The bombardment of the Four Courts, 1922 (Image Credit: Dublin City Public Libraries, Birth of the Republic Collection)
Over the following weeks, I’ll be giving a series of lectures in libraries in Dublin North West exploring the Irish revolution in three parts. Firstly, we will be looking at 1917 and the reorganisation of the revolutionary forces. The second lecture will focus on the War of Independence, while the final lecture will explore the road to the Civil War. This is an initiative of Dublin City Council, who are putting historians into different districts of the city to engage with the public and to build on the momentum of the 1916 centenary.
For me, the series kick off tonight in Ballymun (apologies for short notice, I’ve been away!) and tomorrow in Cabra. People are more than welcome to attend, and if you live in other parts of the city here is the complete programme.
Ballymun Library on Tuesday 27 June and 4 and 11 July at 6.30pm
Cabra Library on Wednesday 28 June, 5 July and 12 July at 6.30pm
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Donal
Ciarán
Sam
Come Here To Me! 
Don’t forget to mention it was a direct written order from Oscar Traynor to his men in the Four Courts to blow the mines as they were leaving not an artillery shell that destroyed the national archives.
Fantastic talk at Cabra library last night, thanks Donal! I hadn’t realised how much of a gap in my knowledge 1917 represented so it was great to fill in a few blanks.