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...
**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...
**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...
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...
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...
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...
想對都柏林嘅歷史同文化遺產多啲了解？ 請加入都柏林歷史導賞團。導遊會帶你參觀著名地標同歷史瑰寶，並分享都柏林發展嘅有趣故事。無論你係歷史愛好者，定係想多啲了解呢個城市，呢個步行團都非常啱你。本次導覽會用粵語進行，促進都柏林講粵語嘅居民參與。呢個係一個難得嘅機會，快啲黎參加呢個粵語導覽團啦！ Join us on our journey through time, exploring the city's vibrant past and cultural heritage. Our tour guide will take you to famous landmarks and hidden historical gems...
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...
*Apologies, registration full* A talk on the history and fate of ten eighteenth-century pictures once installed in the ceiling of the Long Gallery at Rathfarnham Castle. Note: Booking essential.
**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 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, stopped for repairs at Cobh. The ship held 400 refugees fleeing Communist rule in eastern Europe. The plan was to sail to Canada but it...
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...
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 Practice of Medicine', which explores Edward Worth's wonderful collection of medical texts. Note: Booking essential, email info@edwardworthlibrary.ie
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 the people who worked in this part of the Liberties that was once known as "The Golden Triangle'' of Irish Whiskey. With burial records dating...
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 domestic clocks. There are about 80 public clocks across central Dublin, between the two canals, many easily missed. Dated examples range from 1804 to 2019,...
ONLINE TALK To illustrate Ireland and India’s connection, this talk by Jawhar Sircar will focus on the contributions of two Irish women – Margaret Elizabeth Noble who later adopted the...
Join Irish playwright Jimmy Murphy for this talk. After O’Casey’s exile from Ireland and the Abbey, Irish theatre entered a phase of mildly amusing, middle class comedies that endured until...
Spenser’s View has, for centuries, been treated variously as a trove of prejudiced antiquarian lore useful for disparaging Irish people at moments of crisis, and as a store house of...
