Secret Soldiers: Exiled Heroes.
These toy soldiers appear in the same exhibition as the First World War recruitment posters from recent post, although clearly the uniforms and equipment date from much earlier. They come from France,...
View ArticleArran’s Top Dublin Sights & Visits.
This post is for all visitors and was inspired by my students. They often tell me they find it hard to get reliable information on the most interesting places to see here. This sounds a bit unlikely...
View ArticleExciting times… and a new start.
It has been the maddest few weeks of work for a very long time… For many years now I have run cultural programs for schools and colleges, or led one-off tours for schools and language schools, of...
View ArticleEast is East, and West is West, Dun Laoghaire’s magic piers. Part 1.
Another in the current orgy, of seaside-related posts. I can not help it. It is summer after all. And it was A Spectacular day today, blazing with sunshine. Very un-Irish, although we appreciate it...
View ArticleStory of Saint Patrick Cathedral, Part 3: Anglo-Normans, and the story of the...
The story of The Two cathedrals, Background. There are two bits of background we have to know to understand the twist. First of all, in 1163, the Irish archbishop of Dublin Laurence O’Toole made...
View ArticleOrigins of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, Part One- the chapel on the island &...
Origins of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, Part One- the chapel on the island & early Celtic church, and reflections on early Irish Culture. Take a look at St Patrick’s cathedral in Dublin. It’s not...
View Articlea magic map, scholar’s sketch of ancient Dublin, special tour: Thurs 16th...
A small but significant detail above, from the lovely little 1904 map by RISA scholar and historian Leonard R Strangeways. This magical map, will be our guide, (along with yours truly) to the...
View ArticleNorth by North West, a walking & talking tour of Dublin, 18th century to...
North by North West, is the newest of Dublin Decoded’s walking & talking tour of Dublin city centre. As always with Dublin Decoded, we’ll look at and discuss the rich, varied; often surprising...
View ArticleDublin Decoded medieval gates, walls and towers walk, next date 11.45am Sun...
the Dublin Decoded Walk “Medieval Mass” tour takes places on occasional dates, often often a Saturday or Sunday. Dates are announced on our monthly newsletter and elsewhere. (You can subscribe to...
View ArticleMaps of Dublin, old Speed’s map reveals history of Dublin.
Old maps of Dublin: Viking & Medieval Dublin to the early modern era. 1,200 years of change. The image below is the first known image of Ireland. It was drawn as part of a larger map, around 200AD,...
View ArticleRoque’s map, that endless treasure trove.
John Roque’s famed map of Dublin (detail above) is a genuine work of genius, and one of the best maps made of any city in 18th century Europe. Today it forms a superb and indispensable resource for...
View ArticleDublin’s old City Basin, & 3 historic hospitals.
Here’s another detail from that extraordinary treasure trove and endless mine of information that is John Roque’s 1756 map of Dublin. This particular detail shows the location of the old city basin...
View Articlea lecture in Dublin Castle, political and visual culture
I received an email today from an academic, currently working with the OPW in Dublin Castle, but whose special area of interest and expertise is Irish cultural nationalism and the United Irishmen....
View ArticleEaster Rebellion 1916 in Dublin 4 | a Dublin Decoded walking tour
A vast amount and variety of events take place in Dublin this year to commemorate the Easter Rising of 1916. Most historical walking tours naturally focus on the GPO building O’Connell Street and it’s...
View ArticleA History of the Easter Rising in 50 Objects. By John Gibney historian.
A History of the Easter Rising in 50 Objects. By John Gibney historian. Some if not most readers may be familiar with Ireland in 100 Objects, a wide ranging history-through artifact book helmed by...
View ArticleCreating History – exhibition & a tour Thursday 15th December
Creating History is a superb exhibition and is the National Gallery of Ireland’s principal contribution to the Decade of Centenaries. For reasons of space constraints however, it has a surprisingly...
View Articledash to catch our Grangegorman walk tomorrow Wed 07 June.
For those who missed it a few weeks back, one last reminder of a second chance to catch our amazing Grangegorman tour, tomorrow Wed 07 June. It starts 2.15 pm, which won’t suit everyone of course....
View ArticleSouth-East Dublin gems & visit inside old Sinn Féin HQ at No 6 Harcourt St: –...
South-East Dublin gems & visit inside old Sinn Féin HQ at No 6 Harcourt St: – a Dublin Decoded walking tour, with Arran Henderson, & Conradh na Gaeilge archivist Cuan Ó Seireadáin. The first...
View Article2 last public tours of 2018: (1) River/Canal, this Saturday 20/10 and Monto,...
Our next public walking tour, and our penultimate is coming up very soon, this Saturday: River, Port, Dock, Canal, on Saturday 20th October, 13.00-15.00 (starts 1pm) Details below. We will meet 1pm...
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