In Dublin 15, councillors want to name a park for a local cycling legend
They agreed a motion, recently, to ask Fingal’s naming committee to honour Bertie Donnelly. But are park renamings even possible these days?
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One Man Works to Mark the Graves of Great Shamrock Rovers Players Long Passed
But for Robert Goggins to put up a gravestone for defender James Syms, he first needs to find a living relative.
A Walking Tour Highlights the Great Writers, Philosophers and Revolutionaries from the Dorset Street Area
People often head for Stephen’s Green to learn about Dublin’s great writers, artists and thinkers, but they miss out if they skip Dorset Street, says historian John Seery.
Sarah Cecilia Harrison: Artist, Social Campaigner and City Councillor, Reviewed
This new book charts the life and work of the first woman elected as a Dublin city councillor.
Council Puts Out Call for Working-Class Oral Histories of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown
The “people’s history” project is looking for stories of shopkeepers, craftspeople, tradesmen, and people who worked on the boats, or in the big houses.
Remembering Liberties icon Paddy Alldritt
Known locally as Paddy Allright, he was one of Dublin’s last “tuggers”, lugging around fruit and vegetables and furniture by hand cart.
A Historian Encourages Children to Explore the City’s History
Dublin City Council Culture Company’s historian in residence guides children through online workshops, a book club and, most recently, an out-and-about video project.
A Dublin church reflects on how it benefited from slavery
The Unitarian Church on St Stephen’s Green was built on land bought with money from Thomas Wilson, who owned hundreds of enslaved people in Trinidad.
Civilised by Beasts, Reviewed
In this new book, animal exploitation is used as a lens to reflect the changing social, cultural and ideological fabric of the city of Dublin as it moved towards a new model of urban civilisation in the nineteenth century.
Historians Revisit the Ballyfermot Troop Train Ambush of 1921
Unknown to the soldiers at the time, this was to be the last major conflict of the War of Independence, says historian Liz Gillis.
In Ballymun, a murdered coachman’s tomb lies in plain sight
The tomb stands alone in the grounds of St Pappin’s Nursing Home, on the main road through the hustle and bustle of Ballymun.
Archaeologists from Dublin and York Team Up to Explore a Shared Viking Past
In the 9th century and the 10th century, both towns were ruled by the same dynasty descended from Ivar the Boneless.
Whatever happened to Dublin’s wedding grushys?
There are theories around why the tradition has – almost – disappeared.