January 2025
Our next talk will take place on the 15th January 2025 and will be given by John Martin on: From rocky commons to fashionable suburb - the transformation of Dalkey in the 19th century. More details to follow later.
Talks and Visits
Our Talks (normally) take place in the Family Centre next door to the Holy Rosary Church in Greystones. Talks normally begin at 7.30pm . A small charge is made to cover the cost of hiring a room.
Our Visits (normally) occur on Sundays throughout summer. Start times vary.
The Society's 2024-2025 Programme
See below for our programme's dates, and keep an eye on this page for more details when they emerge.
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Talks and Visits, 2024 |
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17th January 2024 |
Talk by Cormac Moore on: A History of Lemon’s Pure Sweets (click here to see some photographs) |
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21st February 2024 |
Talk by Stephen Ferguson on: Bessbrook to Ballinadee – The Post Office in Ireland |
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20th March 2024 |
AGM and a talk by Dr Michael Kennedy on: The Curry Houses of Dublin (click here to see some photographs) |
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17th April 2024 |
Talk by L McLoughlin on: Dublin City Archives (click here to see some photographs) |
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22nd May 2024 |
Visit to the Dublin City Archives |
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23rd June 2024 |
Visit to places of interest in Maynooth and Millmount Museum in Drogheda (click here to see some photographs) |
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21st July 2024 |
Visit to Battle of the Boyne Site |
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August 2024 |
No activities |
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20th - 21st September 2024 |
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16th October 2024 |
Talk by Rob Goodbody on: The Lead Mines – Ballycorus and Glendalough in the Nineteenth Century |
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20th November 2024 |
Talk by Cormac Moore on: The Life of Frank O’Connor – Pembroke Library’s First Librarian |
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5th December 2024 |
Christmas Lunch in Delgany Golf Club, 12.30pm for 1pm |
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Talks and Visits, 2025 |
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15th January 2025 |
Talk by John Martin on: From rocky commons to fashionable suburb - the transformation of Dalkey in the 19th century |
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19th February 2025 |
Talk by Therese Hicks on: The Minute Books of Wicklow in the 1600 and 1700s |
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19th March 2025 |
AGM (and talk TBC) |
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16th April 2025 |
Talk by John McLoughlin on: Trees and Woodland Names in Irish Placenames |
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21st May 2025 |
TBC |