Animal City: Dublin in the 19th and 20th Centuries

Ballymun Library Ballymun Road, Dublin 11, Dublin

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, they will follow the once prevalent pigs, cattle and horses through city streets revealing a history full of forgotten sights, smells and sounds. Juliana Adelman...

From Sackville to O’Connell

Central Library Ilac Centre Henry St, Dublin 1, Dublin

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 the capital’s main street. This year marks the 100th year anniversary of the naming of this iconic street. Note: Limited spaces, booking essential.

Fleapits, Palaces and Multiplexes: A History of Dublin Cinemas

Donaghmede Library Donaghmede Shopping Centre Grange Rd, Dublin 13, Dublin

**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 makeshift venues, the golden age of cinema building, and right up to the emergence of the multiplexes of the 1990s. Incorporating architecture, censorship, queuing, courting...

For the Republic:The life of Cathal Brugha, 1874-1922

Mansion House Dawson St, Dublin 2

**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 an Irish language activist in the Gaelic League, a key organiser for both the Irish Volunteers and Sinn Féin, Minister for Defence in the underground...

Talk on Civil War Dublin Metropolitan Police Book 1922/23

Kevin Street Garda Station Kevin Street, Dublin 8, Dublin

*Apologies, registration is now full for this event* This event will be a lecture by Paul Maher, on the Dublin Metropolitan Police Occurrence Book 1922/23 covering the Kevin Street Division....

Festival of History at DIAS Dunsink Observatory

DIAS Dunsink Observatory DIAS Dunsink Observatory Dunsink Lane, Castleknock, Dublin 15

**Apologies, registration full** 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 discoveries beyond our atmosphere. Throughout the night we’ll have talks, conversation and, weather permitting, some stargazing — all in the historic surroundings...

The Launch of the Drimnagh Historical Map

Good Counsel Liffey Gaels GAA Club Davitt Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12, Ireland

The Launch of the Drimnagh Historical Map with guest speakers; Cathy Scuffil, Historian in Residence and Liz Gillis, Historian and Author.

Two talks at the GAA Museum

GAA Museum Croke Park, Dublin 3, Dublin

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 Work Before Us’ Centenary of the Irish Tourist Association

Tourism Innovation Hub CHQ Units 5 & 6 CHQ Building, North Wall Quay, Dublin, Ireland

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...

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

**Apologies, registration full** 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...

Parnell Square Walking Tour – Dublin’s Finest Square

Meet - Outside Chapters Bookstore Parnell Street, Dublin 1, Dublin

**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...

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 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

Governing Dublin in the Viking-Age

National University of Ireland 49 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, Dublin

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...

The Development of the Marino Estate

Carleton Hall 53a Shelmartin Avenue Marino, Dublin 3, Dublin

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...

The Asylum Workshop (Documentary screening)

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

**Apologies, registration full** 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...

The 1924 Army Mutiny and its consequences

Daniel O'Connell Building Griffith College South Circular Road, Dublin 8, Dublin

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...