Now in its twelfth year, the festival has built a reputation for shining a fresh perspective on history and its importance in our everyday lives, attracting best-selling Irish and international historians to Dublin for a high-profile programme of history talks and debate each Autumn.

Royal Irish Academy Events

Dublin Festival of History | Behind the maps: Dublin city and suburbs in the Irish Historic Towns Atlas workshop

Event Dates
3 Oct, 2024, 11:00 – 13:00
30 Sep, 2024, 11:00 – 13:00
Venue
Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2
Availability
Fully booked

Event

Dublin Festival of History | Remembering Grangegorman: Storysharing

Event Dates
5 Oct, 2024, 17:00 – 19:00
Venue
Church of Ireland, Grangegorman TU Dublin
Availability
Tickets Available

Event

Dublin Festival of History | Edmund Spenser’s View of the Present State of Ireland (1596): Re-Appraised

Event Dates
7 Oct, 2024, 13:00 – 14:15
Venue
Royal Irish Academy
Availability
Tickets Available

Event

Dublin Festival of History | Guided tour of the Royal Irish Academy

Event Dates
1 Oct, 2024, 09:30 – 10:30
8 Oct, 2024, 09:30 – 10:30
Venue
Royal Irish Academy
Availability
Tickets Available

Event

Grangegorman – The Transportation Story

Event Dates
8 Oct, 2024, 19:00 – 20:30
Venue
TU Dublin East Quad
Availability
Tickets Available

Event

Dublin Festival of History | Irish Food History with Three Castles Burning

Event Dates
9 Oct, 2024, 18:30 – 19:30
Venue
Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2
Availability
Fully booked

Event

'A Bird in the House, God Bless Her' - Lunchtime Event with Mick Fortune of folklore.ie

9 Oct 2024 13:00 - 14:00 The Royal Irish Academy, D02 HH58 Tickets available