Milestones of Medieval Dublin

11 Jun 2013

Milestones of Medieval Dublin is a series of monthly lunchtime lectures at the Wood Quay Venue by The Friends of Medieval Dublin and Dublin City Council.

Entry to the lectures is free and everyone is welcome.

The schedule of lunchtime lectures is as follows:

  • c.790-800: The First Dublin Vikings? Speaker: Linzi Simpson. Date: June 11th, 1.05pm - 1.45pm.
  • c.995: Dublin's First Coinage: The money of the Hiberno-Scandanavians. Speaker Andy Woods. Date: July 16th, 1.05pm - 1.45pm.
  • 1204-29: The Construction of Dublin Castle. Speaker: Con Manning. Date: August 13th, 1.05pm - 1.45pm.
  • 1315: The Bruce Invasion. Speaker: Seymour Philips. Date: September 10th, 1.05pm - 1.45pm.
  • 1349: The Black Death. Speaker: Gillian Kenny. Date: October 8th, 1.05pm - 1.45pm.
  • 1487: The Coronation of Lambert Simnel. Speaker: Sparky Booker. Date: November 12th, 1.05pm - 1.45pm.
  • 1534: Silken Thomas and the Siege of Dublin. Speaker: Steven Ellis. Date: December 10th, 1.05pm - 1.45pm.

For more information, contact The Friends of Medieval Dublin secretary.fmd@gmail.com or visit their website here.

The Lunchtime Lecture Series will be held at Wood Qyau Venue, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8.