Sam O’Brien: Death in the Fifteen Acres

Drumcondra Library Millmount Avenue Drumcondra, Dublin, Dublin

**Apologies, registration full** How did a rough tackle on a 15 acres football pitch result in the death of 23 year old Sam O'Brien and three young men being charged with murder? But who was Sam O'Brien, who were his family, what happened to them? And what happened to those held responsible for his death?...

Drumcondra’s Story Through Maps

Drumcondra Library Millmount Avenue Drumcondra, Dublin, Dublin

**Apologies, registration full** In this illustrated talk, Ruth McManus will take us on a journey charting the evolution of Drumcondra through time. Drawing on historic maps and images we will...

Marlborough House – State Collusion With Abuse 1944 to 1972

Drumcondra Library Millmount Avenue Drumcondra, Dublin, Dublin

**Apologies, registration full** In the mid-1940s Marlborough House was set up by the Department of Education as a place of detention for young boys. It was the only centre of its type managed directly by the Department of Education, but it was also registered by the Minister for Justice as a Place of Detention. In...