Come along for a Hidden Histories self-guided treasure hunt. Dublin's Historian in Residence for Children Dervilia Roche teamed up with illustrator John Farrelly of Deadly Irish History to create the ‘Hidden Histories Hunt’, a self-guided 3km treasure hunt for children in Dublin City, teaching them about the city's buildings, bridges, history and little-known facts. The...
Dún Laoghaire Libraries presents a special exhibition of the Charles Hamilton Oswald Collection of glass plate negatives from the Local Studies collection, digitised especially by dlr Lexicon staff. Oswald, a Dún Laoghaire resident, had a special interest in yachting, and either acquired or inherited the collection of glass plates which mainly depict life in and...
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 Deegan of In The Shadow of Croker Walking Tour and Tenement Museum will do a series of talks on the history of Jones Road Whiskey...
Take a tour of the largest terraced house on Merrion Square, learn about its history, see the latest exhibitions and discover the work of the Irish Architectural Archive. No booking...
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 the transformation of...
Patrick 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...
Tailte Éireann is the state body with responsibility for the property registration system, property valuation service, and national mapping and surveying infrastructure for the State. Tailte Éireann is custodian of...
**Apologies, registration full** Join Clark Brydon, the Head of the Cathedral’s Education Department, for a rare and unique tour, where you will get to see some parts of this historic 800-year-old building not usually seen on the tourist route. Learn about the Cathedral’s past, and how the past informs its present. Note: Limited spaces, booking...
The 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...
Dr 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
**Apologies, registration full** Visit the very beating heart of modern Ireland with a tour of Busáras, Ireland’s first purpose-built bus station officially opened on 19 October 1953. Designed by renowned architect Michael Scott and officially named Áras Mhic Dhiarmada after Seán Mac Diarmada, a leader of the 1916 Easter Rising. Hailed as “Europe’s first postwar...
From the award-winning filmmakers of 406 Days – The Debenhams Picket Line comes the story of the Dublin Monaghan Bombings. On the 17th May 1974 three no warning bombs detonated in Dublin City Centre within three minutes of each other killing 27 people. Later, a no warning bomb in Monaghan Town killed seven more innocent...
Join the Gallery's Irish Sign Language tour guides for a look at highlights from the Gallery’s An Túr Gloine exhibition as well as key stained glass works from the permanent collection. As the Gallery endeavours to make our activities and events accessible to the deaf community, we wish to welcome members of the ISL community...
ONLINE 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...
The 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,...
Approximately 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 of Fingal natives who died during the Great War and illustrate the complex relationship between Ireland and the British military. Dr. Bernard Kelly completed his...
This 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 so-called ‘patriot’ opposition in the Irish parliament, it was the principal Irish nationalist daily paper in the nineteenth century. For 50 years, from 1841 to...
Let 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, they will follow the once prevalent pigs, cattle and horses through city streets revealing a history full of forgotten sights, smells and sounds. Juliana Adelman...
