What's On

Event

A black and white image of Margaret Heaney and her children, including Seamus

In Person

‘We Entered History & Ignorance’: Derry in the 1940s

Saturday, 26 September 2026 | 2.00pm - 3.00pm

Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again, Westmoreland Street, Dublin, D02 VR66

Event

Funeral entry of Abigail Bollard whose father was a merchant of Antwerp NLI GO MS 70 f. 523r

Online

Online Talk | The Irish and the European Empires

Tuesday, 29 September 2026 | 3.00pm - 4.00pm

Online via Zoom Webinar

Event

Image of a handwritten letter with an eagle and American flag pendant.

In Person

‘Where the murdering cannons roar’

Tuesday, 29 September 2026 | 7.00pm - 8.00pm

National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin, D02 P638

Part of Dublin Festival of History

Event

brian friel at his boathouse, standing in the doorway

In Person

Ballybeg Goes Global

Friday, 2 October 2026 | 2.00pm - 8.00pm

National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin, D02 P638

Event

The Joly Lecture Theatre at the National Library of Ireland.

In Person

Big Stories Behind Small Treasures

Wednesday, 7 October 2026 | 5.30pm - 6.30pm

National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin, D02 P638

Collaboration with the Chester Beatty as part of Dublin Festival of History.

Event

An engraving showing town plans of Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway in Ireland.

In Person

Historical fiction/Ficsean stairiúil

Thursday, 8 October 2026 | 6.30pm - 7.30pm

National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin, D02 P638

Bilingual Event | Part of Dublin Festival of History