Balbriggan & District Historical Society presents our September talk by Jim Herlihy titled ‘Policing Ireland in 1922’ in the Bracken Court Hotel Balbriggan at 8pm Wednesday September 28th.2022 marks the centenary of An Garda Síochána and Jim’s talk will focus on policing in the early years of the State as well as focussing on Balbriggan. The… Continue Reading
Balbriggan & District Historical Society presents our August talk by Colm Timmins on Genealogy and Balbriggan – how to trace your own family Wednesday August 24th Bracken Court Hotel, Balbriggan at 8pm. Colm is a long time member of our Society and a local genealogist with years of experience. In this talk he will speak… Continue Reading
Title: The Building of Balbriggan Harbour Speaker: Rory McKenna Date: Wednesday May 25th 8pmVenue: Bracken Court Hotel Balbriggan Balbriggan & District Historical Society presents The Building of Balbriggan Harbour by Rory McKenna, Wednesday May 25th 8pm Bracken Court Hotel. Admission €5, members freeWith all the changes taking place at the Harbour these days it is appropriate to look back at… Continue Reading
We enjoyed an excellent presentation from Declan Brady on Frank Lawless, 1870-1922: Fingal’s Revolutionary Politician. We were delighted to see such a big crowd and welcome back some of our friends for the first time since 2019. It was particularly nice to welcome members of the Lawless family including Frank Lawless grandson as we heard… Continue Reading
Balbriggan and District Historical Society back live After a difficult two years Balbriggan & District Historical Society were delighted to welcome back old friends to an in-person talk in the Bracken Court Hotel on Wednesday March 30th, 2022. The talk Irish National Foresters – St Molaga Branch, No.315 (Balbriggan) 1897-1942 ” was presented by Jim Walsh who is very well… Continue Reading
Balbriggan & District Historical Society presented: “Voters and politicians – elections and local government in North Dublin during the lifetime of the Rural Balrothery District Council, 1898-1930.” By Declan Brady via Zoom at 8pm on Wednesday October 27th This talk examined the progressive changes in voter franchise and local government representation from the Local Government… Continue Reading
Speaker: David O’Connor Time and Date: Wednesday May 26th 8pm via ZoomBalbriggan & District Historical Society were delighted to present our first talk via Zoom. For this we welcomed back a fond friend of the Society David O’Connor for a talk that we hope was entertaining and informative. David O Connor is a retired ESB… Continue Reading
The Sack of Balbriggan Commemorative Seminar, featuring six speakers giving a broad perspective on the events of September, 20 1920 and also including a new digital version of a video from 1992 of three eyewitness accounts of this tragic night, was recorded in the Bracken Court Hotel on Friday September 18, 2020. The evolution of… Continue Reading
Balbriggan & District Historical Society have embraced technology to present their Heritage Week talk on The Sack of Balbriggan 1920 by local historian Jim Walsh via Youtube. Jim a retired Librarian and founding member of the Society draws on a lifetime of research and some newly available… Continue Reading
“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 from the time, and Black and Tan attacks elsewhere. Eithne’s talk covered some of the interesting features of Clann na Poblachta… Continue Reading
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 the town Commissioners of the time as well as the dispute that arose between the Hamilton family… Continue Reading
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 Éireann in January 1919. It will explore the context in which this new representative body was created. It will ask what those who… Continue Reading
