A History of the Dublin Cattle Market

Phibsboro Library Phibsboro Library Blacquiere Bridge, Phibsboro, Co.Dublin

**Booked out** Dublin City Council Historian in Residence for Dublin Central, Mary Muldowney, is working with Dr Declan O'Brien on a history of the Dublin Cattle Market from its opening in 1863 to its closure in 1973. They will be talking about their research, with particular emphasis on the testimonies of people who lived and...

The 1973 escape from Mountjoy Prison by helicopter

Phibsboro Library Phibsboro Library Blacquiere Bridge, Phibsboro, Co.Dublin

**Booked out** On 31 October 1973 a hijacked helicopter landed in the prison yard at Mountjoy. It stayed there very briefly and when it took off again, it had three Provisional IRA prisoners on board: Seamus Twomey, Kevin Mallon and J.B. O'Hagan. Dublin City Council Historian in Residence, Dr Mary Muldowney will talk about the...