Balbriggan & District Historical Society https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Home Historical Maps Bremore Castle Heritage Guide Publications for Sale About Us Past Events What’s On Balbriggan Lighthouse Balbriggan’s Story The Sack of Balbriggan Resources Coastal Industries Early Settlement and Archaeology Balbriggan and the Textile Industry Railways Balbriggan Historical Society – 45th Anniversary Celebrations John Hinde and his Colour Postcards of North Dublin Talks Archive 2016 Talks Archive 2015 Talks Archive 2018 Contact Membership “A High Class School” Loreto Convent Balbriggan 1857 – 2025 Events March Talk: ‘Stained glass highlights in Balbriggan and other locations in north County Dublin’ from David Caron August Talk: John “Jack’ Gaynor. 1898-1979 by Jim Walsh and Heritage Week September Talk: ‘War and Peace and the Birth of Balbriggan RFC’ Caroline & David McMahon May talk: ‘Castles, Churches and Cobblestones – The built heritage of Balbriggan’ – by Dr Cora McDonagh  April Talk ‘The Treatment of Women During the Rebellion Period and After the Free State.’ – Joe Connell March Talk: Brian Kavanagh ‘The Graveyard Shift – from Bremore to SS Peter & Paul’ Anniversary of the Belle Hill Details of our Talks for 2025 starting March 26th Annual General Meeting 27 November 2024 October Talk: ‘History of O’Dwyers GAA – Pauline O’Hare READ ALL ABOUT IT. The Taylors, Temperance Pledges and Terrier Racing. Balbriggan and District News Reports 1779-1979 Pop Up Museum 12/13 October August Talk: Balbriggan and District News in the National and International press’ Speaker Cora McDonagh May Talk: 800 years of the Barnewall family (inc Bremore Castle) – Aidan Arnold POP UP MUSEUM 25/26 May 1/2 June May 1st Talk : A Balbriggan Tragedy, 1930- Jim Walsh March Talk:To Declare a Republic: The life of Liam Lynch, IRA Chief of Staff, 1892-1923- Gerard Shannon Notice of AGM November 29th Bracken Court Hotel at 8pm and Balbriggan Students laying a wreath at London Cenotaph tomorrow at 10.30 am October Talk: ‘World War 1 – the Irish Context’ – Eithne MacDermott September Talk: ‘Balbriggan Stockings, Old Masters and the Bells of Howth: North County Dublin contributions to the 19th century Art & Industry Exhibitions.’ Cora McDonagh August Talk: The rise & fall of John Spicer’s model bakery & shop Balbriggan (1904-1999): an overview of parts 1 & 2′ – Frank Whearity Dublin to Drogheda Railway March Talk: The Story of Cricket in Fingal – James Bennett April Talk: ‘TITANIC – Search, Discovery and Diving to the world’s most famous shipwreck – Rory Golden May Talk: ‘Balscadden Past and Present’ – Jim Walsh Contact Us