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October Talk: Clann na Poblachta & the Interparty Government Speaker: Eithne MacDermott

"A brief overview of Clann na Poblachta, and the Inter-Party Government 1948-51" by Eithne MacDermott.  This also featured talks by Loreto Secordary School Students on various aspects of the Sack of Balbriggan, including newspaper articles…

September Talk: The Foreshore dispute Speaker: Rory McKenna

We would like to thank Rory McKenna for his really interesting talk this evening on the Balbriggan Foreshore Dispute 1874-76. Rory gave a great insight into the Hamilton Family particularly George Alexander and his widow Amelia Fancourt and…
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August Talk: Creating a Counter-State: Establishing and Building Dáil Éireann

Title: Creating a Counter-State: Establishing and Building Dáil Éireann. Speaker:  Dr. Will Murphy  Wednesday August 28, Town Hall, Balbriggan at 8.00pm Admission €5, Members free This talk will examine the establishment of Dáil…
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April Talk: Ardgillan Castle Revealed Speaker: Aidan J Herron

Ardgillan Castle Revealed by Aidan J Herron. Wednesday April 24th 8pm, Town Hall Balbriggan Adm: €5, members free On Wednesday April 24th Balbriggan and District Historical Society  presented a talk in  the Town Hall Balbriggan at 8pm …
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Quiz Night April 4th Milestone Inn Balbriggan

Balbriggan & District Historical Society will be hosting a Quiz Night upstairs in the Milestone Inn on Thursday the 4th of April. Come along and test your wits against your neighbours and friends - and have a good night out. Who knows -…
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March Talk: The Wonderful Work of Séamus Ennis as a Folk-Music Collector Speaker: Seán Corcoran

The Wonderful Work of Séamus Ennis as a Folk-Music Collector - An illustrated lecture by Seán Corcoran. Wednesday March 27th 8pm, Town Hall Balbriggan Adm: €5, members free Our first talk for 2019 will took place on Wednesday March…
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October Talk: The Schools’ Collection 1937-39 Speaker: Anne Collins

Our October talk took place on Wednesday 24th and showcased the Local History Projects done by the students in Loreto Secondary School on the theme of the Sack of Balbriggan. Then our own Anne Collins shared some of the jewels of information…
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September Talk: The Sinking of the Leinster – Speaker Cormac F Lowth

Our September talk "The Sinking of The Leinster - an Illustrated Lecture" was presented by Cormac F. Lowth on Wednesday September 26th in the Town Hall Balbriggan at 8pm. 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of a great disaster which…
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August Talk: The General Election of 1918 in North Dublin – Speaker Íde Ní Liathain

Our August talk "The General Election of 1918 in North Dublin" was presented by Íde Ní Liathain on Wednesday August 29th in the Town Hall Balbriggan at 8pm. The talk looked at events leading up to the general election in December 1918,…
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April Talk: History of Man O’War and the Turk’s Head Speaker: Jim Walsh

History of Man O'War and The Turk's Head Speaker Jim Walsh Wednesday April 25th 8pm Town Hall, Balbriggan Jim Walsh needs no introduction and we are delighted to welcome him as our April speaker for a talk on the History of Man O'War…
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March Talk: Experiences of a French Emigrant family in Ireland – Speaker Paul Bosonnet

Title: Exeriences of a French Emigrant family in Ireland Speaker: Paul Bosonnet Date: Wednesday March 28th 8pm Venue: Town Hall Balbriggan Our first talk of 2018 is "Experiences of a French Emigrant family in Ireland" by Paul Bosonnet and…
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Welcome to 2018 with Balbriggan & District Historical Society

Welcome to 2018 with Balbriggan & District Historical Society. We are currently putting together our programme of events for 2018 and we will be sharing those on the website as soon as possible. Check back with us over the next few weeks.…
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October Talk: More Old Memories of Balbriggan – Speaker May Mckeon

A huge and enthusiastic crowd attended Balbriggan and District Historical Society's October talk featuring May McKeon and also students from Loreto Secondary School. Former County Councillor May, a longtime member of the Society and current…
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September Talk: The Fenian Invasion of Canada – Speaker Dr. David Doolin

In this talk by Dr David Doolin from neighbouring Lusk he shared his in depth knowledge of the Fenian Brotherhood in America and the meticulous planning of the invasions of Canada in 1866 and American British relations at the time. There were…
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Local History Research Skills Seminar on The Sack of Balbriggan

In 2020 the Centenary of the Sack of Balbriggan will take place and Balbriggan & District Historical Society are planning a series of events in the lead up to this. We would like to see further research done on this topic in the next…

August Talk: Women of the Revolutionary Years – Speaker Sinead McCoole

For our August talk we were delighted to have such an interesting topic from this excellent speaker. Sinead McCoole is a well known historian who has written extensively in the area of modern Irish History with a focus on the role of women,…

May talk: Ireland and The Russian Revolution Lost Opportunities or Lost Illusions – Speaker Padraig Yeates

2017 marks the 100 anniversary of the Russian Revolution so it was appropriate that we marked this with a talk in our schedule. It is always interesting to look at world events in an Irish context and our talk  also focussed on Irish labour…

April Talk: ‘Thomas Ashe – The Revolutionary Teacher’ – Speaker Brian Arnold

Our April talk was about a figure many are more familiar with after the 1916 Commemorations in Fingal last year as he was the leader of the Fingal Brigade, whose success at the Battle of Ashbourne was one of the few in 1916. But there was much…