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...
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Talks
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...
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 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, DublinJoin 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 the transformation 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...
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...
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...
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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,...
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...
Fingal Deaths during the First World War
Blanchardstown Library The Civic Centre Blanchardstown Centre, Blanchardstown, DublinApproximately 210,000 Irishmen volunteered for the British Forces between 1914 and 1918; of these, around 35,000 died, with over 6,000 of these from Dublin. This talk will tell the story...
Marlborough House – State Collusion With Abuse 1944 to 1972
Drumcondra Library Millmount Avenue Drumcondra, Dublin, Dublin**Apologies, registration full** In the mid-1940s Marlborough House was set up by the Department of Education as a place of detention for young boys. It was the only centre of...
From Sackville to O’Connell
Central Library Ilac Centre Henry St, Dublin 1, DublinDublin City Historian in Residence, Elizabeth Kehoe will be giving a talk about O’Connell Street based on people's memories and historical records so this will be an eclectic mix about...
‘A Great Daily Organ’ the Freeman’s Journal, 1763-1924
Dublin City Library & Archive Pearse Street Library 144 Pearse Street, Dublin, DublinThis lecture marks the centenary of the closure of the Freeman’s Journal which appeared for the last time on 19 December 1924. Founded in 1763 as the organ of the...
Animal City: Dublin in the 19th and 20th Centuries
Ballymun Library Ballymun Road, Dublin 11, DublinLet historian Juliana Adelman and geographer Ann Marie Durkan show you a different side to Dublin as they tell stories of Dublin’s animal past. Covering approximately 100 years of history,...