Dublin 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...
The 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...
Emerging 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...
In 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...
In 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...
Our 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...
This 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...
Join 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...
*Apologies, this event has now been CANCELLED due to unforeseen circumstances* Join Vawn Corrigan for a slide show presentation exploring the fascinating history of the Aran Sweater. From its rocky...
In this illustrated talk, Ruth McManus discusses the development of housing policy in Ireland from 1922 to 1932. This first decade after independence saw the new government tackling a major...
Oral 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...
Dublin City Historian in Residence, Katie Blackwood, will give an illustrated talk on the history of tourism in Dublin. Tourism is an industry that packages and sells culture and national identity and this talk will explore these issues while tracing Dublin's own meandering journey as a place to visit. Booking essential, email rahenylibrary@dublincity.ie
This lecture by Dr Joan Kavanagh, will highlight the transportation narrative of the Grangegorman Female Penitentiary from 1840 to 1852. Its development, the policies that were put in place for the management of the Female Depot and the movement of the female convicts from their respective county gaols will be explored. It will also focus...
This talk is aimed at those who are considering or have researched some topic of local history and would now like to make their findings available to the public. It will provide pointers on how to research, where best to look for information and how to produce an end product suitable for your intended audience....
**Apologies, registration full** Nicola Pierce, author of The Spirit of the Titanic and Chasing Ghosts, an Arctic Adventure, discusses her latest novel of historical fiction, In Between Worlds, the Journey of the Famine Girls. The book was inspired by the Earl Grey Scheme: between 1848 and 1850, over four thousand orphaned Irish girls, aged 14...
Díreoidh an chaint seo ar oidhreacht ailtireachta agus luathstair na Leabharlainne Náisiúnta. Bainfidh sé leas as meascán de ghrianghraif stairiúla ón gCartlann Náisiúnta Ghrianghrafadóireachta, léaráidí ailtireachta agus íomhánna níos nua-aimseartha chun scéal bunaithe na Leabharlainne, agus na daoine a chruthaigh í, a insint. This talk will focus on the architectural heritage and early history of...
Pembroke Library will host a lecture by Dublin City Historian in Residence Cormac Moore, on the life of Pembroke Library's first Librarian, Frank O'Connor (born Michael Francis O' Donovan) who, among other achievements, went on to become an internationally renowned short story writer. Note: Limited spaces. To book, email pembrokelibrary@dublincity.ie
In the context of the current wider debate over public monuments, this lunchtime talk will take a fresh look at the monuments of Christ Church Cathedral, informed by Dr Greg Sullivan’s work on the ‘Pantheons’ project in St Paul’s Cathedral, London. No booking required.
