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Online Library System update

28 April 2022
Thanks for bearing with us as we work to resolve teething problems with our new online system. Your library service now has its own online catalogue where you can search and reserve items and log in and manage your account. The online catalogue for Dublin City members is https://dublincity.spydus.ie
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Charter of Henry II: 1171-2

In the wake of the Norman Invasion of Ireland, Dublin was seized in 1170 by Richard de Clare, better known as Strongbow.  Watch a recording of a seminar organised by Friends of Medieval Dublin and Dublin City Libraries to mark the 850th anniversary of Henry II’s grant of Dublin to Bristol, 1171–72.
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The Truce in national and international press

The Truce was widely covered by reporting and analysis Irish, English and American newspapers, in the days following the announcement of the cessation of conflict in July 1921.
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How the Truce came about

In this recorded online lecture, Historian in Residence Cormac Moore tells the story of how the Truce came about.
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Lord Mayor Laurence O’Neill

Dublin’s Mansion House and its occupant Lord Mayor Laurence O’Neill played a pivotal role in many events of the Irish revolutionary era.
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The Ballyfermot troop train ambush

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.
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The Bombing on the night of May 30/31 1941

Dublin City Council Historian in Residence Dr. Mary Muldowney and historian Catherine Holmes tell the story of the bombing of North Strand on the night of 30/31 May 1941. This special event to mark the 80th anniversary of the bombing was hosted by Charleville Mall Library on 31 May 2021.
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The Dolphin's Barn Brickworks

Recorded online history talk hosted by Walkinstown Library by Historian in Residence, Cathy Scuffil.
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Death and Disease in Dublin: The Black Death

Crisis in a Colonial Capital: The Black Death in Dublin with Dr Simon Egan
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A History of Rialto Buildings

Recorded online history talk, jointly hosted by Dolphins Barn and Inchicore Library by Historian in Residence, Cathy Scuffil.
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Death and Disease in Dublin: Soldiers and Sex-Workers

Soldiers and Sex-Workers: Venereal Disease in Early 20th Century Ireland by Dr Susannah Riordan.
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