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...
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...
In the mid-1940s Marlborough House was set up by the Department of Education as a place of detention for young boys. It was the only centre of its type managed...
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...
Dublin City Historian in Residence, Elizabeth Kehoe will be giving a talk about O’Connell Street based on people's memories and historical records so this will be an eclectic mix about...
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,...
**Apologies, registration full** Join Dublin City Historian in Residence, Katie Blackwood, for an illustrated talk on the history of Dublin cinemas that takes the audience through the early days of...
**Apologies, registration full** This year marked the 150th anniversary of the birth of Cathal Brugha. Brugha was a tireless and devoted activist for Irish republicanism across various spheres including: as...
Join us at Dunsink Observatory for a night-long celebration of space and history — from Ireland’s rich and colourful history of exploring the universe, to our role in making future...
This event will be a lecture by Paul Maher, on the Dublin Metropolitan Police Occurrence Book 1922/23 covering the Kevin Street Division. Entries include robberies, Free State manoeuvre, Anti-Treaty ambushes,...
The Launch of the Drimnagh Historical Map with guest speakers; Cathy Scuffil, Historian in Residence and Liz Gillis, Historian and Author.
Join us at the GAA Museum for two lectures from the vast history of Gaelic Games. Dublin City Historian in Residence, Cormac Moore, will deliver an enthralling account of the...
The Irish Tourist Association (ITA) was established in January 1925 as a result of a Conference held in Government Buildings in Dublin, under the Presidency of the Minister for Industry...
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...
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...
**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...
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...
**Apologies, registration full** EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum will host UCD PhD candidate, Fiona Slevin, as she explores the post-famine economic and social landscape of rural Ireland. By using examples...
