Latest Past Events

Holy Wells of North Dublin

Coolock Library Barryscourt Road, Kilmore,, Dublin

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 […]

Devil and the Knock-Down: Social History of the Printing Trade

National Print Museum Beggars Bush Barracks Haddington Road, Dublin 4

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! […]

Exploring the archives: Create a historical comic with Clare Foley

Pearse Street Library 144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2

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 […]