You are invited to join us at the Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again exhibition for an exploration on the influence of the classics on the works of Seamus Heaney. While Heaney’s poetry tended to be rooted in the sense of place, identity, and memory, the classics were intertwined in much of his most celebrated works...
The appointment of the first women on the frontline of Dublin Corporation’s public health service at the turn of the 20th century, when Dublin was widely considered one of Great Britain and Ireland’s unhealthiest cities, was controversial in several ways. This talk will illuminate the story of Dublin’s first women sanitary sub-officers, revealing their significant...
A Bird in the House, God Bless Her was recorded by Michael Fortune of folklore.ie, with the Southside Travellers Action Group (STAG). Telling of rare customs in Ireland, it includes stories of fairies, the banshee, and shape-shifting hares. It won the 2024 Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) Community Archive Scheme and marks the first collection...
Bígí i dteannta Niamh Ní Riain ó Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann le haghaidh na cainte trí Ghaeilge, 30 nóiméad ar líne, faoi shaol agus saothar William Butler Yeats. Tá an...
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 Capital’s main street. This year marks the 100th year anniversary of the naming of this iconic street. No booking required.
**Apologies, registration full** Join the Walk of Shame, a new history of Dublin in the rumours, scandals and crimes of one square mile: the Georgian splendour of Fitzwilliam Square. This hilarious walking tour is a celebration of what Dubliners do best – malicious gossip – on a walk that exposes the secrets of the Square...
In July 1927, at just thirty-five years old, Kevin O’Higgins was assassinated on his way to Mass in Booterstown, Co. Dublin. A reviled figure for anti-Treaty republicans, O’Higgins became the target of particular venom for his vocal support of the Free State government’s execution policy during the Civil War, which saw seventy-seven IRA men executed,...
In her talk – entitled ‘Sacraments and Suburbs: Building Catholic Dublin, 1960-80– Dr Ellen Rowley will share some ongoing research into the relationship between the Irish Catholic Church (namely the...
ONLINE TALK Sa léacht seo, pléann an Dr Ian Malcolm ról na bProtastúnach i stair na Gaeilge in Éirinn. Amharcfaidh sé orthu siúd a choinnigh coinneal na teanga beo nuair...
Dr. Elizabethanne Boran, Librarian of the Edward Worth Library, Dublin, will provide an insight into the various illnesses and diseases occurring in Dublin of the 1700s, and how and where...
**CANCELLED** The choral setting of the Requiem Mass is a centuries-old tradition. Its formal structure has brought consolation to generations in its comforting predictability. How then has the choral Requiem...
*Apologies, this event has now been CANCELLED due to unforeseen circumstances* In the 1970s, the Janelle clothing factory was a significant employer in North-West Dublin. It offered employment to many...
Ringsend Library presents 'The 1924 Free State Army Mutiny' with Dublin City Historian in Residence Cormac Moore. The Army Mutiny of March 1924 was the biggest threat to the Irish...
**Apologies, registration full** The Royal Irish Academy will host a live recording of Three Castles Burning, a social history podcast created and hosted by Donal Fallon. The episode will feature...
Myles Dungan is one of Ireland’s best-known and most respected broadcasters on both radio and television for more than two decades. He is the author of a number of popular...
The work of women filmmakers has been recognised and celebrated in recent years. However, women’s contribution to the field of nonprofessional filmmaking remains under-explored. As part of a...
Join Dublin City Historian in Residence Cathy Scuffil, as she unravels the story behind the Dolphin’s Barn Brick Company and the people associated with it. The company was located on...
There are some 200 memorials in Saint Patrick’s Cathedral. In this talk, based on book of the same name, the biographies of those commemorated are explored. Many of these were...
