As you may know the Dublin Tall Ships festival is taking place this week, Thursday 23rd until Sunday 26th – full details can be found here at the official web site – http://www.dublintallships.ie/ . The festival promises to be one of the most exciting events in the city this year.
For those who’ve yet to see the photo exhibition presented by the Dublin Dockworkers Preservation Society you may be interested to know that it will be on display throughout the festival in the CHQ building (Georges Dock) at the following times :
Thursday 23rd August 11am to 6pm.
Friday 24th August 11am to 6pm.
Saturday 25th August 11am to 6pm.
Sunday 26th August 11am to 2.30pm.
A number of talks are also taking place associated with the exhibition , but please note that capacity is limited so you may want to get tickets ( apply to tickets@dublintallships.ie ) .
Thursday 23rd August 13.30 to 14.00 hrs on the MV Cadhla Barge :
Stories from Deep Sea Dockers
Dr. Don Bennett is a sociologist and longtime Dublin resident. He has published on a variety of subjects, including Dublin street traders and the Concerned Parents Against Drugs movement. He has lectured at University College Dublin, at the Jagiellonian University in Poland, and at universities in the United States.
Thursday 23rd August 14.30 to 15.30 at the CHQ:
The streets where you walk :
East Wall based Sarah Lundberg is a local publisher , Historian and an archivist. Her talk today is a tour through the streets and along the quay-sides on which the festival is taking place . Learn the history of the surrounding area, the people and the places – from the creation of Dublin Port and the reclamation of the land from the sea, right up to the present day – and discover the story of the dockers , sailors , and railway-men who worked here, the soldiers and rebels who fought and died here , the famous names like Luke Kelly and Sean O’Casey , and the local people who lived in the tenements , houses, flats and apartments on both sides of the river .
Friday 24th August 16.00 to 17.00 hrs at the CHQ:
Dublin and its port 1913-1922
Padraig Yeates is a journalist and author of several books, including Lockout: Dublin 1913, A City in Wartime: Dublin 1914-1918 and a City in Turmoil: Dublin 1919-1921 (forthcoming). He will outline the role played by Dublin Port in this revolutionary decade. Its role in the 1913 Lockout, how the First world War affected the port, how the Munitions Strike of 1920 crippled the British war effort in the Irish War of Independence, how the LNWR hotel on the North Wall played host to its most unusual, violent and flamboyant guests, the Auxiliaries, and how action by the dockers kept it open in the lead up to the Civil War
Saturday 25th August 12.30 to 14.00 hrs on the MV Cadhla Barge:
Docklands Characters
Paul O’Brien is an oral historian ,song writer, and a collector of folk memories. From the Docksides of Dublin , Belfast and Rotterdam , hear the stories Paul has gathered – tales of tragedy and love , hard work and heartbreaks . Enjoy his unique and humorous take on the people and events from the Port communities, such as the Dublin Lego fire of 1970 and pet Donkeys called Bethlehem and Jerusalem , relive the tradition of Hoolies in the Kitchen and learn a word or two of “Docklingo”.
We Hope to see some of you there.