December 11

Tues 7pm Tallaght Historical Society, County Library, The Square. Leo Swan Memorial Lecture: Ireland’s underwater archaeological heritage, Cormac Lowth.

December 9

Mon 8.15pm Clontarf Historical Society, Resource Centre, St John the Baptist Church. Interesting, confusing—a side of the census of Ireland 1901 & 1911, Derek Bauer. Adm. €5.

December 5

Thur 7.30pm Eblana Forum, Dún Laoghaire Club, 3 Eblana Avenue. Spies, informers and collaborators, Edward Bourke. Thur 8pm Lismullin Conference Centre, Tara, Co. Meath. The Battle of the Boyne: plans and contingencies, Pádraig Lenihan. Adm. €5.

December 4

Wed 8pm Dún Laoghaire Borough Historical Society, Royal Marine Hotel. Cash from the attic: objects of everyday use around the house now forgotten, Colin Scudds & Seamus O’Connor. Adm. €3. Wed 8pm Rathmichael Historical Society, National School, Stonebridge Road. The great ’flu pandemic, Ida Milne. Adm. €5.

December 03

Tues 8pm Kilmacanogue History Society, Glenview Hotel, Glen of the Downs. The Irish pub—a social and cultural history, Breda Cunningham. Adm. €3.