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*Unfortunately this event is now cancelled* Patrick O'Byrne will be giving a talk on the fascinating life of his maternal grandfather Padraig O Caoimh aka Paudeen (1881 - 1973) in...

**Apologies, registration full** Dublin City Historian in Residence, Elizabeth Kehoe will be giving a talk about O’Connell Street based on people's memories and historical records so this will be an...

**Apologies, registration full** The river Poddle is key to understanding the foundations of Dublin. This river flowing mostly underground has borne witness to all the key events of our shared...

This talk will be presented by Dr David Sorensen who is a Balbriggan local historian. His presentation will look at the history, development and changes to the street names of...

Sheila O'Flanagan, Jennifer Ryan and Nicola Cassidy will discuss their novels on a theme of War in Fiction, with Hazel Gaynor. The world wars, the Irish civil war and the War of Independence are popular settings for historical novels. This fascinating event will explore why periods of war appeal for writing fiction, the inspiration and...

David Lloyd George boasted that he had 'murder by the throat' in a speech in London in 1920 having swamped Ireland with troops, Black and Tans, Auxilliaries, assassins, touts and informants. Eighteen months later the British left Ireland defeated by counter-espionage. Edward J. Bourke, using information newly investigated, outlines for us a web of espionage,...

Instead of studying the book as an individual author's work, book historians pay attention to its architecture, and processes of book production. They focus on publication contexts that might impact the meaning contained in the book. Dr Lucy Collins, Professor Porscha Fermanis, Eoin McCarney, and Dr Tapasya Narang will reflect on the importance of holding,...

In 1923 the anti-Treaty IRA, in response to the ongoing execution of their prisoners, declared a ban on public entertainments including sports, theatre and cinema during a period of 'national mourning'. This resulted in a concerted campaign which involved stopping sports and burning theatres and cinemas, only ended by the close of the Civil War....

Cornelius Ryan died in November 1974, aged 54. Once a world famous best-selling author, he is today virtually forgotten. Born in Heytesbury Street, educated in Synge Street, altar boy in Harrington Street. He subsequently became a war correspondent attached to the army of General George Patton. He later wrote "The Longest Day" an account of...

The Irish Manuscripts Commission (IMC) was founded in 1928 after the catastrophic fire at the Four Courts in 1922 which destroyed 700 years of Ireland’s documentary heritage. IMC marked the...

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...

This talk is aimed at those who are considering or have researched some topic of local history and would now like to make their findings available to the public. It will provide pointers on how to research, where best to look for information and how to produce an end product suitable for your intended audience....

*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 residents of the then new estates in Finglas, particularly women. When the factory closed, it was replaced by the Janelle Shopping Centre, which included 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 the Crumlin Road from the 1890s until 1944 with the clay pits extending from Kimmage to the Grand Canal at Goldenbridge. The brickworks were a...

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 works including The Stealing of the Irish Crown Jewels, The Great Irish History Book and his latest Land is all that Matters. Land seizures were...

Approximately 210,000 Irishmen volunteered for the British Forces between 1914 and 1918; of these, around 35,000 died, with over 6,000 of these from Dublin. This talk will tell the story...

Dublin City Historian in Residence, Elizabeth Kehoe will be giving a talk about O’Connell Street based on people's memories and historical records so this will be an eclectic mix about...

The National University of Ireland in collaboration with Dublin City Council and the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Ireland, each year organise an International Viking Event as part of the Dublin Festival of History. We are used to reading and hearing about the wars fought by the fleets and armies of Dublin against their Irish neighbours...