Drumcondra and Walkinstown Libraries will close temporarily from end of business on Thursday 24 November for minor essential improvement works. Both libraries will reopen on Monday 5 December.
This fourth volume in the very popular History on your Doorstep series returns to the approach taken in the first two books, in which the Historians in Residence contributed short pieces about the history, locations and people they had encountered in their work in the different areas administered by Dublin City Council.
Introducing Transcription Week, a call for participation
You don’t need to attend any workshops to take part, just register an account on https://europeana.transcribathon.eu/ and when the Dublin material is released start transcribing!
To take part email [email protected] and get in touch.
Are you a history buff? Or do you just like to dabble occasionally in things historical? Well, we have a great online resource for you. The Great Courses offers video-based learning which you can watch at a time, place and pace that suits you.
Welcome back. Last week we took a break from researching your family history to announce the availability of www.findmypast.ie to Dublin City library card holders. This week I am glad to say that we have been granted permission by the National Archives of Ireland to use James Callan’s will in this blog.
