History Ireland Magazine
@historyireland.bsky.social
Established in 1993, Ireland's premier history magazine.
Published bi-monthly.
Editor: Tommy Graham.
www.historyireland.com
A Wordwell Group publication.
Subscribe in print or online here: https://historyireland.com/subscribe/
Published bi-monthly.
Editor: Tommy Graham.
www.historyireland.com
A Wordwell Group publication.
Subscribe in print or online here: https://historyireland.com/subscribe/
Coming tomorrow- A new History Ireland Hedge School Podcast.
Ballyshannon may or may not be the ‘oldest town in Ireland’ but it has certainly been the site of human settlement and activity for thousands of years and has been mapped since the late sixteenth century.
Ballyshannon may or may not be the ‘oldest town in Ireland’ but it has certainly been the site of human settlement and activity for thousands of years and has been mapped since the late sixteenth century.
November 13, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Coming tomorrow- A new History Ireland Hedge School Podcast.
Ballyshannon may or may not be the ‘oldest town in Ireland’ but it has certainly been the site of human settlement and activity for thousands of years and has been mapped since the late sixteenth century.
Ballyshannon may or may not be the ‘oldest town in Ireland’ but it has certainly been the site of human settlement and activity for thousands of years and has been mapped since the late sixteenth century.
Professor Aidan O’Sullivan
📍 Talk Title: Do fence me in: boundaries, liminality and transgressions in early medieval Ireland, AD 400–1100
Professor Aidan O’Sullivan is Head of School and Professor of Archaeology at University College Dublin.
🎟️ Booking now open:
👉 bit.ly/Within-Without
📍 Talk Title: Do fence me in: boundaries, liminality and transgressions in early medieval Ireland, AD 400–1100
Professor Aidan O’Sullivan is Head of School and Professor of Archaeology at University College Dublin.
🎟️ Booking now open:
👉 bit.ly/Within-Without
August 20, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Professor Aidan O’Sullivan
📍 Talk Title: Do fence me in: boundaries, liminality and transgressions in early medieval Ireland, AD 400–1100
Professor Aidan O’Sullivan is Head of School and Professor of Archaeology at University College Dublin.
🎟️ Booking now open:
👉 bit.ly/Within-Without
📍 Talk Title: Do fence me in: boundaries, liminality and transgressions in early medieval Ireland, AD 400–1100
Professor Aidan O’Sullivan is Head of School and Professor of Archaeology at University College Dublin.
🎟️ Booking now open:
👉 bit.ly/Within-Without
Our second speaker is Professor Howard Williams
📍 Dykes as deeds? Re-evaluating linear earthworks from early medieval Britain
Within|Without: The Archaeology of Partitions
Saturday 18 October 2025 | 🕘 9:15–17:30
Edmund Burke Theatre, Trinity College Dublin
Register now: bit.ly/Within-Without
📍 Dykes as deeds? Re-evaluating linear earthworks from early medieval Britain
Within|Without: The Archaeology of Partitions
Saturday 18 October 2025 | 🕘 9:15–17:30
Edmund Burke Theatre, Trinity College Dublin
Register now: bit.ly/Within-Without
August 6, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Our second speaker is Professor Howard Williams
📍 Dykes as deeds? Re-evaluating linear earthworks from early medieval Britain
Within|Without: The Archaeology of Partitions
Saturday 18 October 2025 | 🕘 9:15–17:30
Edmund Burke Theatre, Trinity College Dublin
Register now: bit.ly/Within-Without
📍 Dykes as deeds? Re-evaluating linear earthworks from early medieval Britain
Within|Without: The Archaeology of Partitions
Saturday 18 October 2025 | 🕘 9:15–17:30
Edmund Burke Theatre, Trinity College Dublin
Register now: bit.ly/Within-Without
An exciting new book, Dublin’s Industrial Heritage, will be launched by Senator Michael McDowell this evening in Rathmines Library at 6pm. All are welcome!
🗓️ Tonight, July 17th, 6pm
📍 Rathmines Library
🎤 Launched by Senator Michael McDowell
🗓️ Tonight, July 17th, 6pm
📍 Rathmines Library
🎤 Launched by Senator Michael McDowell
July 17, 2025 at 11:12 AM
An exciting new book, Dublin’s Industrial Heritage, will be launched by Senator Michael McDowell this evening in Rathmines Library at 6pm. All are welcome!
🗓️ Tonight, July 17th, 6pm
📍 Rathmines Library
🎤 Launched by Senator Michael McDowell
🗓️ Tonight, July 17th, 6pm
📍 Rathmines Library
🎤 Launched by Senator Michael McDowell
Four Courts Press recently published an interesting book titled The Irish Revolution, 1912-23: Laois. Cormac Moore explores how Laois experienced seismic national events – the third home rule crisis, the First World War, the 1916 Easter Rising, the War of Independence and the Civil War.
July 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Four Courts Press recently published an interesting book titled The Irish Revolution, 1912-23: Laois. Cormac Moore explores how Laois experienced seismic national events – the third home rule crisis, the First World War, the 1916 Easter Rising, the War of Independence and the Civil War.
To mark the 103rd anniversary of the Public Records fire, from today, June 30th, the 1821 Irish census records are part of 175,000 new historical records that will be available digitally and free to all. This amazing resource can be accessed here:
virtualtreasury.ie/2025-new-rel...
virtualtreasury.ie/2025-new-rel...
June 30, 2025 at 7:20 AM
To mark the 103rd anniversary of the Public Records fire, from today, June 30th, the 1821 Irish census records are part of 175,000 new historical records that will be available digitally and free to all. This amazing resource can be accessed here:
virtualtreasury.ie/2025-new-rel...
virtualtreasury.ie/2025-new-rel...
The new issue of History Ireland has landed on the desk and it looks super! In the shops from next week.
Including contributions from Donal Fallon, Fiona Fitzsimmons, Lar Joye, Darragh Fitzgerald, Fintan Lane, Sylive Kleinman, Anthony Barrett, Neasa MacErlean and more.
Including contributions from Donal Fallon, Fiona Fitzsimmons, Lar Joye, Darragh Fitzgerald, Fintan Lane, Sylive Kleinman, Anthony Barrett, Neasa MacErlean and more.
June 27, 2025 at 9:31 AM
The new issue of History Ireland has landed on the desk and it looks super! In the shops from next week.
Including contributions from Donal Fallon, Fiona Fitzsimmons, Lar Joye, Darragh Fitzgerald, Fintan Lane, Sylive Kleinman, Anthony Barrett, Neasa MacErlean and more.
Including contributions from Donal Fallon, Fiona Fitzsimmons, Lar Joye, Darragh Fitzgerald, Fintan Lane, Sylive Kleinman, Anthony Barrett, Neasa MacErlean and more.
Housing in Ireland—a history of dysfunction?
A new History Ireland Hedge school, recorded live on Monday 9 June 2025 @ the National College of Art and Design and available now whereever you get your podcasts.
podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/h...
A new History Ireland Hedge school, recorded live on Monday 9 June 2025 @ the National College of Art and Design and available now whereever you get your podcasts.
podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/h...
June 14, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Housing in Ireland—a history of dysfunction?
A new History Ireland Hedge school, recorded live on Monday 9 June 2025 @ the National College of Art and Design and available now whereever you get your podcasts.
podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/h...
A new History Ireland Hedge school, recorded live on Monday 9 June 2025 @ the National College of Art and Design and available now whereever you get your podcasts.
podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/h...
Great to see so many familiar faces and old friends from the history world at the excellent launch of Las Fallon's The Great Liberties Whiskey Fire.
With thanks to all the staff at Teelings, Wordwell, Lorcan Collins, Donal Fallon, poet Gerard Devine & of course the wonderful Las Fallon.
With thanks to all the staff at Teelings, Wordwell, Lorcan Collins, Donal Fallon, poet Gerard Devine & of course the wonderful Las Fallon.
June 12, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Great to see so many familiar faces and old friends from the history world at the excellent launch of Las Fallon's The Great Liberties Whiskey Fire.
With thanks to all the staff at Teelings, Wordwell, Lorcan Collins, Donal Fallon, poet Gerard Devine & of course the wonderful Las Fallon.
With thanks to all the staff at Teelings, Wordwell, Lorcan Collins, Donal Fallon, poet Gerard Devine & of course the wonderful Las Fallon.
🎧 New History Ireland Hedge School, out now
A Future for Our Past—Museums in the 21st Century
What are museums for? How have they evolved in Ireland over the last 30 years? Are there too many—or too few? And in divided societies, how do they serve the public?
historyireland.com/hedge-schools/
A Future for Our Past—Museums in the 21st Century
What are museums for? How have they evolved in Ireland over the last 30 years? Are there too many—or too few? And in divided societies, how do they serve the public?
historyireland.com/hedge-schools/
May 23, 2025 at 5:52 AM
🎧 New History Ireland Hedge School, out now
A Future for Our Past—Museums in the 21st Century
What are museums for? How have they evolved in Ireland over the last 30 years? Are there too many—or too few? And in divided societies, how do they serve the public?
historyireland.com/hedge-schools/
A Future for Our Past—Museums in the 21st Century
What are museums for? How have they evolved in Ireland over the last 30 years? Are there too many—or too few? And in divided societies, how do they serve the public?
historyireland.com/hedge-schools/
SAVE THE DATE!
‘𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧-𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬’
18 October 2025
The 8th Annual National Monuments Service Conference will be taking place in-person and online on Saturday 18 October 2025.
Register now open via Eventbrite bit.ly/Within-Without
‘𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧-𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬’
18 October 2025
The 8th Annual National Monuments Service Conference will be taking place in-person and online on Saturday 18 October 2025.
Register now open via Eventbrite bit.ly/Within-Without
May 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM
SAVE THE DATE!
‘𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧-𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬’
18 October 2025
The 8th Annual National Monuments Service Conference will be taking place in-person and online on Saturday 18 October 2025.
Register now open via Eventbrite bit.ly/Within-Without
‘𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧-𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬’
18 October 2025
The 8th Annual National Monuments Service Conference will be taking place in-person and online on Saturday 18 October 2025.
Register now open via Eventbrite bit.ly/Within-Without
Book your free tickets here for the next History Ireland Hedge School! Celebrating 25 years of Tipperary Museum. All details can be found below! www.eventbrite.ie/e/a-future-f...
May 8, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Book your free tickets here for the next History Ireland Hedge School! Celebrating 25 years of Tipperary Museum. All details can be found below! www.eventbrite.ie/e/a-future-f...
The latest issue of History Ireland is being released today! To subscribe click here. historyireland.com/subscribe/
April 30, 2025 at 11:41 AM
The latest issue of History Ireland is being released today! To subscribe click here. historyireland.com/subscribe/
Foxrock Local History Club have a number of talks taking place in May. Details are below.
April 28, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Foxrock Local History Club have a number of talks taking place in May. Details are below.
John Montague: a poet’s life is a biography of the modern poet and stalwart of Baggotonia, written by his long-time acquaintance Adrian Frazier. @lilliputpress.bsky.social
April 25, 2025 at 10:50 AM
John Montague: a poet’s life is a biography of the modern poet and stalwart of Baggotonia, written by his long-time acquaintance Adrian Frazier. @lilliputpress.bsky.social
Foxrock local history club’s next public lecture will take place tomorrow at 8pm. Details are below!
April 14, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Foxrock local history club’s next public lecture will take place tomorrow at 8pm. Details are below!
History Ireland digital subscriptions are available for €4.99 per month with unlimited access to over 35 years of content! Subscriptions can be made on historyireland.com
April 11, 2025 at 9:40 AM
History Ireland digital subscriptions are available for €4.99 per month with unlimited access to over 35 years of content! Subscriptions can be made on historyireland.com
The launch of Gatsby: Death of an Irishman will take place on Tuesday, April 15th at 6pm in the Royal Irish Academy.
April 10, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The launch of Gatsby: Death of an Irishman will take place on Tuesday, April 15th at 6pm in the Royal Irish Academy.
History Ireland contributor, Oscar McLennan, out of devastating grief, was inspired to write a suite of music, a deeply moving celebration of his son’s short life. The album will be performed live at 7pm on Easter Sunday 20 April ’25 in the Lutheran Church, 24 Adelaide Road, D02 XP21.
April 9, 2025 at 8:33 AM
History Ireland contributor, Oscar McLennan, out of devastating grief, was inspired to write a suite of music, a deeply moving celebration of his son’s short life. The album will be performed live at 7pm on Easter Sunday 20 April ’25 in the Lutheran Church, 24 Adelaide Road, D02 XP21.
Foxrock Local History Club will be hosting their next public lecture on Tuesday the 18th of March.
March 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Foxrock Local History Club will be hosting their next public lecture on Tuesday the 18th of March.
We are delighted to join Bluesky!
March 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
We are delighted to join Bluesky!