Nick Maxwell Thur 7.30pm Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 63 Merrion Sq. S. Helen Roe Lecture—Skellig Michael: unpeeling its many layers, Grellan O’Rourke. Thur 8pm Rathmines, Ranelagh & Rathgar Historical Society, Rathmines Town Hall. Alfie Byrne, lord mayor of Dublin, Trevor White. Adm. €3.
Thur 11am DLR Lexicon, Room 4, Level 5, Haig Terrace. Queen Victoria and the Kingstown connection, Frank Woods. Thur 7pm DLR Bealtaine Festival, Shankill Library. Captain Hermann Goertz: a German WWII intelligence gatherer who stayed in the Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown area, James Scannell.
MAY 09/1671 Irishman Col. Thomas Blood stole the Crown Jewels of England from the Tower of London. Having switched sides during the English Civil War, during which he gained a reputation for intrigue and espionage, Blood lost most of his lands with the Restoration and thereafter conducted a terror campaign against the Stuart establishment. None … Read more
Thur 7.15pm Leixlip History Group, Leixlip Library. History of horse-racing in Leixlip and environs, John Colgan. Thur 8pm Bray Cualann Historical Society, Royal Hotel. The traders of Castle Street and Dublin Road, Bray, Mark Murphy & Brian White. Adm. €5.
MAY 01–04 Mon–Thur Kerry Archaeological & Historical Society, Park Hotel, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. Away to Lismore (field outing). Enquiries: +353 (0)58 42899. 02 Tues 8pm Kilmacanogue History Society, Glenview Hotel, Glen of the Downs. Glenmalure: the wild heart of the mountains, Carmel O’Toole. Adm. €3. 03 Wed 7.30pm Remembering the Future: the Decade of Anniversaries, … Read more