1974-2024 : 50 Years at 1 Kildare Street The Alliance Française Dublin's building at 1 Kildare Street, formerly Kildare Street Club, was inaugurated in 1974 by the then French Prime Minister Jacques Chirac. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of its installation in the iconic listed building, Alliance Française is organising a full day of festivities....
Join Dublin’s Historian in Residence for Children Dervilia Roche for this free, interactive workshop for children aged 9-12. Solve the puzzles inspired by the history of Richmond Barracks, and see if your team can be the first to find their escape key. Note: Limited spaces, booking essential. Please book here.
From independence in 1922 until the abolition of the death penalty in 1990, 25 women were convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Only one ultimately met the hangman. This talk explores their lives, crimes, and punishments. Although extraordinarily rare, women’s lethal violence in this period can reveal much about Irish women’s hidden, domestic lives,...
Join us at the GPO Museum on this tour showcasing the ways in which museums encourage people of all ages to engage with the past. Museums are the most direct way to learn about and understand the past. This creates unique opportunities and challenges when exploring a complex history and making it accessible for all....
**Apologies, registration full** Join local guide Sean Deegan for this historically relevant walk pointing out some of the sites during this significant period in our recent past. From the Howth Guns of 1914, to the Irish Citizens Army in this area, Tom and Kathleen Clarke’s House 1916, Father Matthew Park and the Irish Volunteers. Sean...
A three kilometre, guided walk provided by Kilmainham Inchicore Heritage Group following the route of the River Camac from Lansdowne Valley Park to what was once the western boundary of Dublin City at Bow Bridge. Though sometimes referred to as a stream, the flowing water of the Camac facilitated settlement and development in Inchicore Kilmainham...
Casino Marino’s experienced tour guide Conal, will provide a historic guided tour of Marino and environs. The tour will include a walking tour commencing in the Casino Marino, through Saint Vincent`s GAA grounds, The Marino Institute, Marino and Griffith Avenue, Marino Crescent and concluding back at the Casino Marino. Note: Limited spaces, booking essential
Explore Dublin Port's vibrant history on an immersive walking tour. Discover the restored substation and original east wall, while tracing the evolution of the city, its communities, and industries. The tour's second part will take you to the Pumphouse, once a graving dock area now transformed into a space for the arts. Currently, 'Temple Bar...
Balbriggan & District Historical Society will open their Pop Up Museum from 12 - 5pm on 12 October and 13 October 2024 as part of the Fingal Festival of History. The museum will include exhibitions of the people, places, events providing an insight into life in Balbriggan in times gone by. There will also be...
Join Museum Guides for an interactive tour which will give visitors a flavour of the wealth of artefacts on display in the Museum that show the continuity and change of food preparation over time and the fascinating insights dining can give us into life, society and culture in Ireland. The tour explores the many different...
Art historian Kathryn Milligan discusses the life and work of Estella Solomons. A graduate of Dublin’s Metropolitan School of Art, Solomons became one of the leading artists of her generation in the Irish capital active within Cumann na mBan in the Irish revolution. From her beautiful illustrations in The Glamour of Dublin (1926) to her...
How well do you know Victorian Dublin? In this special meetup of the Children’s History Book Club, we will be joined by author and illustrator Alan Nolan as he brings you on a trip around Dublin’s lost landmarks and creepiest crypts - as featured in his new historical book series, starring the young Molly Malone...
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 the role of women in the Irish printing trade, ‘fire eaters’, ‘printer’s devils’ and the pressmen who were brought to court for eating a sausage!...
Join Museum Guides for an interactive tour will gives visitors a flavour of the wealth of artefacts on display in the Museum that show the continuity and change of food preparation over time and the fascinating insights dining can give us into life, society and culture in Ireland. The tour explores the many different ways...
Join Dublin City Historian in Residence Katie Blackwood for a family-friendly workshop on the holy wells of North Dublin, followed by a walk to the site of St Brendan's holy well (20 minutes on foot) to see a performance by artist Rónán Ó Raghallaigh. The workshop will cover folklore and cures, the locations of different...
Explore the collections of Dublin City Library & Archives to create your own historical comic! Clare Foley (illustrator of the recent historical comic Fear and Fever: 14 Days of Typhoid in Edwardian Dublin, published by Dublin City Council) will show you how to create your own comics using real historical sources through hands-on exercises in...
Dublin City Historian in Residence, Elizabeth Kehoe will host a talk given by Helen O’Donohoe on the rich and interesting history of patchwork and its introduction to Ireland. Helen is a Patchwork and Quilting teacher who has been interested in textiles craft and stitch from a young age. She is a member of the Irish...
Join Museum Educators from the National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts & History, Collins Barracks for a drop-in handling session at Phibsboro Library. Hands-on History: From Barracks to Museum, is an interactive handling session with objects from the Museum’s handling collection that explore the history of the 300-year old Barracks, and the vast collections...
