Presented by the Dublin City Council Archaeology and Heritage sections, in association with the Industrial Heritage Association of Ireland. This lecture will focus on the industrial heritage of the south-eastern area of Dublin City. This area has a rich industrial history including mining and quarrying, watermills, windmills, breweries, distilleries and factories, power stations and gas...

Dublin City Council presents this illustrated talk by Dr Ruth McManus which traces the development of Killester from the Anglo-Norman manor of "Quillestre" to the landed estate of Killester Demesne, associated with the Gleadowe Newcomen family, ending with the burning of the house in May 1920. Ruth's research is part of a Dublin Through the...

Dublin City Council presents this illustrated talk by Professor Joseph Brady, who will look at the provision of housing for ex-servicemen in Dublin and how the Killester garden suburb influenced the work of the Irish Sailors’ and Soldiers’ Land Trust after 1926. Joe’s research is part of a Dublin Through the Ages project commissioned by...

Dublin City Council and Four Courts Press present Spectral Mansions, an illustrated talk by Dr Timothy Murtagh which charts the transformation of Henrietta Street and the surrounding area from an elite residential district into one renowned for its deprivation and overcrowded slums between the years 1800 and c.1914. The talk investigates the nature and origins...