Calling all amateur or novice weavers. Participants will learn how to weave on a card loom as we meander through the history of weaving in the Liberties. All materials will be included in a pack that participants will be given on the day. At the end of this session everyone will have woven a bookmark,...
Hosted by Inchicore Library. Join Historian in Residence Cathy Scuffil as she brings us through a period of great change in Ireland. 1922 was a year of huge change for the Irish Nation. The Anglo Irish Treaty had been ratified by the Dail, though sometimes fractious debate and later in the year the dark chapter...
The Liberties of Dublin has historically been home to an industrial working class. Much of this history is related to brewing and distilling, and the associated businesses and trades that came with these industries. However, another industry which has all but disappeared has left a lasting legacy in terms of place names and also in...
Join Cathy Scuffil, Dublin City Council Historian in Residence, 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...
