Genealogy Day – Saturday, 14 June
The Kilmacud Stillorgan Local History Society and the Genealogical Society of Ireland are co-hosting a FREE Genealogy Day in Kilmacud on Saturday, 14 June from 11am until 4pm.
Judge ‘Long Jack’ Doherty of Seamount (St Helen’s)
The May meeting of the Mount Merrion Historical Society includes a talk by Frank Cogan on John Doherty (1785-1850), otherwise known as “Long Jack” or “The Butcher of Borrisokane,”. He was the owner of Seamount, now the Radisson Blu St Helen’s Hotel.
The Martello Towers of Dublin
The next meeting of the MMHS takes place on Thursday 3 April at 8:00 pm in the Community Centre. Rob Goodbody will present a talk on the history of Dublin’s iconic martello towers.
Ireland’s Revolutionary Diplomat: Leopold Kerney
The March meeting of the MMHS takes place on Thursday 6 March at 8:00 pm in the Community Centre. Declan Kerney tells the story of his grandfather, Leopold Harding Kerney, one of Ireland’s first diplomats.
History of Glendalough
The first MMHS meeting of the new year will include a talk on the History of Glendalough, presented by Frank Tracy. 8pm, Thursday 16 January, 2025 in the Community Centre.
The social and cultural history of the Dublin Public House
The final Mount Merrion Historical Society talk of the year takes place on Thursday, 12 December. The speaker is best-selling author and historian Donal Fallon, presenter of the Three Castles Burning podcast.