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On 8th July, 1921 a train carrying troops, military supplies, horses and civilians was ambushed by members of the 4th Battalion Dublin Brigade IRA as it passed under the railway bridge near the then rural hamlet of Ballyfermot.

This Saturday, join us for #GetIrelandGrowing Day. Download the GIY app and discover 12 simple but powerful challenges to help people connect with nature through food growing. Expect special guests, spot prizes, demonstrations and lots of fun.

One thing that has become really clear from talking to children is the huge role that reading plays in fostering their interest in history. Often reading historical fiction is a kind of gateway into exploring a particular historical period or topic. In response to this, I co-designed with a group of very dedicated young readers of history, a monthly history book group for children.

On the 80th Anniversary, we remember The North Strand Bombing on the night of 30/31 May 1941, when four bombs were dropped over the North Strand area by German aircraft.

Dublin City Libraries are marking the anniversary of the bombing with:

4,500 Early Learning and Care settings, including registered childminders, to receive free book bags under the First 5 Little Library Initiative. The project aims to support the development of little libraries in early learning and care settings and encourage a love of books and reading among our youngest children.

Dublin City Libraries will soon be looking for people to get involved in an exciting crowdsourcing project which will bring to life thousands of historical handwritten documents which tell the story of the City in the 19th century.

Welcome to the ninth week in our second series of Researching Your Family History during Lock-down.

Sonya McGee is the Librarian at Dublin City Libraries Prisons Service. Here she tells us about her role with Dublin City Libraries.

Watch The Great Brunswick Street Ambush, March 1921, a talk by historians Cathy Scuffil & Liz Gillis for the 100th anniversary of .
Hosted by Dublin City Libraries on Monday 15 March 2021.