From 8th Amendment to Repeal of the 8th

Central Library Ilac Centre Henry St, Dublin 1, Dublin

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...

Ann Marie Durkan – Animals in 20th Century Dublin

Central Library Ilac Centre Henry St, Dublin 1, Dublin

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...

From Rake to Radical: An Irish Abolitionist

Central Library Ilac Centre Henry St, Dublin 1, Dublin

**Booked out** 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...

Struggling against the odds in defence of jobs

Central Library Ilac Centre Henry St, Dublin 1, Dublin

Apologies, this event is now cancelled. 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...

Dublin Cattle Market in the twentieth century

Central Library Ilac Centre Henry St, Dublin 1, Dublin

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...

Family Walking Tour: Hidden Histories Hunt

Central Library Ilac Centre Henry St, Dublin 1, Dublin

**Booked out** Please note: The meeting point is now at The Chapters bookstore. 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...