Wednesday 24 July: Rebels, Redcoats and Contested Identities: The Battle of Tara, 1798, with Dr Ciaran McDonnell. Last of this year's Tara Lecture Series. Host: OPW - Office of Public Works. Venue: Hill of Tara Centre, Dunsany, Navan, Co. Meath. Admission is free but limited seating, so arrive early. All Welcome.
Wednesday 24 July: Irish Family History Assistance. Host: Genealogical Society of Victoria. Venue: GSV Library, Level 6, 85 Queen St, Melbourne 3000, Australia. 10am to 4pm. Free for members. $20 non-members. Bookable one-hour appointments with a research consultant. Details.
Thursday 25 July: Book launch: Interned. The Curragh Internment Camps during the War of Independence, by James Durney. Host and venue: Curragh Military Museum, Curragh Camp, Co. Kildare. All welcome. 7:30pm. Lord Edward's Own Re-Enactment Group will be taking part. RSVP to cilldara2016@gmail.com.
Thursday 25 July: The vernacular architecture of Ireland, with Dr Christy Cunniffe. Host: Kilbarron Terryglass Histoorical Society. Venue: Terryglass Hall, Terryglass, Co Tipperary. Following the talk there will be a tasting of Food from our Fields. Admission €5. (Members €2)
Friday 26 July: A Tyrone family in America – Slavery and the Campbell Family in America, with Andy Hahn of the Campbell House Museum in Missouri. Host: Ulster American Folk Park, Omagh, Co Tyrone, BT78 5QU. 1pm. All welcome. Phone 0208 8224 3292 for details.
Saturday 27 July: A Tyrone family in America &nash; Native Americans, Robert Campbell and the presidency of Ullyses Grant, with Andy Hahn of the Campbell House Museum in Missouri. Host: Ulster American Folk Park, Omagh, Co Tyrone, BT78 5QU. 1pm. All welcome. Phone 0208 8224 3292 for details.
Sunday 28 July: Genealogy Day at Cabinteely House. Hosts: Genealogical Society of Ireland and DLR Summer Festival 2019. Short talks, demonstrations and advice for beginners and above. 2-5pm. Cabiteely Park, Co Dublin. No booking required. Details.
Monday 29 July: NLI Reading Room and Manuscript Room closed all day to facilitate the Library's continuing redevelopment of the premises. Venue: National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. All other services/exhibitons/cafe/Genealogy Advisory Service operate as normal.
Monday 29 July: Walls Don’t Fall Without Effort – the demise of the medieval town walls of Cashel, with Richard O'Brien. Part of the Within and Without the Walls lecture series. Host: Cashel Heritage Forum. Venue: Parish Centre, Friar Street, Cashel, Co Tipperary. 7:30pm. All welcome. Free.
Wednesday 31 July to Saturday 3 August: The Spirit of Mother Jones Festival. Various venues in Shandon, Cork City. Mixed activities include lectures, film screenings, poetry readings, book launches, performance and music. All events free. Programme.