Jan 31
The first local events to mark the centenary of the 1916 Rising are taking place on Friday 5th & Saturday 6th February. Held in conjunction with the Gallery of Photography (Ireland ) there will be a great opportunity to have your photos , memorabilia and documents scanned and become part of the national heritage . …
Jan 22
The second edition of the North Dock Peoples History newsletter has been published . Part of our programme of events and publications to mark the centenary of the 1916 Rising , the newsletter is available in local schools , community facilities , some shops and will also be distributed door-to-door in some parts of the …
Jan 15
John Joseph Conroy was barely 40 years old when he died from Tubercolosis on 15th January 1937. A past pupil of both St Laurence O’Tooles on Seville Place and the Wharf Boys School in East Wall, he had served time as an apprentice at the Dublin Dockyard Company. As a boy he had joined the …
Oct 03
“One of the cheeriest men in the ward, and one of the most particular as to the set of his hair.” During the 1916 Rebellion Michael O’Doherty of the Irish Citizen Army was wounded 12 times – 1 bullet hit his right eye; 2 his left arm; 1 his left jaw; 1 the left …
Sep 20
“…some practical demonstration of the nations gratitude to one who took a risk in its hour of need.” On Sunday the 23rd October 1938, at a less than full Croke Park, the crowd saw a tightly fought replay between Galway and Kerry in the All Ireland Football Final. With minutes to go and trailing …
Sep 14
Together in Arms Kathleen Lynn’s relationship with Madeleine ffrench-Mullen by Carmel E. Darcy Why are the names of Dr. Kathleen Lynn and Madeleine ffrench-Mullen inseparably linked? Using mainly the diaries of Kathleen Lynn, I will examine the thirty-year relationship between Kathleen and Madeleine in this paper. What was the nature of their relationship, and if …
Sep 06
“A very busy evening…not home until very late.” On Thursday evening, the 8th June 1916, word spread among dockside workers that a very special republican prisoner was about to be deported. As the prisoner arrived on the quays a great cheer went up from the gathering crowd. The prisoner in question was Doctor Kathleen …
Aug 14
One hundred years ago . It was midnight, as Saturday the 14th August became Sunday the 15th August 1915, when six armed and masked men forced their way into the rail depot at North Wall. Determined and precise, they left a short time later, taking with them four large crates. The men were not apprehended …
