Dublin City Council Historian in Residence, Dr Mary Muldowney, will discuss the 40th anniversary of the 8th Amendment to the Constitution, including a comparison with the successful campaign for Repeal of the 8th. The fifth anniversary of that Referendum is on 25 May and the signing of Repeal into law took place on 18 September...
At the end of the 19th century there were around 8,000 horses and 4,000 pigs living in Dublin city while nearly 200,000 cattle and 300,000 sheep passed through each year. In 1901, 803 Dubliners worked as cattle dealers, drovers, farriers, vets. Over the course of the 20th century most of these animals, and most of...
Intrepid traveller and intimate of kings, emperors and despots, the range and diversity of Lord Sligo’s life is breathtaking. From a youth of hedonistic self-indulgence in Regency England to a reforming, responsible legislator and landlord, Sligo became enshrined in the history of Jamaica as ‘Emancipator of the Slaves’ and in Ireland as ‘The Poor Man’s...
Dublin City Council Historian in Residence Dr Mary Muldowney presents a talk on the story of the 11/90 branch of the Amalgamated Transport and General Workers Union from the 1970s to the 1990s. This talk will be based on interviews with retired members of UNITE the Union (formerly the ATGWU), who worked in various companies...
The Dublin Cattle Market in the twentieth century: from the 'busiest in Europe' - Dr Mary Muldowney, Dublin City Council Historian in Residence. The Market was a significant element of the area in the hinterland of Grangegorman from 1863 when it opened first to 1973 when it was closed down. This talk will include extracts...
**Booked out** Join Dublin’s Historian in Residence for Children, Dervilia Roche, for this family walking tour in Dublin city centre. Families will be following the route of the Hidden Histories treasure hunt, solving clues, and discovering some of the hidden parts of the city’s history. Suitable for children aged 9-12 with accompanying adults. Children will...