Thursday 21 June: The sinking of the RMS Leinster in 1918, with Philip Lecane. Host: Leixlip History Group. Venue: Leixlip Community Library, Captain's Hill, Newtown, Leixlip, Co. Kildare. 7:15pm. All welcome.
Wednesday 20 June to Saturday 24 June: Irish Journeys: Famine Legacies and Reconnecting Communities, the 2018 Irish Famine Summer School at Strokestown Park. Speakers include Professor Christine Kinealy (Quinnipiac University), Prof Mike Cronin (Boston University), Prof Maura Murphy (Hofstra University), Prof Mark McGowan (University of Toronto) and Prof Ian Kuijt (University of Notre Dame). Venue: Strokestown Park House, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon. Programme and details. Thursday 21 June: Rebel women of the 20th century - Mother Jones, with Rosemary Feurer: GPO Witness Visitor Centre, O'Connell Street, Dublin 1. 5:30pm. All welcome. Free, but need to book ticket.
Thursday 21 June: Hunger, History and Memory: The Great Famines of Ireland and Finland Compared. A symposium and exhibition (the latter runs to late-August). Host and venue: GO11 Moore Institute, University Road, NUI Galway. 1:30pm–4:30pm. Free. All welcome. Details.
Thursday 21 June: They have rights who dare maintain them – the formation of the Irish Volunteers, with Gerry White. Host: Cork University Press (Atlas of the Irish Revolution). Venue: Waterstones, 69 Patrick Street, Cork City. Free. 7pm. Limited seating.
Saturday 23 June: Three 'Lightning' talks on Old Lucan. Host: Old Lucan Society. Venue:Seminar Room, Lucan Library, Unit 33, Lucan Shopping Centre, Newcastle Rd, Lucan, County Dublin 2pm. Free. All welcome. Details.
Saturday 23 June: Irish genealogy advice and help, with the Irish Genealogical Research Society at the York Family History Fair. Venue: The Knavesmire Exhibition Centre, The Racecourse, York, UK. £5 admission. 10am to 4:30pm. Details.
Sunday 24 June: Free genealogy help session. Host and venue: Library of the Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N Knox Avenue, Chicago, IL 60630, USA. From 1pm to 4pm. Free. All welcome.
Monday 25 June: NLI Reading Room and Manuscript Room closed. Venue: National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. On-going Monday closures are to facilitate extensive redevelopment of the premises. All other services/exhibitons/cafe, including Genealogy Advisory Service, operating as normal. Details.
Tuesday 26 June: Blacksmiths and vernacular ironwork traditions of West Clare, with Eric O'Neill. Host: Kilrush and District Historical Society. Venue: Teach Ceoil, Grace Street, Kilrush, Co Clare. AGM at 7:30pm; lecture at 8pm. Free to members; €5 for non-members. All welcome.
Wednesday 27 June: Foyle & East Donegal Family History Festival. Hosts: Monreagh Ulster Scots Heritage Centre. Venue: An Grianan Hotel, Burt, Co Donegal. Lectures (including 1718 Migration conference), performance, workshops and demonstations, live music and dancing. Speakers include Dr William Roulston, John T Mann, Boyd Gray and Belinda Mahaffy. Noon to 9pm. Admission €5. All welcome.
Wednesday 27 June: Frederick Douglass and Ireland – a transatlantic view of poverty and oppression, with Christine Kinealy. Final lecture in the Famine Reflections Series. Host: Coming Home - Art and the Great Hunger exhibition. Venue: President's Room, Dublin Castle. 11am. Details. Sold Out.
Wednesday 27 June: Irish family history assistance in the Library. Host: Genealogical Society of Victoria. Venue: GSV Library, Level 6, 85 Queen Street, Melbourne, Australia. Free for members. $20 non-members. 10am to 4pm. Consultations: One-hour appointments with a research consultant also available. See details.
Thursday 29 June: Cork to Barbados: The story of the unfree Irish, with Jim Murphy telling the history of the enforced transportation of the Irish from Cork to the plantations in Barbados. Host and venue: Independence Museum Kilmurry, Kilmurry, Lissarda, Co. Cork. 8pm. All welcome. Details: email: Kilmurry.historical@gmail.com or telephone: 021 7336932.
Saturday 30 June: How to use the Registry of Deeds to further your Irish family history research, with Malcolm McDonald. Host: New Zealand Society of Genealogists. Venue: NZ Society of Genealogists Family Research Centre Level 1, 159 Queens Rd Panmure, Auckland, New Zealand. 10am to Noon. $15, includes tea & coffee. Booking.
Saturday 30 June: The place of the Big House and Estate in Irish history, a conference. Hosts: South East Galway Archaeological & Historical Society and the Irish Workhouse Centre. Venue: Irish Workhouse Centre, Portumna, Co Galway. Free. Book early by email: info@irishworkhousecentre.ie.
Sunday 1 July: Irish Ancestry Summer School starts. Host and venue: NUI Galway. A week-long exploration of Ireland's history, society and culture, incorporating family history research and fieldtrips to west of Ireland. Full programme and details.