Roger Doyle, together with Olwen Fouéré, was at the heart of Operating Theatre. More than an experimental theatre group, music was a key dimension of the project, now thankfully available to hear again from All City Records and their Allchival imprint. In The Irish Times, “his name is revered in the realm of theatre”. In...
As well as safeguarding the city’s civic records, Dublin City Archive houses hundreds of private collections that provide colour and context to any study of Dublin’s development. Among these are archives of numerous Dublin businesses, including Jacob’s Biscuit Factory, Findlater & Co Merchants, and Edward Lee & Co drapers. Join Fionnuala Parfrey, archivist with Dublin...
Join the staff of the Reading Room as they reveal some of the treasures of the collections in Dublin City Library and Archive, including some beautifully illustrated items by Harry Clarke. You can also see Nelson’s Head - from the statue of Nelson that stood on the pillar in O’Connell Street until 1966. Dublin City...
**Booked out** Kathryn Milligan, author of ‘Painting Dublin, 1886-1949: Visualising a Changing City’, will discuss the work of artist Harry Kernoff. Born in London on 9 January 1900, Harry Aaron Kernoff was a prolific figure in twentieth century Irish art. Well regarded for his portraiture and landscape painting, Kernoff often focused on the depiction of...
Join author Marita Conlon-McKenna for this children’s event at Pearse Street Library. Marita has written several acclaimed books for children but is perhaps best known for her famine trilogy Under the Hawthorne Tree, Wildflower Girl and Fields of Home. Marita will be chatting about her writing work and her love of history. She will be...
**Booked out** Join Dublin’s Historian in Residence for Children, Dervilia Roche, and professional LEGO® brick artist Jessica Farrell for this free, interactive workshop at Pearse Street Library for families with children aged 7–13. In this special history edition of the LEGO® Brick Family Workshop, we will build and create historical scenes as a team. Each...
When James Mitchell travelled from his home in east Belfast to Dublin on Easter Weekend of 1916 his main objective was to enlist in the British Army for service in the Great War. Having become a soldier of the King on Easter Sunday he enjoyed a winning streak at Fairyhouse races on Easter Monday where...
**Booked out** 2023 marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of a towering figure of Irish music, Edward Bunting (1773–1843). Bunting is best known for notating and transcribing the music of the harpers at the Belfast Harp Festival in 1792 and publishing three seminal collections of Irish music (1797, 1809 and 1840) based on that...
**Booked out** Robert Ballagh is one of Ireland's most celebrated contemporary artists. His work can be found in collections across the city of Dublin, including the Hugh Lane Gallery, the Irish Museum of Modern Art and Trinity College Dublin. As a painter and designer, his work is strongly influenced by Irish cultural and political history....
Join the staff of the Reading Room as they reveal some of the treasures of the collections in Dublin City Library and Archive, including some beautifully illustrated items by Harry Clarke. You can also see Nelson’s Head - from the statue of Nelson that stood on the pillar in O’Connell Street until 1966. Dublin City...
A lecture on the remembrance of WW1 in Ireland 1919 and present day. Including the highs and lows of remembrance during the war of independence and civil war and the challenges the fledgling Irish Government faced with remembrance services in the 1920s and 30s. Who were the ex-service men and what challenges did they face?...
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...
Red Umbrella Film Festival will screen the short documentary film "Les Prostituees de Lyon Parlent" in Pearse Street Library. The film documents the occupation of the church of Saint-Nizier in Lyon by over 200 sex workers in 1975 to protest against police harassment. This will be followed by a panel discussion covering the history of...