Are you interested in modern Irish history? Do you think you and your friends could pitch yourself against other history buffs? Join Dublin City's Historians in Residence in one of the city’s most historic locations, the Mansion House, for this table quiz that will test your Irish history knowledge. Teams of four will face eight...
The strained relationship between the Irish Free State and Dublin Corporation is central to Aodh Quinlavan’s recent absorbing study which captures the mood in the capital during a period of turmoil. After the Civil War the Corporation continued to irritate the central Government with its activities. In these politically sensitive years, there was a determination...
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...