Monday 11 April: When Harry met Dotty – in search of the Fullers, an online talk with Dr Nick Barratt. Hosted by the Newtownabbey Branch of the NIFHS. 7pm to 8:30pm. Free. All welcome. For zoom link, download form and follow instructions.
Tuesday 12 April: The Ó Néill Lordship of Medieval Tír Eoghain & its supporting lineages, with Dr. Colm Donnelly. Other surnames explored inclue Donnelly, Devlin, Quinn, O'Hagan and the Mac Domhnaill gallóglaigh. Host: NIFHS, South Tyrone Branch. Online and free. 8pm. Email southtyrone@nifhs.org for zoom link.
Wednesday 13 April: A Blitz Spirit in Blitzed Belfast? An exploration into the response of the Belfast populace to the German bombing of Belfast in 1941, with Dr Tom Thorpe. An online event. Hosts: The Antrim and Down branch of the Western Front Association and the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. Free. All welcome. Need to register.
Thursday 14 April: ‘A smouldering mass of charred stones’: The burning of country houses in Offaly, 1920-1923, with Ciarán Reilly. Part of the online Burning the Big House lecture series. Host: Centre for the Study of Historic Irish houses and Estates, History Department, Maynooth University. 7pm to 8pm. Booking. Fully booked.
Thursday 14 April: Lost Presbyterian Meeting Houses of Belfast, an online talk with Tom Hartley. Host: Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. 2pm to 3pm. Free. All welcome. Need to register at least one hour before the event to receive zoom look.
Thursday 14 April: Ireland's Other Civil War of 1922, with Cormac Moore, Dublin City Council Historian-in-Residence for the North Central Area. Part of the 'Ireland in 1922' online history talks hosted by Raheny Library. 7pm. Free. Need to book here.
Thursday 14 April: The United Irishmen Rebellion in the North East & their Legacy Abroad, an online talk with Stephen McCracken. Host: NIFHS, Larne Branch. 7:30pm to 9pm BST. Non-members need to request the zoom link by 12Noon on Saturday 9 April, by emailing the Branch Secretary at Larne@nifhs.org.
Thursday 14 April: Titanic at 110: Learning, Unlearning & Relearning history, with Mark Chirnside. An online event to mark the 110th anniversary of the sinking. Hosted by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland in partnership with the Belfast Titanic Society. Free. Noon to 1pm. All welcome, but need to register. Details.
Friday 15 April: Good Friday, not a public holiday, but banks, libraries, schools and some businesses typically close in ROI. NLI and NAI (reading rooms, exhibitions... the lot) closed until Tuesday 19th. PRONI open in Belfast.
Saturday 16 April: Book launch – Hugh de Lacy, by Noel French. An in-person event at StockHouse Restaurant, Finnegan's Way, Trim, Co Meath. All welcome. 2pm.
Saturday 16 April and Sunday 17 April: Most branch libraries closed. Some shops closed on the Sunday.
Monday 18 April: Easter Monday. Public holiday.
Tuesday 19 April: Public Office of Northern Ireland closed.
Tuesday 19 April: Tough Times, Toffees and Textiles, with John Healy. An online AND in-person event hosted by Foxrock Local History Club. In-person venue: Foxrock Pastoral Centre Hall, Kill Lane, Dublin 18; all welcome, non-members €5. Online via zoom - non-members should email info@foxrocklocalhistory.ie for link - free to all. Starts 8pm.
Wednesday 20 April: Introduction to Research in the National Library, an online Lunchtime Talk with Maeve Casserly. Host: National Library of Ireland. Free. All welcome. 1:10pm. Need to book.
Thursday 21 April: Munster’s ‘Campaign of Fire’: Big House burnings in Counties Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford, 1922–23, with Gemma Clark. Part of the online Burning the Big House lecture series. Host: Centre for the Study of Historic Irish houses and Estates, History Department, Maynooth University. 7pm to 8pm. Booking. Fully booked.
Thursday 21 April: Trapped on the Wrong Side of the Border, with Cormac Moore, Dublin City Council Historian-in-Residence for the North Central Area. Part of the 'Ireland in 1922' online history talks hosted by Raheny Library. 7pm. Free. Need to book here.
Saturday 23 April to Sunday 24 April: Sleuthability: Irish Genealogy, History & DNA Conference, an online event. Details, Programme and Ticket options
Saturday 23 April: DNA for Beginners, a free online event marking DNA Day with Martin McDowell. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society. 11am-12noon BST. This talk is designed for people who have not yet taken a DNA test and want to know more. Details. To book, email Martin at Education.Zoom@nifhs.org with 'DNA' in the subject line.