Tallaght Historical Society's Lectures for the 2016/17 season have commenced. All lectures take place at 7:00 p.m. in the County Library, Tallaght, and all are welcome. No booking required. 2016 October 11th - Life after the Twelve Locks by Mick Kinehan November 8th - Dublin from Old Photographs by Cormac Lowth November 22nd - The... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 8th September 2015 Defending Ireland from the Irish James Devitt Tuesday 29th September 2015 Calligraphy: Codes and Catastrophies David Smith Tuesday 13th October 2015 The Sinking of the Lusitania Cormac Lowth Tuesday 10th November 2015 History of Dublin's Fruit and Vegetable Markets John Conroy Tuesday 8th September 2015 Leo Swan Memorial Lecture -... Continue Reading →
Tallaght Historical Society have just announced details of their 2014-2015 lectures. Tuesday 9th September 2014 @ 7:00 p.m. Highways to Leisureways Mick Kinahan Tuesday 30th September 2014 @ 7:00 p.m. Early Medieval Books John Dolan Tuesday 11th November 2014 @ 7:00 p.m. Guns and Hoses: Dublin Fire Brigade during the Irish Revolution Las Fallon Tuesday... Continue Reading →
The Irish Saints and their Feast Days: the Tallaght Contribution by Professor Pádraig Ó Riain Tuesday 10th December at 7:00 pm at The County Library, Tallaght No booking required but places allocated on a first come basis - arrive early as this is sure to be a popular event! Leo Swan died in 2001 and... Continue Reading →
Tallaght Historical Society have just announced their series of lectures for 2013-14. All lectures take place at the County Library, Tallaght and all are welcome. Tuesday 10th September 2013 @ 7:00 pm Tallaght in Transition from Ancient to Modern Chris Flood Tuesday 8th October 2013 @ 7:00 pm Ireland’s Underwater Archaeological Heritage Cormac Lowth Tuesday 29th October... Continue Reading →
There are lots of history lectures and events coming up in South Dublin Libraries during the month of May. As usual all events are free and all are welcome! The only event that requires booking is the Selina Guinness reading at Whitechurch Library, which you can book by calling 01 4930199. Ballyroan Library Thursday 23rd... Continue Reading →
An old man named Patrick Quinn, aged 70, was murdered on Sunday evening, 27th October 1883 outside his home on Beech Park Avenue - also known as Walsh's Road - off Knocklyon Road. This avenue has long since disappeared and the Dargle Wood estate now occupies the ground. The main suspect, Peter Wade, was arrested... Continue Reading →
Alice Furlong was born in 1875, and spent her childhood at Ferndale in Bohernabreena. Her father James was a well known sports editor with The Irish Independent newspaper and originally came from Co. Wexford. Alice had three sisters, Margaret, Kate and Mary and they were a family who greatly enjoyed both reading and writing poetry.... Continue Reading →
This article is taken from Tomás Maher’s talk Tallaght Through the Ages which was Tallaght Historical Society’s January Lecture. It was also published in The Echo on February 23rd. When Eugene O’Curry, working on behalf of the Ordnance Survey, visited Tallaght in 1837 he reported on the Friar's Walk. It was at that time within... Continue Reading →
