On 30 June 1922 the Public Record Office of Ireland (PROI) was obliterated in the opening engagement of the Irish Civil War. The destruction of the PROI burnt through a...
Join in this tour and discover what life was like from Stone Age to Medieval Ireland. Learn about striking ground stone axes from the Neolithic, gold objects from the Bronze...
History Ireland editor Tommy Graham discusses the history (and future) of Ireland's popular history magazine with Donal Fallon. Where did History Ireland emerge from, and what has shaped the magazine?...
We have all heard of people bringing tea bags on holidays abroad, or know people who are not themselves until their first coffee of the day. These two beverages are...
Join an introduction to the First World War, the people involved in it, and how the War impacted their lives. This tour will examine the all-encompassing nature of the First...
Walkinstown Library is delighted to host a children’s history workshop for children aged 9-12, with Dervilia Roche, Dublin’s first Historian-in-Residence for Children. In this workshop, children can explore Dublin’s past, through...
A talk on the life and career of Adam Loftus (d.1605), who commissioned Rathfarnham Castle as a private residence for himself in 1583. Covering his origins in Yorkshire, his arrival...
Join a family tour of the National Museum of Ireland’s ‘Eileen Gray’ exhibition, which shall examine the life and works of the famous Irish born designer Eileen Gray. Admission is...
Join an introductory family tour to learn about the history of Collins Barracks. On this tour, you will explore the lives of soldiers living in the Barracks from the 1700s...
Historian James Curry will discuss the work of artist Mina Carney (1892 - 1974) whose portrait bust of James Larkin is part of the Hugh Lane Gallery's collection. Mina Carney...
The Library in the Community service will host a talk by historian and author Liz Gillis titled Easter Week Repeats Itself: The Battle For Dublin June-July 1922. On the morning...
Grangegorman Histories will launch ‘Instituting Grangegorman’ a podcast sharing the history of the 'Richmond Lunatic Asylum', now the recently restored TU Dublin Lower House at Grangegorman. This podcast is now...
By any measure, Cathal Brugha’s life was extraordinary: A celebrated survivor of the 1916 Rising, despite multiple gunshot wounds; a crucial figure in the post-Rising reorganisation of the Volunteers and...
Just four women were among the 83 people given the Freedom of the City of Dublin since the award was inaugurated in 1876 to June 2022. The genesis of Her...
Phibsboro Library will host Historian in Residence for the Central Area Dr Mary Muldowney for a talk on "Phibsborough in 1922" which will cover everyday life and also the impact...
Dr Bernard Kelly Between 1940 and 1945 a total of 269 Axis and 45 Allied service personnel were interned in the Curragh military camp in County Kildare. Their presence caused...
The Armagh-Dunsink-Harvard telescope (ADH) was the first major international project undertaken by Dunsink Observatory following the observatory’s re-opening as part of DIAS’ School of Cosmic Physics (founded in 1947). The...
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...