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 GAA’s relationship with Douglas Hyde. Hyde was controversially removed as GAA patron after he attended a soccer match between Ireland and Poland in 1938. Secondly,...
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 and Commerce of the new Irish State. The ITA was Ireland’s first official National Tourism Body and would go on to lay the foundation for...
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. Booking essential, click here for the website or 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...
**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...
The National University of Ireland in collaboration with Dublin City Council and the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Ireland, each year organise an International Viking Event as part of the Dublin...
TU Dublin Conservatoire will screen a documentary exploring the history of St Brendan's Hospital Grangegorman, in relation to the site's new role as a university. The history is seen through...
This talk is part of the Marino 100 series of talks, celebrating the centenary of the development of the Marino estate, the first estate built in the Free State after...
One hundred years ago, in March 1924, about 50 officers of the National Army who were facing demobilization in the post-Civil War reduction of the army, seized weapons, and absconded...
Explore the collections of Dublin City Library & Archives to create your own historical comic! Clare Foley (illustrator of the recent historical comic Fear and Fever: 14 Days of Typhoid in Edwardian Dublin, published by Dublin City Council) will show you how to create your own comics using real historical sources through hands-on exercises in...
**Apologies, registration full** Step aboard the Old Liffey Ferry and explore Dublin's rich history. Our 1-hour voyage takes you along the River Liffey, passing iconic landmarks and historic sites. Discover the city's medieval past, industrial heritage, and maritime legacy. Cruise past bustling Dublin Port, where international trade has shaped the city's economy, and picturesque Poolbeg...
Remembering Grangegorman is an opportunity for people who have memories of living or working on the Grangegorman site, and have objects relating to the site, to share them with Grangegorman Histories. We want to capture the stories of Grangegorman to contribute to the historical record of the site and to shape narratives that will be...
1974-2024 : 50 Years at 1 Kildare Street The Alliance Française Dublin's building at 1 Kildare Street, formerly Kildare Street Club, was inaugurated in 1974 by the then French Prime Minister Jacques Chirac. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of its installation in the iconic listed building, Alliance Française is organising a full day of festivities....
From independence in 1922 until the abolition of the death penalty in 1990, 25 women were convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Only one ultimately met the hangman. This talk explores their lives, crimes, and punishments. Although extraordinarily rare, women’s lethal violence in this period can reveal much about Irish women’s hidden, domestic lives,...
Join Dublin’s Historian in Residence for Children Dervilia Roche for this free, interactive workshop for children aged 9-12. Solve the puzzles inspired by the history of Richmond Barracks, and see if your team can be the first to find their escape key. Note: Limited spaces, booking essential. Please book here.
