History Ireland

23/10/2025

Explore two books illuminating great voices from Irish American history. Gratefully and Affectionately: Mary Lavin and the New Yorker (New Island) by Gráinne Hurley gives fascinating insight into Lavin’s 18-year working relationship with the publication, including her working relationship with its chief editor through the letters they wrote to each other. Gatsby: Death of an Irishman (Wordwell) by Patrick O’Sullivan Greene delivers a new, compelling insight into the life of F. Scott Fitzgerald, and his complex, evolving and surprising relationship with his Irish heritage. The authors will be in conversation with journalist and author Ronan McGreevy.

Click the link to book: https://dublinbookfestival.com/event/great-irish-voices/

17/10/2025

02/10/2025

This Friday 3rd October, at Dublin Port Substation (Alexandra Rd), join Mac Conmara Heritage Consulting for a very special event as part of the Dublin Festival of History

You will hear voices from our collection of Dublin Port oral histories collected since 2019. Hear from former tugboat pilots, crane drivers, electricians who tended to interned ships in World War II (The Emergency), docker stories, former CEOs, painters and voices of the communities connected to the port!

Date: Friday 3rd October

Time: 14:00 to 17:00 pm

Venue: The Substation, Alexandra Rd, North Wall, Dublin (D01H4C6)

Link: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/voices-of-the-port-oral-history-and-the-dublin-port-memory-project-tickets-1524909257639

Book your tickets here or do feel free to come along on the day. All will be welcome and the event is free. Refreshments will be served.

Come share your stories and memories of Dublin Port at Voices of the Port: Oral History and the Dublin Port Memory Project!

02/10/2025

📣 Meet the Speaker
In advance of the National Monuments Service 8th Annual Archaeology Conference we will be introducing you to the speakers and their topics.
Our final speaker is Professor Audrey Horning
📍 Talk Title: Crossing boundaries, challenging divisions: integrating archaeology into post-Troubles conflict transformation
Professor Audrey Horning is the Forrest Murden Professor of Anthropology and Vice-Dean for Research and Graduate Studies at William & Mary, USA. She is also (Hon.) Professor of Archaeology at Queen’s University Belfast and a fellow of the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute. She currently serves as President of the Society for Historical Archaeology.
📌 Within|Without: The Archaeology of Partitions
🗓 Saturday 18 October 2025
🕘 9:15 AM – 5:30 PM
📍 Edmund Burke Theatre, Trinity College Dublin
🌍 In-person & online attendance available
🎟️ Booking now open:
👉 https://bit.ly/Within-Without
⸻
🙏 With thanks to:

01/10/2025

All of us at History Ireland and the Wordwell Group are deeply saddened by the sudden passing of our great friend and supporter Martin Mansergh.

https://historyireland.com/in-the-service-of-the-state/

18/09/2025

📣 Meet the Speaker
In advance of the National Monuments Service 8th Annual Archaeology Conference we will be introducing you to the speakers and their topics.
Our next speaker is Dr Alexandra Chan
📍 Talk Title: Becoming American: the archaeology of enslavement and racialisation at the Isaac Royall House, an eighteenth-century Massachusetts slaveholding estate
Dr Alexandra Chan is a historical archaeologist who has taught at Vassar College and worked extensively in cultural resource management. She led the excavations at the Royall House and continues to serve on the museum’s Academic Advisory Council.
📌 Within|Without: The Archaeology of Partitions
🗓 Saturday 18 October 2025
🕘 9:15 AM – 5:30 PM
📍 Edmund Burke Theatre, Trinity College Dublin
🌍 In-person & online attendance available
🎟️ Booking now open:
👉 https://bit.ly/Within-Without
⸻
🙏 With thanks to:

12/09/2025

🗓 12 September 2025
📢 Time to register!
Be part of Within|Without: The Archaeology of Partitions—a day exploring how divisions have shaped our shared past.
Within|Without: The Archaeology of Partitions
🗓 Saturday 18 October 2025
🕘 9:15 AM – 5:30 PM
📍 Edmund Burke Theatre, Trinity College Dublin
🌍 In-person and online options
This is the final reminder—concession and general places are almost gone!
👉 https://bit.ly/Within-Without
With thanks to:
monuments service-archaeology
O’Sullivan TD
Housing
National Monuments Service - Archaeology
Archaeology Ireland
History Ireland

10/09/2025

📣 Meet the Speaker
In advance of the National Monuments Service 8th Annual Archaeology Conference we will be introducing you to the speakers and their topics.
Our next speaker is Dr Melanie Hayes
📍 Talk Title: Behind the façade: materiality, craft and display at the Provost’s House, Trinity College Dublin
Dr Melanie Hayes is an architectural historian and research fellow on the ERC Advanced Grant project STONE-WORK at Trinity College Dublin. Her work highlights the collaborative practices in eighteenth-century architecture and redefines how we understand labour and craft in the period.
📌 Within|Without: The Archaeology of Partitions
🗓 Saturday 18 October 2025
🕘 9:15 AM – 5:30 PM
📍 Edmund Burke Theatre, Trinity College Dublin
🌍 In-person & online attendance available
🎟️ Booking now open:
👉 https://bit.ly/Within-Without
⸻
🙏 With thanks to:

05/09/2025

📣 Time to register!
Be part of Within|Without, the archaeology conference exploring how partitions shape who we are.
Within|Without: The Archaeology of Partitions
🗓 Saturday 18 October 2025
🕘 9:15 AM – 5:30 PM
📍 Edmund Burke Theatre, Trinity College Dublin
🌍 In-person and online options
From walls to words—join a day of dialogue on how we divide and connect across time.
👉 https://bit.ly/Within-Without
With thanks to:
monuments service-archaeology
O’Sullivan TD
Housing
National Monuments Service - Archaeology
Archaeology Ireland
History Ireland