Continuing to 10 October: Dublin Festival of History 2021 presents some 100 free events, both online and in-person. Host: Dublin City Council. More tickets have already had to be made available, such was the response to some events, so don't delay in booking your tickets. See http://dublinfestivalofhistory.ie
Tuesday 28 September: Tracing your Irish Family online, with Chris Paton. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society, Belfast Branch. An online lecture. All welcome to join the zoom meeting. 7:30pm. Email belfast@nifhs.org by 6pm for details and links.
Wednesday 29 September: From Townhouse to Tenement, with Dr Tim Murtagh and Ciarán Wallace. Part of the 14 Henrietta Street Teatime Talks series. Zoom. Free. Need to register.
Friday 1 October: Aspects of life and death in the Workhouse, with Clare Doyle MAGI. A First Friday Talk from the Irish Workhouse Centre, Portumna. Online at 8pm. Fee €5 via paypal. To book.
Wednesday 6 October: The Path to Partition, 1900–1922, with Dr Eamon Phoenix. Host: Heritage from Home Series / LibrariesNI. A free online lecture starting at 12:30pm. Booking essential.
Thursday 7 October: Rathmines Through Time and Space: From Medieval Rath to Flatland, with Seamas O Maitiu. Hosted by the Irish Historic Towns Atlas/Royal Irish Academy as part of Dublin Festival of History. Zoom lecture. Free. 7pm to 8:30pm. Need to book.
Thursday 7 October to 6 November: The Art Of Negotiation: John Lavery's Anglo Irish Treaty Portraits, an exhibition, with talks and tours throughout the month. Embassy of Ireland, 17 Grosvenor Place, London SW1X 7HR. Free tickets.
Tuesday 12 October: The Significance of the Irish Townland as an Analytical Tool for the genealogist and local historian, with the founder of CavanTownlands.com, Michael McShane. Host: The Genealogical Society of Ireland. 8pm, on zoom. All welcome. For details, email Membership@familyhistory.ie
Tuesday 12 to Saturday 23 October: The Treaty, 1921: Records from the Archives, an in-person exhibition. Hosts: Irish Embassy in London, National Archives of Ireland, British Academy and Royal Irish Academy. Venue: British Academy, Carlton House Terrace, St. James's, London SW1Y 5AH. Free but booking essential. Timed admission slots available throughout the day.
Tuesday 12 October: More than two sides to every border story, with Dr Darach MacDonald. Host: Heritage from Home Series / LibrariesNI. A free online lecture starting at 12:30pm. Booking essential.
Tuesday 12 October: A fight to the finish: The 1920 Hunger Strike of Michael Fitzgerald, an online lecture with Gerard Shannon. Host: Áras Uí Chonghaile | James Connolly Visitor Centre. Zoom. 8pm. YouTube or Facebook. No need to book.
Wednesday 13 October: The Boer War and its Legacy, with Dr Spencer Jones. Host: Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. Free. Online. 8pm to 9pm. Need to book.
Thursday 14 October: The 1798 rebellion in Offaly, with Dr Ciaran Reilly. Host: Offaly Libraries History Lecture Series 2021. Online via Offaly Libraries’ Facebook and YOUTUBE channels. Free to view. 7:30pm.