Dec 10

Tues    1.05pm Friends of Medieval Dublin and Dublin City Council, Civic Offices, Wood Quay. 1534: Silken Thomas and the siege of Dublin, Stephen Ellis. Tues    6pm History Ireland Hedge School @ Belfast City Hall. Volunteers 1913: two traditions or one?, Lar Joye, Michael Laffan, Timothy Bowman, Philip Orr. Tues    7pm Tallaght Historical Society, County Library. … Read more

Sean O’Casey exhibition at Farmleigh

Farmleigh is hosting quite a few festive events in the run-up to Christmas. But if anyone is planning a festive visit, they might also have a look at the exhibition on Sean O’Casey currently on display in Farmleigh House itself. O’Casey was born on Dublin’s Dorset St in 1880, into a Church of Ireland family … Read more

Dec 9

Mon    8pm Dundrum & District Historical Society, Dom Marmion House. Contacts between Ireland and Britain in the Iron Age/late medieval period, Elizabeth O’Brien. Adm. €2. Subscribe to History Ireland in print or digital here View Subscription Options Already a subscriber? Sign in

Dec 5

Thur    8pm Mount Merrion Historical Society, Mount Merrion Community Centre. William Ashford’s Mount Merrion, Finola O’Kane. Adm. €4. Subscribe to History Ireland in print or digital here View Subscription Options Already a subscriber? Sign in

Dec 4

Wed    8pm Rathmichael Historical Society, Rathmichael NS, Stonebridge Road. Axes from islands: the importance of island lithic sources in the Neolithic period, Gabriel Cooney. Subscribe to History Ireland in print or digital here View Subscription Options Already a subscriber? Sign in