Join Dublin City Historian in Residence Katie Blackwood for a family-friendly workshop on the holy wells of North Dublin, followed by a walk to the site of St Brendan's holy well (20 minutes on foot) to see a performance by artist Rónán Ó Raghallaigh. The workshop will cover folklore and cures, the locations of different...
Explore the collections of Dublin City Library & Archives to create your own historical comic! Clare Foley (illustrator of the recent historical comic Fear and Fever: 14 Days of Typhoid in Edwardian Dublin, published by Dublin City Council) will show you how to create your own comics using real historical sources through hands-on exercises in...
Dublin 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...
Join Museum Educators from the National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts & History, Collins Barracks for a drop-in handling session at Phibsboro Library. Hands-on History: From Barracks to Museum,...
Join 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...
Join 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...
Bígí 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...
**Apologies, registration full** Come celebrate the Dublin Festival of History at Dublinia and join a special interactive family tour. Try on a Viking costume, and even get a chance to hold a Viking sword or shield! Visit the Medieval Fair and learn all about cures for diseases long ago. Take a stroll down a medieval...
All are welcome to join us for a service of Choral Matins (Morning Prayer) sung by the Cathedral Choir. This service is part of a pattern of daily worship dating...
**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...
**Apologies, registration full** Step aboard the Old Liffey Ferry and explore Dublin's rich history. Our 1-hour voyage takes you along the River Liffey, passing iconic landmarks and historic sites. Discover the city's medieval past, industrial heritage, and maritime legacy. Cruise past bustling Dublin Port, where international trade has shaped the city's economy, and picturesque Poolbeg...
**Apologies, registration full** Join Dublin City Historian in Residence, Elizabeth Kehoe, for an eclectic walk around Parnell Square. Elizabeth calls this Dublin’s Finest Square and there will be some of you who will disagree with that statement but by the time the tour is finished she hopes you will love this square as much as...
Balbriggan & District Historical Society will open their Pop Up Museum from 12 - 5pm on 12 October and 13 October 2024 as part of the Fingal Festival of History. The museum will include exhibitions of the people, places, events providing an insight into life in Balbriggan in times gone by. There will also be...
Prior to the Anatomy Act of 1832, the only bodies that could be legally dissected by medical students and faculties were those who had been executed. But with a growing number of public and private medical schools came an increased demand for bodies. As a paupers' cemetery, Bully's Acre here at the Royal Hospital in...
Join Museum Guides for an interactive tour that focuses on the stories and experiences of Irish people involved in World War One and how the War impacted lives both at home and abroad. This tour seeks to demonstrate the all-encompassing nature of the First World War and includes stories of nurses, doctors, prisoners of war...
**Apologies, registration full** Join our expert guide Yvonne, on a tour all about the most hated house in Irish History, the Workhouse. These houses were basically a cruel and primitive social welfare style system, set up to deter all but the most desperate to avail of their services. A major network of just over a...
Join Museum Guides for an interactive tour that focuses on the stories and experiences of Irish people involved in World War One and how the War impacted lives both at home and abroad. This tour seeks to demonstrate the all-encompassing nature of the First World War and includes stories of nurses, doctors, prisoners of war...
2024 marks the centenary of the death of Dublin born composer, Sir Charles Villiers Stanford. With a strong association with Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, Stanford was one of the most significant composers of his day and left a large body of work in many genres, including orchestra music and opera. It is however, for his organ...
