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The Dublin Festival of History 2021 programme is now live, with over 90 events taking place from the 20th of September to the 10th of October.

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.

In this recorded online lecture, Historian in Residence Cormac Moore tells the story of how the Truce came about.

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

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.

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.

Recorded online history talk hosted by Walkinstown Library by Historian in Residence, Cathy Scuffil.

Crisis in a Colonial Capital: The Black Death in Dublin with Dr Simon Egan

Recorded online history talk, jointly hosted by Dolphins Barn and Inchicore Library by Historian in Residence, Cathy Scuffil.

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