May 25

Thur 7.15pm Leixlip History Club, Leixlip Library. The Battle of Ashbourne—reflections on 1916, Seán Ashe. Thur 7.30pm Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 63 Merrion Sq. S. Monasterboice’s crosses and the eye of the beholder, Heather Pulliam. Thur 8pm Rathmines, Ranelagh & Rathgar Historical Society, Rathmines Town Hall. Forger, freemason, freeman: the story of Samuel … Read more

May 18

Thur 8pm Bray Cualann Historical Society, Royal Hotel. Edward Lee, a model employer—remembering Lees of Bray, Michael Lees. Adm. €5.

May 17

Thur 7.15pm Leixlip History Group, Leixlip Library. ‘Women voted early and in large numbers’—Irish women, the vote and the 1918 general election, Mary McAuliffe. Thurs 8pm Bray Cualann Historical Society, Royal Hotel. Printed in Bray: the history of the printing industry in Bray and County Wicklow. Adm. €5.

May 14

Tues 7pm Tallaght Historical Society, County Library, The Square. Who said we are not Celts?, John Dolan. Tues 7.30pm Portlaoise Library 1919 and the War of Independence: a national and regional perspective, Richard McElligott. Tues 8pm Genealogical Society of Ireland, Dún Laoghaire Further Education Institute, Cumberland Street. Port collections: a history of Dublin port and … Read more

May 13

Mon 8.15pm Clontarf Historical Society, Resource Centre, St John the Baptist Church. GNR railway history and the importance of Clontarf railway station house, Siobhán Osgood. Adm. €5.