Nick Maxwell ‘Brian Boru was a fine figure of a man and all the women of Ireland were after him . . .’ So says the ‘kindly’ Christian Brother to bemused pupils in one of the few lighter moments in Cathal Black’s otherwise bleak drama documentary Our Boys (originally banned from RTÉ when released in 1981). Given … Read more
March 1 Sat 10am National Gallery of Ireland, Merrion Sq. W, lecture theatre. War Artists study day. Speakers: Keith Jeffery, Brendan Rooney, Seán Rainbird, Kathleen Palmer, Sebastian Barry, Brian Maguire, Mick O’Dea, Richard Mosse, Marie Bourke. Enquiries: +353 (0)1 6633504/5/7, education@ngi.ie. 2 Sun 3pm National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks. The Irish soldier on film, … Read more
Mon 8pm Clondalkin Historical Society, Áras Chrónáin, Watery Lane. Our local river, Friends of the Camac.
Mon 7.45pm Donaghadee Historical Society, Methodist Church Hall, Moat Street. Sea captains and ships out of Portaferry and Strangford, Alison Murphy. Mon 8pm Clondalkin Historical Society, Áras Chronáin, Orchard Road. Brú na Boinne and the drought of 2018, John Dolan.
Thur 7.15pm Leixlip History Club, Leixlip Library. The White and Green warfare of 1916—a profile of the lives of Tom Crean and Thomas Ashe of Dingle, Frank Nugent. Thur 8pm Bray Cualann Historical Society, Royal Hotel. James Joyce unlocked, Anthony Cronin. Adm. €5.