Monday 20 June 2022

Irish genealogy, history and heritage events, 20 June to 3 July

Monday 20 June: The Irish Civil War Part 1: From Treaty Talks to Fire at the Four Courts, with Cathy Scuffil. Host: Dublin City Council Historians-in-Residence Talk Series. An in-person event at Ballyfermot Library, Barryscourt Road, Dublin 17. 6:30 to 7:30. All welcome. Free. Details and booking.

Tuesday 21 June: The Battle of the Four Courts, an online talk with Michael Fewer. Part of the Decade of Centenaries Lecture Series by South Dublin Council. Host: Castletymon Library. Free. 19:00 – 20:00 IST. All welcome. Register for zoom link.

Wednesday 22 June: The Irish Civil War Part 1: From Treaty Talks to Fire at the Four Courts, with Cormac Moore. Host: Dublin City Council Historians-in-Residence Talk Series. An in-person event at Coolock Library, Barryscourt Road, Dublin 17. 6:30 to 7:30. All welcome. Free. Booking.

Wednesday 22 June: Emigration, Trade & the Port of Sligo, with Dr Fíóna Gallagher & Joe McGowan, an in-person event. Host: Connacht Fleadh 2022. Venue: Sligo City Hall, Quay St, Sligo Town. Free. Need to register. 6pm.

Wednesday 22 June: Book Launch – Left Without a Handkerchief by Robert O'Byrne. An in-person event hosted by The Lilliput Press. Venue: Irish Georgian Society, 58 William Street South, Dublin 2. Free but need to register.

Thursday 23 June: How to research local revolutionary history, with Naill Murray and Tara Clarke. An in-person event aimed at beginner local historians. Hosts: Abarta Heritage and the Landscapes of Revolution team. Venue: Cahir House Hotel, The Square, Cahir, Co Tipperary. 7pm-9pm. Free. Need to register.

Thursday 23 June: Goldenbridge Cemetery Tour, an in-person event. Meet at Richmond Barracks, Inchicore, Dublin 8. 1pm to 2:15pm. Need to book. Tickets €10 / €8.

Thursday 23 June: The Landed Houses of Sligo: Past, Present & Future, with Nicholas Prins. An in-person lecture hosted by Connacht Fleadh 2022. Venue: Sligo City Hall, Quay St, Sligo Town. Free. Need to register. 11am to 12:15pm.

Thursday 23 June: The Irish Civil War Part 1: From Treaty Talks to Fire at the Four Courts, with Dr James Curry. Host: Dublin City Council Historians-in-Residence Talk Series. An in-person event at Cabra Library, Navan Road. Cabra, Dublin 7. 1pm. Free. All welcome but need to book.

Thursday 23 June: St James' Church in Dingle: The Compostela Connection, with Dr Declan Downey. An in-person event hosted by the Friends of St James' Dingle. Venue: Dingle Skellig Hotel, Farann, Dingle, Co Kerry. All welcome. 7:30pm. Tickets: €11.09. Details.

Thursday 23 June: Limerick loyalists and unionists and the Anglo-Irish treaty, an in-person event with Dr Brian Hughes. Hosts: National Archives of Ireland and Limerick CCC. Part of The Treaty 1921 lecture series. Free. All welcome. 1pm to 2pm. Venue: City Hall, Merchants' Quay, Limerick City.

Friday 24 to Sunday 26 June: Ontario Genealogical Society Conference. Virtual Expo Hall and 28 presentations. Delegates can access recordings until 31 July. Registration. Delegate fee $79 CAD.

Saturday 25 June: Goldenbridge Cemetery Tour, an in-person event. Meet at Richmond Barracks, Inchicore, Dublin 8. 11am-12:15pm. Need to book. Tickets €10 / €8.

Monday 27 June: Public release of the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland. Details to follow.

Monday 27 June: The Irish Civil War Part 1: From Treaty Talks to Fire at the Four Courts, with Cathy Scuffill. Host: Dublin City Council Historians-in-Residence Talk Series. An in-person event at Ringsend Library, Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin 4. 6:30pm to 7:30pm. Free. All welcome. Details and booking.

Tuesday 28 June: Snooping on Your Ancestors' Neighbours: How to Juggle Online Census Records, with John Grenham MAGI. An in-person event. Hosts: Dublin City Librairies and Raheny Family History Society. Venue: Raheny Library, Howth Road, Dublin 5. Free. 7:30pm. Register here.

Tuesday 28 June: WWI and the sinking of the Lusitania, with Ludovica Neglie. An online talk hosted by the National Library of Ireland. 3pm. Free, but need to register.

Wednesday 29 June: The Irish Civil War Part 1: From Treaty Talks to Fire at the Four Courts, with Dr Cormac Moore. Host: Dublin City Council Historians-in-Residence Talk Series. An in-person event at Coolock Library, Barryscourt Road, Dublin 17. 6:30 to 7:30pm. All welcome. Tickets free, but places are limited, so advance booking is recommended. Details.

Wednesday 29 June: The Irish Civil War Part 1: From Treaty Talks to Fire at the Four Courts, an in-person event with Dr. Mary Muldowney. Host and venue: Central Library, Ilac Shopping Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1. 6:30pm. All welcome. Free but need to register.

Thursday 30 June: "Spies and Robbers beware!" The execution of civilians suspected of spying by the Anti-Treaty IRA, with Padraig Og O'Ruairc. An in-person event hosted by the National Archives of Ireland and Limerick CCC. Part of The Treaty 1921 lunchtime lecture series. Free. All welcome. 1pm to 2pm. Venue: The People's Museum, Pery Square, Limerick City. 1pm to 3:30pm. Lecture followed by Q&A with all previous speakers in the lecture series and LCCC Archivist Jacqui Hayes.

Thursday 30 June: The Irish Civil War Part 2: From Béal na Bláth to Arms Dump, with Dr James Curry. Host: Dublin City Council Historians-in-Residence Talk Series. An in-person event at Cabra Library, Navan Road, Cabra, Dublin 7. 1pm. Free. All welcome but need to book.