The artist of the HMV painting is Francis Barraud of Huguenot descent, who painted "His Master's Voice” featuring his dog Nipper. Barraud's patrilineal great-grandfather was an eminent chronometer maker of Huguenot extraction, who came over to England after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes.

A packed Huguenot Service at St. Patrick's Cathedral yesterday - it was a lovely surprise to see the Hillsborough Fort Guard there to support their Chaplain, and great to catch up with Bugler Andrew Carlisle again!

Looking forward to the Annual Huguenot Service at St. Patrick’s Cathedral at 3:15pm today. Come and join Irish Section Members and find out about the Society and the benefits of membership.

With just a week to go until our Annual Huguenot Service, we would like to extend a warm invitation to all who would like to come and celebrate with us, in our 40th year of the Irish Section. Please join us on Sunday 5th October at 3:15pm at St Patrick's Cathedral.

It is only a few days until our Annual Huguenot Service at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin. Please come along if you can - everyone is welcome. Members of the Committee will be there to talk to about the Irish Section and what you are able to enjoy by becoming a member. We hope to see you there!

It's just a few weeks until our Annual Huguenot Service at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin. Everyone is welcome - you don't even have to be a member. Sunday 5th October 2025 at 3:15pm. We would appreciate your support.

Some images from our inaugural John Maiben Gilmartin Memorial Lecture which was held at Marsh's Library on 8 July. Very well attended by the Irish Section and Huguenot Society Members who were on a visit from the UK. The lecture was given by Dr Ruth Whelan - 'In the Dungeons of the Chateau D'If'.

A reminder that we still have a few spaces left for our Inaugural John Maiben Gilmartin Memorial Lecture on Tuesday of next week at Marsh's Library in Dublin. Details below - please RSVP to info@huguenotsinireland.com to reserve a seat.

We are delighted to announce our first John Maiben Gilmartin Memorial Lecture on 8th July at 2:30pm at Marsh's Library in Dublin. This event is very special for us - occurring is it is in our 40th anniversary year! Details on the poster below - please book a seat as space is limited.

We had a great Irish Section AGM yesterday at Marsh’s Library, which was well attended. The lecture by Dr Cormac Chesser was very enlightening. Many thanks to Sue at the team at Marsh’s for making us so welcome.

At our AGM on 26th April, the lecture will be given by Cormac Chesser, and is entitled “The French Protestant Community in Dublin, c. 1680-1740”. The paper will be based on Dr Chesser’s doctoral thesis, and will discuss the community’s formation and the families that were central to the community.

We have news of a discount of 20% off copies of 'Élie Bouhéreau: the collections and communities of a Huguenot' by Amy Boylan & Janée Allsman - the offer price is €40. This is exclusively for attendees at our AGM and lecture on the 26 April at Marsh's Library at 11:00am.

This blue plaque marks the location of the French Church in Lisburn. Established by the refugees arriving in 1698, the community included members of the Crommelin family - central to the production of Linen. Their history lives on, so well worth a visit on a day like today.

We are holding our Irish Section AGM on Saturday 26th April 2025 in Marsh's Library, Dublin. Although this is for members, you are more than welcome to become a member on the day and join us for the AGM and Lecture.

Our Annual Huguenot Service will be taking place on the 5th October at 3:15pm in St. Patricks's Cathedral, Dublin. All are welcome, so please come along and join us on the day.

Society member Sally Harpur O'Dowd, a descendant of the Chaigneau family, enjoying a recent visit the Huguenot Cemetery in Dublin. A little trip which she describes as both wonderful and highly recommended. Our thanks to John Roche of Dublin City Council for facilitating.

In 2024, a few of our Committee Members took part in filming with reporter John Kilraine, for the Nationwide programme on RTE. The film is about the Huguenots in Ireland and is due to go out on RTE 1 at 7:00pm on Monday 10th February.

Some initial images from our ongoing 'Thread of Home' project, created in partnership with Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin.

Wishing all of our members all around the world a happy holidays and every success for 2025!