The Royal Irish Academy Library is delighted to present Grá ❤️ Dublin Libraries as part of the Dublin Festival of History. This free webinar celebrates the rich history and heritage of libraries in the Dublin city area. Speakers from the Royal Irish Academy Library, the National Library of Ireland, Marsh’s Library, the Edward Worth Library,...
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...
2022 marks the 75th anniversary of the passing of famous labour leader Jim Larkin, trade unionist and founder of the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union. Described by Constance Markievicz as "some great primaeval force rather than a man". This talk by James Curry will discuss Larkin's remarkable life and how he has been commemorated...
Dublin City Archivist Lorraine McLoughlin will talk about preserving unique documents and materials, how archivists develop collections and what archives can mean to people and communities.
Historian Fergus Whelan will discuss the life of writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights Mary Wollstonecraft, her impact on the life of Margaret King of 15 Henrietta Street, and the links that bound the two women, even after Wollstonecraft's untimely death. This talk is a collaboration between 14 Henrietta Street and Na Píobairí Uilleann....
In popular culture Vikings are usually portrayed as blood-thirsty barbarians who looted and killed wherever they landed. Their rituals and beliefs are regarded as equally brutal. But what do historical and literary sources and archaeology tell us about Scandinavian beliefs and their religion in early Ireland? Can we distinguish between their official conversion to Christianity...
Take a trip down memory lane to the glory days of the Drumcondra Grand, which was opened by celebrated Lord Mayor of Dublin, Alfie Byrne, in 1934. Part of a small circuit of suburban cinemas owned by Leonard Ging, the 1200-seat ‘Drummer’ became a hugely popular venue. This illustrated talk sets this local picture house...
On October 7 1922, three young IRA members, Eamon Hughes, Brendan Holohan and Joe Rogers were arrested in Drumcondra by the National Army under Charlie Dalton, as they were found to be putting up anti-Treaty propaganda posters in the area. The following morning their lifeless bodies were found in at the Red Cow, Clondalkin. On...
The National Archives presents 'Days in the Life: Reading the Michael Collins Diaries, 1918–1922'. A talk by authors Dr Anne Dolan (Associate Professor in Modern Irish History, Trinity College Dublin) and Dr William Murphy (Associate Professor, School of History and Geography, Dublin City University). The talk will be accompanied by an official launch of the...
To mark the 50th anniversary of Muhammad Ali's fight at Croke Park, the GAA Museum presents an evening of conversation and talks about this memorable sporting occasion. Dublin Historian in Residence James Curry will speak about Ali's earlier career and set the scene for the fight in Dublin. Our second speaker is author, journalist and...
2022 marks the 500th anniversary of the birth of Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605), one of the most famous naturalists of Renaissance Europe. The Edward Worth Library and the Zoological Museum of Trinity College Dublin present an exhibition which focuses on Edward Worth’s wonderful collection of Aldrovandi’s texts. Come explore the world of Renaissance natural history! Tour times: 11:00, 12:00, 14:00 &...
Seamus Heaney grew up in Northern Ireland and his emergence as a successful young poet coincided with the outbreak of ‘The Troubles’. In his lecture, Dr Michael Keyes looks at how Seamus Heaney’s work was influenced by the Northern Ireland troubles and how in turn his voice became an influential one as the troubles inched...
On 14 April 1922, members of the anti-Treaty IRA Executive directed their forces to seize the Four Courts complex and other buildings across Dublin city centre in a direct challenge to the authority of the Provisional Government. Rory O’Connor, the IRA’s onetime Director-of-Engineering, would emerge as their nominal spokesperson and a symbol of Irish republican...
The 23rd Medieval Dublin symposium, presented as part of the Dublin Festival of History, will showcase new research in the history and archaeology of medieval Dublin. The purpose of the annual Medieval Dublin symposium is to provide a way through which teachers, students, specialists, amateurs, historians, archaeologists, and everyone whose talents and interests are required...
Join in this tour and discover what life was like from Stone Age to Medieval Ireland. Learn about striking ground stone axes from the Neolithic, gold objects from the Bronze Age and iconic Early Medieval treasures of the ‘Tara’ Brooch and the Ardagh Chalice. No booking required, places allocated on a first come first served...
On the GPO Museum Young Historians Tour children will learn the skills and concepts needed to be a great historian. Using artefacts and photographs in the exhibition and pieces of testimony children will be shown how to use evidence and imagination to reconstruct the past just like a historian. Included in the tour is a...
On 30 June 1922 the Public Record Office of Ireland (PROI) was obliterated in the opening engagement of the Irish Civil War. The destruction of the PROI burnt through a significant part of the Irish historical record stretching back to the 12th century. One hundred years after this disaster an all-island and international collaborative research...
Join in this tour and discover what life was like from Stone Age to Medieval Ireland. Learn about striking ground stone axes from the Neolithic, gold objects from the Bronze Age and iconic Early Medieval treasures of the ‘Tara’ Brooch and the Ardagh Chalice. No booking required, places allocated on a first come first served...