A practical folk dances workshop with Slavcho Begov, to take participants on a music trip and intertwine history and traditional dances. Today’s political borders on the Balkans are a result...
What does it mean to be a hero in the 20th century? Epic Annette: A Heroine’s Tale recounts the extraordinary true story of Annette Beaumanoir, whose involvement with the French...
Flowerboard crafting technique is listed one of the intangible cultural heritage in Hong Kong. Photos and information cards which explain this unique art form and history, will be displayed. You...
Drawing on the National Library of Ireland's collections, including recruiting posters, newspapers and photographs, and on the Library’s online exhibition, World War Ireland, this online talk will discuss the First...
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...
**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...
**Apologies, registration full** Join your tour guide Ronan McGreevy for A First World War tour of Dublin. The First World War was the biggest war that Ireland participated in. The...
This October the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology is holding a series of events to mark to the 50th anniversary of the commencement of the last Museum excavations Wood...
In 1600, Dublin was a walled, medieval town. Housing was basic, of wattle and daub, with cage-work on the main streets. Anglo-Norman Catholics ran the city. By 1700, the gates...
This talk by Dr Livia Hurley charts the rise of porter and how its production influenced the world of the brewery and its immediate context in the city, from the...
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...
On this bespoke social history tour at the National Print Museum, explore the ordinary (and extraordinary) lives and customs of the printing trade. The tour will cover topics such as...
To celebrate 100 years of the establishment of its headquarters at Ballsbridge, the RDS Library & Archives will host an illustrated talk on the history of the RDS in Dublin...
**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...
The Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA) is delighted to host a talk by Professor John Turpin HRHA. The RHA in the early 20th century saw itself as modern. This outlook was...
Lafcadio Hearn enjoys great acclaim as a literary genius who brought the folklore of Japan to Westerners. Yet behind the novelist lived Hearn the teacher. As a translator, he saw...
ONLINE TALK Writer and historian Kieran Connell sheds new light on the experiences of the hundreds of thousands of Irish immigrants who made lives for themselves in Britain over the...
The story of James Connolly is dominated by two locations: Liberty Hall and the GPO. This talk will explore the other aspects of this time in Dublin, in particular the...
