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History and Heritage lectures organised and recorded by Dublin City Public Libraries and Archive.

Dublin City Public Libraries and Archive


    • Jul 5, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 43m AVG DURATION
    • 36 EPISODES


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    Remembering and reinventing the Rising

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2016 23:50


    Listen to historian Donal Fallon discuss the history of commemorating the 1916 Rising, while looking at events such as the first anniversary in 1917, the often-violent Easter parades of 1930s Dublin and the fiftieth anniversary in 1966. Recorded on Thursday 23 June 2016 at 6.30pm in Dublin City Library and Archive as part of the Dublin City Council 1916/2016 Centenary Programme.

    Printing the 1916 Proclamation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2016 12:03


    Listen to City Archivist Mary Clark talk about the Proclamation, which was typeset and printed by William O’Brien, Michael Molloy and Christopher Brady and tell the story of how the original signatures were chewed to a pulp by Michael Molloy (not Christopher Brady as wrongly stated on Nationwide). Part of 'Elizabeth O'Farrell and the 1916 Proclamation' Seminar. Recorded on Monday 25 April 2016 at Dublin City Hall as part of the Dublin City Council 1916/2016 Centenary Programme.

    Conserving the 1916 Proclamation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2016 21:58


    Listen to Elizabeth D’Arcy share the exciting and sometimes nerve-wracking story of how she conserved the Proclamation. Hear how she painstakingly removed sellotape, washed, repaired and strengthened this hugely important document. You can view the conserved Proclamation in the Story of the Capital exhibition in City Hall. Liz D'Arcy, Paperworks, Studio for Paper Conservation is qualified with an MA in Conservation of Fine Art on Paper. Liz is an accredited member of the 'Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic works in Ireland' (I.C.H.A.W.I) and a member of the 'Irish Professional Conservators and Restorers Association' (I.P.C.R.A). Part of 'Elizabeth O'Farrell and the 1916 Proclamation' Seminar. Recorded on Monday 25 April 2016 at Dublin City Hall as part of the Dublin City Council 1916/2016 Centenary Programme.

    Elizabeth O’Farrell, The woman with the white flag

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2016 45:30


    Listen to Ian Kelly, grand-nephew of Elizabeth O’Farrell talk about his great-aunt Elizabeth O'Farrell, her role in the 1916 Rising, her work as a midwife in Holles Street and her legacy. Listen to 'The Tricolour Ribbon' sung by Antoinette Heery (whose grand uncle James Heery was in the GPO with Elizabeth during the Rising) and to Ian reading Liam Mac Uistín's poem "We saw a vision". The talk is followed by Anne-Marie Kelly, Divisional Librarian at Dublin City Public Libraries, and a self-confessed Elizabeth O'Farrell fan, performing her original vignette 'Elizabeth Looks Back'. Part of 'Elizabeth O'Farrell and the 1916 Proclamation' Seminar. Recorded on Monday 25 April 2016 at Dublin City Hall as part of the Dublin City Council 1916/2016 Centenary Programme.

    ‘Thank God we have lived to see this day’: The Rising

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2016 55:44


    Listen to historian Brian Hanley discuss Dublin society and politics on the eve of the Rising. Among the topics examined are the impact of the world war, local politics, divisions of class and religion and the strength and variety of radical opinion and the personalities associated with it. Recorded on Thursday 24 February 2016 in Rathmines Library as part of the Dublin City Council 1916/2016 Centenary Programme.

    ‘Thank God we have lived to see this day’: The Rising

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2016 66:34


    The second lecture in Brian Hanley's Dublin Burning series examines the first day of the Rising, looking at the impact of the countermanding order, the mobilizations at local level and popular reactions to the revolt. It also details the military strategy of the rebels and the first armed encounters with Crown forces. Recorded on Thursday 2 March 2016 in Rathmines Library as part of the Dublin City Council 1916/2016 Centenary Programme.

    ‘Who fears to speak’: the legacy of the Rising

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2016 67:17


    The final lecture in Brian Hanley's Dublin Burning series looks at how the Rising has been remembered, why it has become controversial and the various interpretations of its significance 100 years on. Recorded on Thursday 9 March 2016 in Rathmines Library as part of the Dublin City Council 1916/2016 Centenary Programme.

    The women were worse than the men: crime in Dublin in 1916

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2016 38:37


    The 19th Annual Sir John T. Gilbert Lecture by Pádraig Yeates.

    Ireland's Harp: shaping a nation's identity

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2016 56:16


    The image of the harp – symbolic of the political and cultural landscape of Ireland for centuries – evokes strong sentiments in the collective Irish imagination. This iconic instrument became the emblem on Irish coinage in the sixteenth century. Since then it has been symbolic of Irish culture, music, and politics.

    Dublin as a global city: through time and space

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2016 83:30


    The 18th Annual Sir John T. Gilbert Lecture by Kevin Whelan.

    Irish Carnegie Libraries, An Architectural History

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2014 43:35


    Between 1897 and 1913, Andrew Carnegie donated over £170,000 to fund the building of eighty libraries in Ireland. In this talk, Brendan Grimes outlines the history of these Irish Carnegie Libraries.

    Andrew Carnegie, The Library Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2014 52:24


    Brendan Langley talks about the fascinating life of Andrew Carnegie, the industrialist and philantrophist.

    Queen Gormlaith, Brian Boru and The Northmen of Dublin

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2014 31:04


    Dr Howard Clarke re-examines the reputation of Queen Gormlaith and Brian Boru while looking at the rules of marriage, and the bewilderingly complicated nature of the relationships between some of the key players in the battle of Clontarf.

    That Field of Glory: Historical and Antiquarian Perspectives on The Battle of Clontarf

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2014 36:36


    Dr Colm Lennon's lecture explores how the legend of Brian Boru and the battle of Clontarf has been adopted as a means of advancing different ideologies throughout Irish history, and how modern scholarly research using antiquarian sources and textual and scientific research are helping separate fact from myth.

    Alleys, annals and anecdotes: a new look at Gilbert's History of Dublin

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2014 64:54


    The 17th Annual Sir John T. Gilbert Lecture by Séamas Ó Maitiú.

    Who Feared to Wear the Red Hand Badge! Songs and Poems of 1913 Lockout

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2013 44:53


    Who Feared to Wear the Red Hand Badge! Songs and poems of 1913 Lockout. Performed with historical commentary by Francis Devine with guest singer Fergus Russell.

    Dublin after Dark: Glimpses of Life in an Early Modern City

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2013 46:59


    The 16th Annual Sir John T. Gilbert Lecture by Maighréad Ní Mhurchadha.

    Sir John T. Gilbert (1829-1898): Life Works and Context

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2012 51:06


    The 15th Annual Sir John T. Gilbert Lecture by Brendan Twomey.

    Mr Kennedy Miller's Very Capable Company of Irish Players

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2011 46:35


    The 14th Annual Sir John T. Gilbert Lecture by Dr Christopher Fitz-Simon.

    'The GAA and the Irish Revolution in Dublin' by Dr William Murphy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2010 25:45


    'The Maids Who Made It: Maids of the Mountain Hockey Club 1918-1999' by Hilary McDonagh

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2010 25:45


    'Bohemians Football Club - The enduring legacy of an idle youth' by Ciaran Priestly

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2010 31:28


    'Where Dubliners have played: the city's built sporting heritage' by Dr Roisin Higgins

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2010 29:51


    The Other German Bombings of Ireland: German bombings of Ireland 1940-41 by Eoin Bairead

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2010 33:13


    North Strand Bombing and the Emergency in Ireland Seminar.

    The Transformation of the Irish Army during the Emergency by Colonel Donal O'Carroll

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2010 35:38


    North Strand Bombing and the Emergency in Ireland Seminar.

    The Effects of War-Time Censorship on Historical Sources regarding the North Strand Bombing 1941 by Kevin O'Connor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2010 38:05


    Hostile aircraft approaching Irish coast. The air defence of Dublin and the North Strand Bombing by Michael Kennedy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2010 41:13


    Rediscovering Emmet's Dublin through the collections of Dublin City Libraries

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2010 46:30


    Commodious temples: Catholic church building in nineteenth-century Dublin

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2010 65:00


    Dublin City Public Libraries 1884-2009

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2009 40:32


    A talk to commemorate 125 years of Public Library Service in Dublin City, by Deirdre Ellis-King, Dublin City Librarian. September, 2009.

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    Ceithre seachtaine, Carnán scéalta: Cromail i mBaile Atha Cliath, 1649

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2009 30:00


    A talk as gaeilge on Cromwell in Dublin in 1649 by Dr Maighréad Ní Mhurchadha.

    Dublin's civic buildings in the early modern period

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2009 35:00


    The 12th Annual Sir John T. Gilbert Lecture by Professor Colm Lennon.

    Dublin in 1608 by Dr Maighréad Ní Mhurchadha

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2008 30:00


    A talk to coincide with the launch of the new publication, Early Modern Dubliners.

    River, rivalry and revolt: history of the built fabric of Dublin City

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2008 35:00


    The 11th Annual Sir John T. Gilbert Lecture by Dr Christine Casey.

    The Underestimated Mr. Wesley

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2008 58:34


    The Underestimated Mr. Wesley: Charles Wesley 1707 - 1788. A lecture by Dudley Levistone Cooney. 18th December 2007.

    Through streets broad and narrow: a history of Dublin's trams

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2008 63:00


    The 10th Annual Sir John T. Gilbert Lecture by Michael Corcoran.

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