Sadly, Martha Long never speaks the line she uses as the title for her wrenching memoir of childhood in Dublin. She knows that her mother wouldn’t care—she’s “too simple minded to look after herself,” ...

Midwife, abortionist and convicted murderer Mamie Cadden avoided the death penalty in 1950s Dublin. Mamie Cadden is a controversial figure who provided abortions for women in Dublin between the 1920s ...

Irish novelist John Banville is nothing if not versatile (and fertile — he’s the author of 17 books of fiction under his own name). Early in his career, he wrote several historical novels (“Kepler,” ...

The Society was founded in 1934 to promote the study of the history of Dublin and of Dubliners. The Society's main activities are: 1. Meetings on Wednesday evenings during the autumn in ...

Bestselling memoirist Long (Ma, I've Got Meself Locked Up in the Mad House) takes readers to 1950s Dublin, where it is nothing short of a miracle that she survived her childhood. Long chronicles her ...

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As Ireland recovered from World War II, a deeply Catholic society was sending a message to "buy Irish" in order to create jobs. This fascinating British Pathe newsreel is an eye-opener. Today, in 2023 ...

Museum illustrates journey of the men who helped shape iconic part of the capital Dublin docklands in the 1950s Dublin docklands in the 1950s Former dock workers Paddy Nevins and John 'Miley' Walsh ...

Molly Malone is attracting attention again, but for Tom McCaughren she’s a reminder of the rare old times when he first came to the capital city O'Connell Street, Dublin, in the early 1950s with ...

In this expertly paced debut thriller from Irish author Black (the pseudonym of Booker Prize–winner John Banville), pathologist Garret Quirke uncovers a web of ...