Whet your appetite for Dublin Festival of History with a special event with bestselling author Robert Harris. Robert will discuss his new novel Act of Oblivion with Professor Micheál Ó Siochrú, Trinity College Dublin. From the master storyteller, the story of the biggest manhunt of the 17th century. They killed the King. Now they...
Acclaimed poet and translator Peter Sirr joins us for October’s talk to discuss his recent collection of essays, Intimate City. Peter will be sharing his enchanting style and inquisitive eye as he looks at various aspects of Dublin’s social world and its built heritage - from the well known to the hidden.
Join the staff of the Reading Room as they guide you around the newly refurbished space and reveal some of the treasures of the collections - from valuable first editions by famous Irish writers to centuries old volumes from the library of Sir John T. Gilbert. You can also see Nelson's Head - from the...
In this event, Ellen Rowley and Carole Pollard will draw out the links between Dublin’s buildings and Dublin’s political, social, cultural and economic histories. By focusing on architecture as the central thread in the story of the city in formation, 1900–2000, both historians will discuss and illustrate the relationship between architecture, housing and people in...
Join the staff of the Reading Room as they reveal some of the treasures of the collections in Dublin City Library and Archive, including some beautifully illustrated items by Harry Clarke. You can also see Nelson’s Head - from the statue of Nelson that stood on the pillar in O’Connell Street until 1966. Dublin City...
**Booked out** 2023 marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of a towering figure of Irish music, Edward Bunting (1773–1843). Bunting is best known for notating and transcribing the music of the harpers at the Belfast Harp Festival in 1792 and publishing three seminal collections of Irish music (1797, 1809 and 1840) based on that...
Join the staff of the Reading Room as they reveal some of the treasures of the collections in Dublin City Library and Archive, including some beautifully illustrated items by Harry Clarke. You can also see Nelson’s Head - from the statue of Nelson that stood on the pillar in O’Connell Street until 1966. Dublin City...
As well as safeguarding the city’s civic records, Dublin City Archive houses hundreds of private collections that provide colour and context to any study of Dublin’s development. Among these are archives of numerous Dublin businesses, including Jacob’s Biscuit Factory, Findlater & Co Merchants, and Edward Lee & Co drapers. Join Fionnuala Parfrey, archivist with Dublin...
