Launch of History on Your Doorstep Vol 7
by Dublin City Council Historians in Residence
The seventh volume from was launched at City Hall on Wednesday 13 November, by Councillor Vincent Jackson, with guest speaker Dr Ruth McManus of Dublin City University. History on your Doorstep volume 7 is an annual free publication by Dublin City Council’s Historians in Residence. The book is written / edited by Katie Blackwood and Cormac Moore, Dublin City Historians in Residence.
Pick up a copy in your local library while stocks last.
Download a copy of History on your Doorstep Vol 7 (PDF 6.52).
Since 2017, the Dublin City Historians in Residence have worked in neighbourhoods across Dublin City to encourage local people to engage with history, and to promote its sources and discussion, especially the historical collections in Dublin City Library & Archive. They have also produced bite-size history books documenting key moments in Irish history – a series titled 'History on Your Doorstep'.
Other volumes in the series explore myriad aspects of Dublin’s fascinating history, with, for example, chapters that explore the legacy of architect Herbert Sims, why Lemon Street is called Lemon Street, and the colourful life and career of football player and manager extraordinaire, Patrick O’Connell, who played for Manchester United and went on to manage FC Barcelona. The books also mark significant events in Dublin’s history, with one volume dedicated to Bloody Sunday in 1920.
Dublin City’s dedicated Historians in Residence are Cormac Moore, Mary Muldowney, Catherine Scuffil, Katie Blackwood, Elizabeth Kehoe and Historian in Residence for Children Dervilia Roche. The programme is created by Dublin City Libraries and is delivered in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company.
Read more about History on Your Doorstep and download volumes 1-7.
