‘Stained glass highlights in Balbriggan and other locations in north County Dublin’ from David Caron, Wednesday March 25th 8pm Bracken Court Hotel Adm €5, Members free
Welcome to a new year with Balbriggan & District Historical Society and we are busy finalising an exciting programme for 2026 for you. Our regular talks will commence on March 25th with a presentation ‘Stained glass highlights in Balbriggan and other locations in north County Dublin’ from David Caron author of Dubin Stained Glass which I am sure will be of huge interest given the excellent examples in our own Balbriggan churches. You may have seen and admired these beautiful windows in St Peter and Paul’s and St George’s Church and wanted to learn more about them. This presentation will give a wonderful insight to them and other examples in the area. Adm €5 Members free
David Caron was born in Dublin and studied Visual Communication at the National College of Art and Design, to which department he returned in due course as lecturer and was subsequently appointed Head of Department. His PhD research at Trinity College Dublin focused on Michael Healy and the stained glass artists of An Túr Gloine, the Tower of Glass. He was one of the three original compilers of the Gazetteer of Irish stained glassin 1988, and was editor and principal author of the revised and expanded edition in 2021. His book, Michael Healy, 1873-1941: An Túr Gloine’s stained glass pioneer, was published by Four Courts Press in2023. His most recent book, just published, also by Four Courts Press, is Dublin’s Stained Glass – a guide to the finest twentieth-century windows. David regularly contributes articles on stained glass to the Irish Arts Review. He is currently researching a book on the best of Ulster’s twentieth-century stained glass.
Book Launch Invitation – In Far Foreign Fields: Fingal’s Great War Dead
The Mayor of Fingal, Councillor Tom O’Leary and the Elected Members invite you to the launch of In Far Foreign Fields: Fingal’s Great War Dead by Dr Bernard Kelly. Over 400 men and women died in the tragic circumstances of WW1 and this book demonstrates the scale and scope of the impact of the war on ordinary people and the damage that the war did to families across the north county Dublin area.
Free copies will be distributed via Fingal Libraries; be available for collection on the night or for greater numbers by arrangement with the Heritage Officer.
It will take place at 7pm Tuesday, 24 March 2026 in County Hall, Main Street, Swords, K67 X8Y2.
Light refreshments will be served on the night. Please RSVP Heritage.Officer@fingal.ie by Friday 20 March 2026
We will let you know more information on our other talks and events later, if you have any queries email balbrigganhistsoc@gmail.com or follow us on Facebook, Instagram or x
