Dublinia Family Tour

Dublinia St Michael's Hill Christ Church, Dublin 8, Dublin

**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...

Irish History Tour of the National Gallery of Ireland

National Gallery of Ireland Merrion Square West, Dublin, Dublin

Join us for a free guided tour exploring Irish history through art in the National Gallery of Ireland. Artists documented important moments in history with portraits of key figures and...

Clonsilla & Royal Canal Heritage Walk

Meeting point for this walk is at - St Mary's Church of Ireland opposite Larch Grove Clonsilla, Dublin 15, Dublin

**Apologies, registration full** Join Clonsilla & Porterstown Heritage Society (CPHS) on a guided walk of the natural and built heritage of this beautiful historic area. Hear stories about the missing...

The Medieval Mile

Meeting Point 121 Christchurch Place, Dublin 8, Dublin

**Apologies, registration full** Did you know that Dublin had one of the largest slave markets in medieval Europe? Or that archaeologists found a medieval walrus in Temple Bar? Have you...

Drawing Historic Dublin

Chester Beatty Dublin Castle, Dublin 2 Dublin 2, Dublin, Dublin

Learn drawing techniques, including line drawing, shading, perspective, and decoration during these relaxed and informal sessions with artist Roxana Manouchehri. This informal workshop will take inspiration from the prints from...

Children’s Workshop Online: The Big History Quiz

Online

Test out your knowledge of all things history-related, explore a range of topics and share interesting facts. You’ll also have a chance to be the quizmaster in a special round where you can pose your own history question to the group! Hosted by Dublin's Historian in Residence for Children, Dervilia Roche, this is an interactive...

The Way We Wore: Representations of Social Change through Clothing

National Museum of Ireland- Decorative Arts & History Collins Barracks Benburb Street, Stoneybatter, Dublin

Join Museum Guides for a tour focusing on the history of clothing in Ireland, and in particular, how clothing can be seen as a representation of social change for women...

History of Dublin – Walking Tour in Cantonese

Meeting point - Outside the GPO O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 1, Dublin

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Pints, Publicans & Glasnevin’s Forgotten Past

John Kavanaghs (The Gravediggers pub) 1 Prospect Square Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Dublin

**Apologies, registration full** Join Warren Farrell, Donal Fallon and the Kavanagh family for a talk exploring the history of Glasnevin Cemetery and its relationship with its neighbour ‘The Gravediggers’ pub...

The Way We Wore: Representations of Social Change through Clothing

National Museum of Ireland- Decorative Arts & History Collins Barracks Benburb Street, Stoneybatter, Dublin

Join Museum Guides for a tour focusing on the history of clothing in Ireland, and in particular, how clothing can be seen as a representation of social change for women...

‘Escape by Victory?: Ireland and the post-war refugee question’

Irish Polish Society 20 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2, Dublin

The Irish Polish Society presents a talk by distinguished historian, Gabriel Doherty, University College Cork, on a refugee crisis in Ireland,1949-51. On 30 September 1949, the Victory, a WWII ship,...

Stanford 100: Pipeworks Organ Recitals at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral

Saint Patrick's Cathedral Saint Patrick's Close, Dublin 8, Dublin

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...

Tours of our newest exhibition ‘The Practice of Medicine’

The Edward Worth Library The Edward Worth Library Dr Steevens' Hospital, Dublin, Dublin

The Edward Worth Library will be holding a number of Open Days during Dublin Festival of History. Come see our beautiful early eighteenth-century Library and enjoy our latest exhibition: 'The...

History Tour of Pearse Lyons Distillery

Pearse Lyons Distillery 121-122 James St, Dublin 8, Dublin

Pearse Lyons Distillery invites you to explore the rich history and heritage surrounding the former St. James Church, and how it came to be a distillery. Discover the stories of...

All in Good Time: the fascinating history of Dublin’s public clocks

Pearse Street Library 144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Dublin, Ireland

Join Adrian Le Harivel, former Curator at the National Gallery of Ireland, for this talk. He became intrigued about this important aspect of streetscape, while walking the city and researching...