castles Burning, a social history podcast created and hosted by Donal Fallon. The episode will feature...
The Last Land War
Malahide Library Main Street, Malahide, DublinMyles Dungan is one of Ireland’s best-known and most respected broadcasters on both radio and television for more than two decades. He is the author of a number of popular works including The Stealing of the Irish Crown Jewels, The Great Irish History Book and his latest Land is all that Matters. Land seizures were...
Cathy Scuffil unravels the story of The Dolphin’s Barn Brick Company
Dolphin's Barn Library Parnell Rd, Saint James' (part of Phoenix Park), Dublin, IrelandJoin Dublin City Historian in Residence Cathy Scuffil, as she unravels the story behind the Dolphin’s Barn Brick Company and the people associated with it. The company was located on the Crumlin Road from the 1890s until 1944 with the clay pits extending from Kimmage to the Grand Canal at Goldenbridge. The brickworks were a...
The records of Dublin’s lost railway companies
Richmond Barracks Dublin 8, DublinWithin the archives of CIÉ are the records of most of the former railway companies of Ireland who operated the railway lines that criss-crossed the country from the 1830s up...
‘Past Lives’: The Memorials of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin
Saint Patrick's Cathedral Saint Patrick's Close, Dublin 8, DublinThere are some 200 memorials in Saint Patrick’s Cathedral. In this talk, based on book of the same name, the biographies of those commemorated are explored. Many of these were...
The Bossmen: The Many Managers of St Patrick’s Athletic, from Stevenson to Stephen K.
Richmond Barracks Dublin 8, Dublin**Apologies, registration full** Please note that this event is now taking place on Wednesday 9 October and not Tuesday 8 October as previously listed. Join Dermot Looney for this talk,...
History of Cantonese Diaspora in Ireland
OnlineONLINE TALK Explore the Cantonese diaspora in Ireland. This event will delve into the experiences, challenges, and contributions of the Cantonese-speaking community in Ireland. Hear personal stories, cultural insights, and...
Goldenbridge, Inchicore, Kilmainham – early development of a Dublin Suburb
Inchicore Library Richmond Barracks, Dublin, Dublin**Apologies, registration full** Join Francis Thackaberry as he talks about the coming of the Great Southern and Western Railway to Inchicore. This event was often seen as the beginning of...
A Polish migrant in 20th Century Dublin: three years in the life of Stasko Markiewicz.
Pearse Street Library 144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Dublin, IrelandPatrick Quigley will explore how Stanislaw (Stasko) Markiewicz, son of Casimir and stepson of Countess Markievicz, stayed in Dublin at three critical stages of his life. He had a happy childhood in Rathgar before leaving Dublin for Ukraine in 1915, returned to comfort the Countess on her deathbed in 1927 and emigrated from Poland to...
Centenary of the Irish Courts, 1924-2024
House of Lords, Bank of Ireland Bank of Ireland 2 College Green, Dublin 2, DublinThe Irish State came into existence on 6 December 1922. At this time the creation of a new system of courts remained unfinished business. In January 1923 a Judiciary Committee was appointed to advise the Irish government on the establishment of a new court system. Its report was followed by the enactment of the Courts...
Forfeited estates of 1688 in Ireland: an account from 1702-1703
The Edward Worth Library The Edward Worth Library Dr Steevens' Hospital, Dublin, DublinDr Paul G. Smith (Independent Scholar and former Bríd McGrath Research Fellow) will present a lecture on 'Forfeited estates of 1688 in Ireland: an account of the late proprietors and the purchasers; 1702-1703.' This is the Brendan Prendiville Memorial Lecture. Note: Booking required, email info@edwardworthlibrary.ie
Belfast: The Story of a City and its People
OnlineONLINE TALK Modern Belfast is a beautiful city with a vibrant tradition of radicalism, industry, architectural innovation, and cultural achievement. But the city’s many qualities are all too frequently overlooked, its image marred by association with the political violence of the Troubles. Feargal Cochrane tells the story of his home city, revealing a rich and...
Mick O’Dea in Conversation
14 Henrietta Street Dublin 1, DublinThe story of Henrietta Street is the story not only of architectural and political history, but the arts. When campaigner Uinseann MacEoin saved a number of Henrietta Street homes in the 1960s and ‘70s, it began a process of revitalisation that drew artists to the street. Mick O’Dea, past president of the Royal Hibernian Academy,...