Category: Events

The above titled talk is a photographic journey on the waterways around Newry, which takes place on 22nd March 2025 at 14:00 in Newry & Mourne Museum in Newry. Tickets can be obtained here and cost £2.50.

Mine Lands: Glendalough and Glendasan is the title of an art exhibition taking place in the Mermaid Arts Centre in Bray, Co. Wicklow, which will open on 24th February 2025 and run until 10th May 2025.

From the Irish Independent, the exhibition constitutes:

“the focus of new work by Dublin-based painter Judy Carroll Deeley, who explores the former lead and silver mining sites at the Glendalough and also at the Glendasan valleys in Co Wicklow”

There is a reception with opening address on Saturday 22nd February at 14:00 and all are welcome.

The above titled event will take place on 19th October 2024 in the Parochial Hall, Clonakilty, Co. Cork.

Further details can be found at the link here.

HT to the Greystones Guide for this.

Greystones Archaeological & Historical Society will be holding their monthly meeting on Wednesday 16th October 2024 at 7.30pm in the Kilian Family Centre beside Holy Rosary Church in Greystones.

The talk will be given by Rob Goodbody on the subject of Glendasan lead mines and Ballycorus Chimney.

Admission is €3.

The Substation, Dublin Port’s small cultural venue, is hosting an exhibition taking a humourous look at the River Liffey bridges in Dublin City.

Developed by Fergal McCarthy, this exhibition will feature a jumbo version of Fergal’s illustrated portrait of the Liffey and its bridges.

The exhibition runs until early November 2024 apart from 24/25th October.

Open House Dublin 2024 takes place between 12th and 20th October 2024. I have reviewed the listing of events and have created a page listing those of IH interest.

The Dublin Festival of History takes place between 27th September and 13 October 2024.

I have reviewed the listing of events and have created a page listing those events of IH interest.

The Dundalk Argus reports that a commemoration to mark the bi-centenary of Haulbowline Lighthouse will take place in Greenore, Co. Louth, at 15:30 on 22nd September 2024.

European Heritage Open Days takes place in Northern Ireland on 14th and 15th September 2024.

I was going to create a listing of events, however, the website developers have setup their site to not permit deep linking to specific events. As such, I will not be compiling a list of events.

RTE One will be showing a documentary programme on Monday 12 August 2024 at 21:35, about the transatlantic cable connecting Valentia Island in Kerry to Newfoundland.