Featured

Blackrock Society Talks – Updated 13/5/2025

Blackrock Society “Scientia Sit Liberalis”
Blackrock Dolmen by Rowan Gillespie
Rowan Gillespie’s Dolmen (1987) at N11/Temple Rd junction

FORTHCOMING LECTURES & ACTIVITIES – Spring 2025 onwards

Monday 26th May 2025

Life in “Emergency” Ireland, 1939-1945

by James Scannell

A look at life in Ireland during the years 1939-1945 known generally as World War 2 but known in the Republic of Ireland as ‘The Emergency’ following the German invasion of Poland on September 1st 1939 as the Government declared that a state of emergency existed for the duration of hostilities in Europe.
Topics covered will include our version of neutrality and how it was applied against the belligerents in this conflict, the steps taken to preserve our neutrality and the organisations formed to maintain it, the internal and external threats to the state, rationing, censorship, and the control over everyday life exercised through ‘Emergency Powers’ orders which at times came thick and fast, and their effect on people and events.
See further details of future, current and previous lectures for 2025, ’24,’23,’22,’20 and 2019 HERE

Please note there is an attendance charge of €5 for non-members of Blackrock Society

~o~

Further talks and lectures for the Autumn/Winter of 2024 and Spring of 2025 will be on the Second Monday of each month and this site will be updated as talks are arranged. If you are interested in giving a talk, please contact Douglas by email at info at blackrocksociety.ie

~o~

All lectures are at 8.00pm and are held in
COMHALTAS CEOLTÓIRÍ ÉIREANN, (See Map)
 32 BELGRAVE SQUARE
­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­MONKSTOWN
CO. DUBLIN A94XV02
Blackrock Society was established in 1921 and is supported by local businesses and is a Member of the Federation of Local History Societies.

Blackrock Society – Aims

Blackrock Main St at the turn of the 19th century

The aims of Blackrock Society are to:

To create an awareness of the history, culture, science and literary contributions, architecture, people and, indeed, the peculiarities of the County Dublin town of Blackrock, together with its surrounds, thus adding to the local community’s sense of itself.

To help preserve the unique character of Blackrock from diffusion or loss.

To record details of events, both local and national, consider their impact, and disseminate them through lectures and visits.

To publish an annual illustrated journal of our activities including lectures, discussions and trips.

We have been endeavouring to promote these aims from our inception in 1921.

Want to join Blackrock Society? Then please click here to download our membership form