The splendour of the Great Hall at Malahide Castle is open to the public once again after an extensive restoration.

Bernard Kelly discusses the Irish anti-vaccination movement in the revolutionary period. 

When the Coastguard Station at Robswall was attacked and destroyed during the War of Independence, it brought to a close the Coastguard presence in this area and elsewhere, which had reached back to 1822.

This presentation by Siobhan Osgood  will explore the architecture of the former Great Northern Railway and the historic events which took place at its stations at the beginning of the 20th century.

The Civil War in Dublin is the backdrop against which Brian Gallagher’s characters live their lives in his popular children’s novel, Taking Sides.

The Fingal IRA were very active in the concluding months of the War of Independence establishing a base in Mooretown/Oldtown.

This talk by Bernard Kelly will examine the events and personalities during the truce in Fingal from July 1921. 

This talk by John Dorney looks at the compromises and renegotiation of core aims made by both sides that culminated in the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921. 

In this video for Fingal Festival of History, Brian Hanley presents “Endgame? War of Independence and Truce.”

We hope you enjoy this selection of music for the Fingal Festival of History.