Juliana Adelman is a historian interested in science, medicine and the environment, especially in nineteenth-century Ireland. Now, she is the author of The Grateful Water, a novel set in1866. When...
ONLINE TALK Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc’s recent study, the first of its kind, uncovers the extent to which ‘forced disappearances’ were part of the violent political conflicts that blighted Ireland...
Angela Byrne explores the rich and varied connections between Ireland and Russia in the pre-revolutionary period, focusing on the Irish women who went in search of adventure or employment, for love or for political causes. Dr Angela Byrne is a historian of women, migration, and travel and exploration in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and...
In 1937 the Dublin United Tramways Company (1896) embarked on a programme of replacing its trams with buses but the onset of the 'Emergency' paused this. By 1948 CIÉ had...
Emerging from centuries of oppression and a bitter civil war, the government of the Irish Free State faced huge challenges to ensure democracy would succeed and Ireland would take her...
Dublin City Historian in Residence Elizabeth Kehoe will give a talk about O'Connell Street based on people's memories and historical records, so this will be an eclectic mix about the...
The Tailteann Games, a sporting and cultural festival, were re-imagined and modernised from the ancient games of the same name and held for the first time in 1924 as Ireland's version of the Olympic Games. The games helped to showcase the Irish Free State's newly gained independence and were a celebration of Irish identity shortly...
In August 1951, the Gold Coast National football team came to Ireland, playing matches in Belfast and Dublin. The match in Dublin took place in Dalymount Park on Wednesday, 22nd...
**Apologies, registration full** Blink and you’ll miss it... Tucked in-between St Ann’s Church, and the Mansion House on Dublin’s Dawson Street, how many times have you walked past the Royal Irish Academy and not realised it? Learn about the architecture and early beginnings of this eighteenth century Georgian townhouse. From there we will trace the...
Take a tour of the largest terraced house on Merrion Square, learn about its history, see the latest exhibitions and discover the work of the Irish Architectural Archive. No booking required.
Our history often hides in plain sight. We travel roads, pass laneways and street-signs without appreciating the events that may have happened here in the past. A photograph found in an archive illustrated just this, as Dublin City Historian in Residence Cathy Scuffil, investigated the background to the image, taken in the Crumlin area of...
Join historian, Sean J Murphy, for this talk about Charles Lucas. Dr Charles Lucas (1713-1771) was a Protestant or Anglo-Irish Nationalist whose statue stands in Dublin’s City Hall. He was a predecessor of Grattan and Flood and indeed in some respects a precursor of the republican United Irishmen. Following his election to Dublin Corporation as...
This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the passing of one of Dublin’s most beloved artists. Harry Kernoff was a devoted lover of Dublin City and expressed his passion in his paintings, sketches and drawings. Vitor Vicente will be projecting some of them on the screen and discussing their relationship to Dublin history and the...
Travel back in time at the National Print Museum to experience what it was like to be a young apprentice printer. Learn about Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of the printing press, and how newspapers, books and posters were created before the arrival of today’s computers. Discover what printing has to do with the Titanic, the...
14 Henrietta Street is a social history museum of Dublin life, from one building’s Georgian beginnings to its tenement times. Uncover the 300-year history of 14 Henrietta Street and the...
*Apologies, this event has now been CANCELLED due to unforeseen circumstances* Join Vawn Corrigan for a slide show presentation exploring the fascinating history of the Aran Sweater. From its rocky island roots it eventually spanned the globe to become a symbol of Irishness. Feted on the catwalk, worn by celebrities yet always homely, the classic...
Oral history helps bring the past to life by recording the voices, experiences, stories and memories of people. In this introductory session members of the Oral History Network of Ireland will use audio clips and transcripts to showcase the diverse range of oral history projects across Ireland. Key issues will be discussed, and practical advice...
Dublin City Historian in Residence, Katie Blackwood, will give an illustrated talk on the history of tourism in Dublin. Tourism is an industry that packages and sells culture and national identity and this talk will explore these issues while tracing Dublin's own meandering journey as a place to visit. Booking essential, email rahenylibrary@dublincity.ie
