Raheny Library is delighted to host the talk 'Reluctant Suburbanites: Guinness and Vernon Landlords and the Expansion of Dublin's Northside, 1840-1920' . Guest speaker Colm Lennon will illustrate the talk...
In the early twentieth century, Dublin’s chronic housing conditions were described as the worst within the British Empire. The collapse of the Church Street tenement in 1913 with fatal consequences...
In recent years, the Drumcondra-born footballer and football manager Patrick O'Connell (1887-1959) has received increased recognition for his sporting achievements. This talk will look at O'Connell's playing career, focusing particularly...
Join Marta López from the Port Heritage & Communications team in a time travel to the late 19th-century Port. Engineers valued the potential of photography almost from its invention in...
Guardians of the Peace is a political history of the Irish police force, An Garda Síochana, from its foundation at the birth of the Irish State, through the Irish Civil...
Ballymun Library will host a public lecture by John Dorney on The Civil War in Dublin, 1922-24. The war began there with the Provisional Government's assault on the Four Courts...
The Royal Irish Academy Library is delighted to present Grá ❤️ Dublin Libraries as part of the Dublin Festival of History. This free webinar celebrates the rich history and heritage...
Hosted by Inchicore Library. Join Historian in Residence Cathy Scuffil as she brings us through a period of great change in Ireland. 1922 was a year of huge change for...
2022 marks the 75th anniversary of the passing of famous labour leader Jim Larkin, trade unionist and founder of the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union. Described by Constance Markievicz...
Dublin City Archivist Lorraine McLoughlin will talk about preserving unique documents and materials, how archivists develop collections and what archives can mean to people and communities.
Historian Fergus Whelan will discuss the life of writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights Mary Wollstonecraft, her impact on the life of Margaret King of 15 Henrietta Street, and...
In popular culture Vikings are usually portrayed as blood-thirsty barbarians who looted and killed wherever they landed. Their rituals and beliefs are regarded as equally brutal. But what do historical...
Take a trip down memory lane to the glory days of the Drumcondra Grand, which was opened by celebrated Lord Mayor of Dublin, Alfie Byrne, in 1934. Part of a...
On October 7 1922, three young IRA members, Eamon Hughes, Brendan Holohan and Joe Rogers were arrested in Drumcondra by the National Army under Charlie Dalton, as they were found...
The National Archives presents 'Days in the Life: Reading the Michael Collins Diaries, 1918–1922'. A talk by authors Dr Anne Dolan (Associate Professor in Modern Irish History, Trinity College Dublin)...
To mark the 50th anniversary of Muhammad Ali's fight at Croke Park, the GAA Museum presents an evening of conversation and talks about this memorable sporting occasion. Dublin Historian in...
2022 marks the 500th anniversary of the birth of Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605), one of the most famous naturalists of Renaissance Europe. The Edward Worth Library and the Zoological Museum of Trinity College Dublin...
Seamus Heaney grew up in Northern Ireland and his emergence as a successful young poet coincided with the outbreak of ‘The Troubles’. In his lecture, Dr Michael Keyes looks at...