February 5

Wed    6.30pm Old Dublin Society, Dublin City Library & Archive, 138–144 Pearse Street. The Battle of Clontarf, 1014, in Irish history and legend, Colm Lennon. Wed    8pm Rathmichael Historical Society, Rathmichael NS, Stonebridge Road. The Irish Viking Graves Project: old finds and new findings, Stephen Harrison.

January 22

Tues 7pm Tallaght Historical Society, County Library, The Square. The great Liberties whiskey fire of 1875, Las Fallon. Tues 8pm Dublin Port Company & Bullock Harbour Preservation Association, Dalkey Castle and Heritage Centre. The building of Bullock Harbour, Elizabeth Shotton. Tues 8pm Howth Peninsula Heritage Society, Howth Angling Centre. ‘The staunchest priest who ever lived in … Read more

January 19

Sat 1pm Irish Labour History Society, ILHS premises, Beggar’s Bush. Programme or placebo? The Democratic Programme of the First Dáil, Emmet O’Connor, Evanna Craig, Jack O’Connor, Charles Callan, D.R. O’Connor Lysaght.

January 14

Thur     7pm Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown 1916 Committee, The Lexicon, DL. Social conditions in Dún Laoghaire during 1916, Pádraig Yeates. Thur     8.30pm Enniskerry History Society, Powerscourt Arms and Country House Hotel. Tales of Enniskerry, Brian White. Adm. €3.