Welcome to Ballsbridge Donnybrook and Sandymount Historical Society (bdshistsoc (at) gmail.com)
2022 Events:
Our Lunchtime lectures are held in conjunction with Pembroke Library. They are free to attend and open to all. Booking is required via Pembroke Library: pembrokelibrary@dublincity.ie / 01 222 8450 (please note new telephone number)
2023 Events:
AGM in The Hive, Herbert Park, January 2023
2023: 15th March@ 1pm: Leopardstown Races Opening Day & Origins by Prof Fergus D'Arcy
2023: 5th April @ 1pm: The Murder of Judge Bell outside the RDS at Ballsbridge by James Scannell
2023: 26th April,@ 1pm: Lofcadio Hearn, Irish Experiences and the Making of a Writer, by Paul Murray
2023:Saturday 1st July: Some members enjoyed a most interesting Boat Tour of Dublin Port, hosted by Lar Joye, Dublin Port.
2023: Wednesday 20th September @1pm: The Painters of Dublin 4, by Adrien le Harivel, NGI - booking required via Pembroke Library
2022 Events:
Wednesday 21st September at 1.00pm: 'Rathgar and James Joyce' by Ged Walsh
Wednesday 26th October at 1.00pm: 'Rathmines, Irish Historic Towns Atlas: Dublin Suburbs' by Dr Seamus O'Maitiu
Wednesday 16th November at 1pm: ‘Estella Solomons , Artist and her Family’ by Francis Jacobs , Wednesday 16th November at 1 pm.
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Wednesday 18th May 2022, at 1pm via Zoom: Cathy Scuffil will deliver a talk: “Dublin’s Housing Crisis in Troubled Times'. We are delighted that Cathy, Historian in Residence, Dublin South City is offering this talk.
Recording of this event is here:
Saturday 23rd April 2022 at 11.00am - Our Chairperson, John Holohan, will lead a 'Walk and Talk' of Ballsbridge. Meet at Pembroke Library, Anglesea Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.
Wednesday 23rd March, 2022 at 1pm, via Zoom - The Lost Village of Milltown by Dr. Patrick Salmon. Booking is via Eventbrite. This is a free event.
Recordings of previous 2022 Zoom events available below
Thursday, 24 February 2022 at 1pm, via Zoom - Rory O'Farrell: The Buildings and Personages of Dublin 1760-1820. Please note, you may need to try a different web browser or device for the following Zoom link:
Recordings of 2021 Zoom events available below:
Thursday 27th May at 1pm via Zoom - Lar Joye - Murder by the Throat - the War of Independence in Dublin 4, 1919 to 1921.
This event was recorded and is available at the link below:
https://vimeo.com/573911634/fa7277a35f
Wednesday 28th April, at 1pm - 'The Quakers in Ireland', by Dr Christopher Moriarity, via Zoom: A recording of this event is available at the link below:
https://zoom.us/rec/play/fdehXyD1_54zL5_AfYaviS64yopQkV_v-DTp7KN-XdNHW4cYukSFN3ujqm5TLZJ9cii20u3lxge0sq6r.k71dQlbdH-bMv8Ye?continueMode=true&_x_zm_rtaid=Yl_VnTPwSU2H3Ia_E-CujA.1621235549682.20f313d12989d038cd396bedcf876e60&_x_zm_rhtaid=740
Thursday 25th March - 1pm - Beatrice Doran - 'From The Grand Canal To The Dodder - Illustrious Lives' : A recording of this event is available at the link below:
https://zoom.us/rec/share/4TdG