Housing the People, Building the State

Coolock Library Barryscourt Road, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

In this illustrated talk, Ruth McManus discusses the development of housing policy in Ireland from 1922 to 1932. This first decade after independence saw the new government tackling a major...

Dublin as Destination: A History of Tourism in the City

Raheny Library Howth Rd Raheny, Dublin, Dublin

Dublin City Historian in Residence, Katie Blackwood, will give an illustrated talk on the history of tourism in Dublin. Tourism is an industry that packages and sells culture and national...

Sharing Stories: An Introduction to Oral History

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

Oral history helps bring the past to life by recording the voices, experiences, stories and memories of people. In this introductory session members of the Oral History Network of Ireland...

Grangegorman – The Transportation Story

East Quad, TU Dublin Grangegorman Campus, Dublin 7, Dublin

This lecture by Dr Joan Kavanagh, will highlight the transportation narrative of the Grangegorman Female Penitentiary from 1840 to 1852.  Its development, the policies that were put in place for...

Getting Started in Local History Research

Fingal Local Studies and Archives 46 North Street Townparks, Swords, Dublin

This talk is aimed at those who are considering or have researched some topic of local history and would now like to make their findings available to the public. It...

Nicola Pierce

Studio, dlr Lexicon Studio, L1, dlr Lexicon and Cultural Centre Queen's Rd, Dún Laoghaire, Dublin

**Apologies, registration full** Nicola Pierce, author of The Spirit of the Titanic and Chasing Ghosts, an Arctic Adventure, discusses her latest novel of historical fiction, In Between Worlds, the Journey of the Famine Girls. The book was inspired by the Earl Grey Scheme: between 1848 and 1850, over four thousand orphaned Irish girls, aged 14...

Stair agus Oidhreacht Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann

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Díreoidh an chaint seo ar oidhreacht ailtireachta agus luathstair na Leabharlainne Náisiúnta. Bainfidh sé leas as meascán de ghrianghraif stairiúla ón gCartlann Náisiúnta Ghrianghrafadóireachta, léaráidí ailtireachta agus íomhánna níos nua-aimseartha...

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...

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...

Contested Histories: the sculpture of Christ Church Cathedral re-examined

Chapter House, Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin 8, D08 TF98 Chapter House, Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, Dublin 8, Ireland

In the context of the current wider debate over public monuments, this lunchtime talk will take a fresh look at the monuments of Christ Church Cathedral, informed by Dr Greg...

The Life of Frank O’Connor- Pembroke’s first Librarian

Pembroke Library Anglesea Road Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Dublin

Pembroke Library will host a lecture by Dublin City Historian in Residence Cormac Moore, on the life of Pembroke Library's first Librarian, Frank O'Connor (born Michael Francis O' Donovan) who,...

A Bird in the House, God Bless Her

Royal Irish Academy 19 Dawson St, Dublin 2, Dublin

A Bird in the House, God Bless Her was recorded by Michael Fortune of folklore.ie, with the Southside Travellers Action Group (STAG). Telling of rare customs in Ireland, it includes...

Seamus Heaney and the Classics

Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again, Bank of Ireland Cultural & Heritage Centre Westmoreland Street, Dublin, Dublin

You are invited to join us at the Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again exhibition for an exploration on the influence of the classics on the works of Seamus Heaney. While...

Culture Club: Caint ghearr ar William Butler Yeats

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Bígí i dteannta Niamh Ní Riain ó Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann le haghaidh na cainte trí Ghaeilge, 30 nóiméad ar líne, faoi shaol agus saothar William Butler Yeats. Tá an...

From Sackville to O’Connell

Charleville Mall Library Charleville Mall off North Strand, Dublin 1, Dublin

Dublin City Historian in Residence, Elizabeth Kehoe, will give a talk about O’Connell Street based on people's memories and historical records so this will be an eclectic mix about the...

The Walk of Shame

The Little Museum of Dublin 33 Lower Pembroke Street, Dublin 2, Dublin

**Apologies, registration full** Join the Walk of Shame, a new history of Dublin in the rumours, scandals and crimes of one square mile: the Georgian splendour of Fitzwilliam Square. This...