Nick Maxwell

Sat 1.10pm Chester Beatty Library, Dublin Castle. In-focus tour: Lapis and gold: the story of the Ruzbihan Qur’an, Elaine Wright.

Sun Railway Preservation Society of Ireland ‘Dublin Riviera’ steam train excursions: Dublin–Greystones & return (x2). Details: www.steamtrainsireland.com.

Mon 11.30am Shankill Tidy Towns Heritage Walks, Rathmichael CoI Church, Rathmichael, Shankill. Ballycorus lead mines, Rob Goodbody.

Thur     2pm National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. Guided tour: Yeats & the Irish Cultural Revival exhibition.

Thur 1.10pm Chester Beatty Library, Dublin Castle. The triumph of colour: the Islamic architecture of Iran, Bernard O’Kane.