TODAY’s events at the Dublin Festival of History

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Heather MacLeod of Dublin Festival of History
Heather MacLeod of Dublin Festival of History
  • Closing Lecture: Reflections on Irish Independence, National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, Time: 6:00pm to 7:30pm, Roy Foster (Historian, University of Oxford), organised by the National Concert Hall, The lecture synthesises key milestones from the 1916 Rising to the 1922 Free State, incorporating diaries and constitutional debates for contemporary relevance.
  • Guided Tour: Dublin’s Revolutionary Sites, GPO, O’Connell Street Lower, Dublin 1 (starting point), Time: 10:00am to 12:00pm, Fearghal McGarry (Historian, Queen’s University Belfast), organised by the GPO Witness History Museum, The tour connects landmarks like the Four Courts and Boland’s Mill, using bullet-pocked walls and proclamation replicas to narrate the 1916 events.
  • Panel: Legacy of the Civil War, Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2, Time: 7:00pm to 8:30pm, Anne Dolan (Trinity College Dublin), Eunan O’Halpin (Trinity College Dublin), organised by the Royal Irish Academy, The panel probes the war’s scars on Irish society, analysing veteran pensions and family feuds from oral history collections.
  • Workshop: Curating Historical Exhibitions, National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts & History, Collins Barracks, Dublin 7, Time: 2:00pm to 4:00pm, Fionnuala Croke (Curator), organised by the National Museum of Ireland, Participants design displays from artefacts like Cumann na mBan uniforms, learning labelling and narrative structuring techniques.
  • Film Screening: The Treaty, Irish Film Institute, Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, Time: 8:00pm to 10:00pm, Introduction by Diarmaid Ferriter (University College Dublin), organised by the Irish Film Institute, The 1991 TV drama on Treaty talks is screened, followed by fact-checking against negotiators’ telegrams and Lloyd George correspondence.
  • Talk: Dublin’s Post-War Reconstruction, Dublin City Hall, Dame Street, Dublin 2, Time: 5:00pm to 6:00pm, Ruth Taillon (Urban Planner, independent), organised by Dublin City Council, The talk outlines 1940s-1960s rebuilding after wartime damage, referencing zoning plans and slum clearance reports.
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