Dublin Local History Meetup Our membership is full. cover photo

Dublin Local History Meetup Our membership is full.

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Sincere condolences to the Behan family on the sad death of Jonny RIP

This is a group for anyone interested in the history of Dublin city and county. Come along if you want to share stories about the people and places - or if you want to learn more about this fine city! The Organiser Team are all volunteers, who love heritage and schedule a wide variety of events related to Dublin history, such as the Viking city, Georgian Dublin, Dublin Tenements, The Liberties, 1916, Famous Parks, Dublin Writers, Landmarks etc. The group is now 10 years old but - with a thousand years of history at our fingertips - the list of things to do is endless!

Code of Conduct:
At present, we are closed to new members. We hope to be welcoming new members shortly. Watch this space!

The group is intentionally relaxed, informal and friendly. We focus on having a smaller group of active members, so regularly remove members who are inactive. We are in the process of introducing a €5 membership fee.

As a minimum, the following code of conduct is expected of all members:

If you say you'll attend.. then attend! No shows/last minute drop outs ruin the fun for everyone. We do track them and a member may be removed if they have a poor track record
No using the group for commercial enterprise, the group is deliberately non-profit \
No abuse of the organisers/other members
Any members in breach of this code will be removed from the group.

Health & Safety: Events are organised with H&S in mind (max numbers, no unsafe venues/destinations etc.), however, each member attends events at their own risk.

Upcoming events

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€10.00
4 seats left
Walking Tour of the Liberties
Sun, May 24 · 11:30 AM IST
Parish Hall of St. James, St James St, Dublin 8, Dublin, IE
Have you ever walked down a street and wondered who lived there, what happened on the street, or behind closed doors?
Walk along an ancient highway known in Irish as Slí Mhor, The Great Way. Listen to tales of Normans and Nobels, Rebellions and Weavers, Traders and local characters who once called this place home.

Consider as you walk in the footsteps of the many people who went before you, how the area has evolved over the years and what the future may be.

Our guide is Anita Ray, a proud local, born and raised in the Liberties.
Be prepared to travel through the centuries, look through walls and buildings and imagine how life 'used to be'.

Cost: €10.00 payable at time of booking. Please note: Bookings are not honoured without payment!

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Meeting point: St. James's RC Church on James's Street.
12 attendees
Portraits of a Poet | The Portraiture of Seamus Heaney By
Sat, May 30 · 1:45 PM IST
Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again, Bank of Ireland Cultural and Heritage Centre, Westmoreland Street, Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again, Bank of Ireland Cultural and Heritage Centre, Westmoreland Street, Dublin, D02 VR66, Dublin, IE
COST: FREE
GET YOU TICKET ON EVENTBRITE FIRST
Join us as we explore the painted layers of Seamus Heaney through portraiture past and present.
This talk examines how artists who knew, studied, or were inspired by Heaney's work captured his presence in portraiture. From early depictions to later, more reflective works, this talk traces a visual journey through Heaney's life—revealing how each artist approached not just his appearance, but his personality, character and mind.
Featuring works by Edward McGuire, Barrie Cooke, Louis le Brocquy and more, we will showcases a wide range of artistic styles. Expect everything from finely detailed drawings to bold, expressive paintings, as well as sculpture and printmaking. Together, these works—spanning oil, charcoal, mixed media and more—offer a rich and varied portrait of one of Ireland’s most influential poets.

DETAILS:
13:45: Meet just inside the Main Entrance
14:00: Lecture Begins
15:00 Lecture Ends

Check that you have your ticket before pressing attend.
We only want people to sign-up who ACTUALLY COME!
21 attendees
Sean Lemass, The Last Memoir, Talk at the Mess: Richmond Barracks
Wed, Jun 3 · 5:45 PM IST
Richmond Barracks, St Michael’s Estate, Inchicore, Dublin, D08 YY05, Dublin, IE
Come join me as we venture back to Richmond Barracks for a talk at the Mess : Séan Lemass - The Lost Memoir.
Speaker: Ronan McGreevy (Irish Times journalist and author)
Topic: Unseen private recordings and untold perspectives from Ireland’s most transformative Taoiseach.

We will meet inside entrance doors of Richmond Barracks at 5.45pm.
Talk starts at 6pm and finishes at 7pm.
Please book your own free ticket on the Richmond Barracks website.
Once your ticket is booked, let me know in Comments and you will be moved to the Going List.

The talk explores rare 1967 - 1969 interview tapes of Sean Lemass, where he discusses his complicated relationship with Eamonn de Valera, his disdain for the IRA, and his visionary economic policies.

Richmond Barracks is a former British Army barracks which was refurbished for cultural and community use by Dublin City Council in 2016. It was originally built in 1810 in response to the threat of a French invasion during the Napoleonic Wars. It was one of the British Army’s largest barracks in Dublin at the time.

See you there
4 attendees
Elizabeth Bowen Annual Lecture
Sat, Jun 6 · 1:15 PM IST
Irish Writers Centre, 19 Parnell Square, Dublin 1, IE
COST: LECTURE ONLY: FREE
Renowned for her novels and short stories, including The Death of the Heart, The Heat of the Day, and The Last September, Elizabeth Bowen is one of Ireland's most enduring literary figures.

Since 2022, the Elizabeth Bowen Society have organised an annual lecture for the writer's birthday, and this year the Irish Writers Centre is delighted to collaborate on this fantastic day exploring and discussing the legacy of Elizabeth Bowen.
Annual Bowen Birthday Lecture

1.30pm – 3.00pm: Annual Birthday Lecture by Bowen expert Diana Hirst, author of The Aesthetic of Elizabeth Bowen’s Novels - Light, Atmosphere, Fragmentation, and Sensation. Diana's lecture will be titled: 'Oh, Madam...The Start of a Fifteen-Year Bowen Journey.'

DETAILS:
13:15: Meet inside the main entrance of the Irish Writers Centre
13:30 Lecture begins
15:30 Lecture Ends
Depending on the numbers that come on the day, we will go for tea/coffee afterwards

GET YOUR TICKET FIRST, THEN PRESS ATTEND!
10 attendees

Past events

2197

Organizers

Anne McCloskey and 10 others

Anne M. is a Super Organizer

Members

241

Related topics

Local History & Culture

Historic Locations

Historic Preservation