Dec 31
Parish Calendar 1930 As one year ends and another is about to begin we are delighted to present this artefact from our Community’s past. It is a St. Laurence O’Tooles parish calendar, 1930. This was first published over 80 years ago, as the 1920′s were turning into 1930′s. To put this into its historical context …
Nov 20
Bloody Sunday 1920, the G.A.A. and “Stonewall” Jack O’Reilly November 21st 1920 will be forever remembered in Dublin as Bloody Sunday. The events of that day were to lead to 31 deaths in the City, and are amongst the most notorious incidents of the era. In a co-ordinated series of early morning attacks the I.R.A. …
Nov 17
Johnny Cullen’s Hill… the story so far Johnny Cullen’s Hill is the name traditionally used by locals for the Rail over -bridge on East Road and this title has now come into more common use. Johnny Cullen and other family members operated a number of businesses on East Road from 1880 until the 1940′s. While …
Nov 13
Our School Around the Corner - the first archive material is now available Some say they were “the best years of our lives”. Whether that’s true or not, everybody had their school days, and everybody is welcome to attend the second annual “School Around The Corner” event , part of the East Wall History Festival 2012 . …
Nov 07
East Wall History Festival 2012 November 10th – November 21st The East Wall History Festival is taking place from Saturday 10th November until Wednesday 21st November. This year’s programme really does have something for everyone. We have a number of very interesting events on, and this year we have tried to achieve a balance of purely …
Oct 20
James Joyce, “Dubliners” and East Wall As you may know , the Dublin City Libraries choice for One City , One Book this year was “Dubliners” by James Joyce .This book, first published in 1914 is of particular relevance to East Wall , as explained in the article below . This article , written by …
Oct 14
Take yourself up to Monto Here is an upcoming exhibition that may be of interest . ”Come Down to Monto the once famous Red-Light district in the heart of the North Inner City and see a part of its hidden history of tenement life captured in photographs. Hear and see one of …
Oct 07
________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Remembering 1913 PLEASE NOTE: Next year marks the centenary of the 1913 Lockout. Workers from the Dock-side communities, North and South of the river, were very much to the forefront of the trade union militancy of the time. Members of the East Wall History Group are amongst those that are working together to ensure …
Oct 07
Remembering 1913 Next year marks the centenary of the 1913 Lockout. Workers from the Dock-side communities, North and South of the river, were very much to the forefront of the trade union militancy of the time. Members of the East Wall History Group are amongst those that are working together to ensure that the local …
Sep 27
The above framed picture was on display at the Dublin Dock Workers Preservation Society exhibition during the Tall Ships festival . It belongs to Jimmy Carthy , and shows his father Ned (of St.Marys Road ) in 1958 , along with Guinness Barges and ship . Such vessels would have been well known to Dock residents and …
