Dublin Festival of History returns 26 Sept - 12 Oct 2025. A @dubcitycouncil event, organised by @dubcilib in partnership with @dcccultureco. #HistFest25
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Tickets are still available for 'The Irish Language & 1925 Gaeltacht Census’ talk, our free event for #HistFestDublin which takes place this Thursday 9 October at 6pm in our Reading Room. Book your ticket now at buff.ly/79RLEt5! @HistFest @DeptCultureIRL
ALT Map of Gaeltacht areas in Ireland in the 1920s
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In Conversation with Dr Sarah Hendriks: Curator of Collecting Ireland’s History
For @histfest with the #VirtualRecordTreasuryofIreland
Learn more about the Virtual Record Treasury's Collecting Ireland's History exhibition!
📅 Tuesday, 7 October at 1pm: nli.ie/exhibitions-events/co…
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A reminder to anyone who is booked to attend, that my @HistFest talk will take place tomorrow evening (7th Oct) in Drumcondra Library, hope to see you there
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Delighted to be doing a bit again this year for @HistFest in my local library in Drumcondra.
The focus of the talk this year is Peter Hoban, revolutionary, footballer, Trade Union leader and a local of Phibsborough
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Great day yesterday thanks to @HistFest , art, history, fresh air I especially enjoyed the WWI walking tour with @RMcGreevy1301; thanks too to Gillian from @14HenriettaSt for her insight on Dublin in 1900s. It's lovely to listen to experts especially enthusiastic ones.
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@JLDraycott @HistFest very interesting talk last night. Thank you. I am looking forward to reading the book #Fulvia #DublinFestivalofHistory
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A great afternoon head starting with
Daniel O'Connell His Legacy
then
The Secret History of the Women of SOE
5 Partitions & the making of Modern Asia
Life & Death for the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain
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The Cult of St Leo in Inishark: A Creative Heritage
In collab w/ #FolkloreofIrelandSociety for @histfest
Join us for our lunchtime lecture & explore the integration of folklore, archaeology, & ethnography through the Cult of #StLeo!
📅 Fri 3 Oct at 1pm:
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Very enjoyable tour this morning for the excellent Dublin @HistFest. So many layers of history here..dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/e… @TheRestHistory
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Fascinating talk by @NicolaPierce3 at @HistFest in #Dublin last night - full of powerful stories from her #new #book "Great Irish Wives". Thanks to @DoireannNiB for chairing the event.
I can’t wait to dive into my signed copy! 📖
#GreatIrishWives @DubCityCouncil @DCCCultureCo
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Lovely audience for the @SpitfireFilly talk @HistFest about her new book ‘Eagle Days: Life and Death for the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain’ @HoZ_Books
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In Conversation with Dr Sarah Hendriks: Curator of Collecting Ireland’s History
For @histfest with the #VirtualRecordTreasuryofIreland
Learn more about the Virtual Record Treasury's Collecting Ireland's History exhibition!
📅 Tuesday, 7 October at 1pm: nli.ie/exhibitions-events/co…
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@RoyCurtis68 gives a bravura talk about Con Houlihan, “the Stratavarius of the written word” as part of the @HistFest
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There's still time to book (for free) for my talk @NLIreland at 7pm on Wednesday, 1 October as part of @HistFest, where I'll present snapshots from my ongoing @DCU research funded by @Researchirel on the Catholic Standard newspaper. Register below
The Standard: Ideological Cornerstone of #CatholicIreland
The Standard newspaper was the semi-official ‘voice’ of Catholic Ireland for fifty years (1928-1978).
Join us for lecture by Daniel Carey during the @HistFest.
📅 Weds, 1 Oct at 7pm:
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Despite the weather, great turnout for my @HistFest talk this morning in the historic Round Room of the @MansionHouseDub about the Irish Boundary Commission. Very engaging audience with some great questions.
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Looking forward to the John T Gilbert lecture tonight with Diarmaid Ferriter as part of @HistFest, don't worry that it is booked out, watch it online dublinfestivalofhistory.ie
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I'll be giving a free talk on my @Researchirel-funded work @DCU on the Catholic Standard newspaper during the @HistFest at 7pm on Wednesday, 1 October @NLIreland ... Sign up below to attend
The Standard: Ideological Cornerstone of #CatholicIreland
The Standard newspaper was the semi-official ‘voice’ of Catholic Ireland for fifty years (1928-1978).
Join us for lecture by Daniel Carey during the @HistFest.
📅 Weds, 1 Oct at 7pm:
nli.ie/exhibitions-events/st…
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Seamus Heaney’s Life at Queen’s | For @histfest
📅 Sat, 4 Oct at 11am:
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What was @QUBelfast like in the fifties? How did #SeamusHeaney fit in there? How did his time at Queen’s influence his writing? Find out in this talk with Kathryn McCance.
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The @HistFest brochures are fantastic!
We're thrilled OHNI's upcoming event is featured.
Secure your FREE ticket and join OHNI as we discover how oral history brings the past to life.
Monday 6 October, 6:30PM, Pearse St Library, Dublin.
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In Conversation with Dr Sarah Hendriks: Curator of Collecting Ireland’s History
For @histfest with the #VirtualRecordTreasuryofIreland
Learn more about the Virtual Record Treasury's Collecting Ireland's History exhibition!
📅 Tuesday, 7 October at 1pm: nli.ie/exhibitions-events/co…