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Blackrock Society Talks – Updated 14/4/2025

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 28th April 2025

Was Michael Collins a Dictator??

by Joseph EA Connell

Was Michael Collins a dictator? This and other questions will be asked and answered by Joe Connell – a US based historian. Joe was born in Colorado, spent most of his life in California and now lives in Florida. Before training and practicing as a lawyer, he played football for the San Francisco 49ers and was assigned to the 82nd Airborne division of the US army, which specialises in parachute assault operations. However, with Irish forebears on his father’s side, Joe first came to Ireland as a child. In the 1960s, visiting museums and discovering Irish history, he became particularly interested in the Easter Rising and its aftermath. Since then Joe has published several books on the period, is a columnist for History Ireland, and features regularly on Newstalk’s Talking History show.
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

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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

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All lectures are at 8.00pm and are held in
COMHALTAS CEOLTÓIRÍ ÉIREANN, (See Map)
 32 BELGRAVE SQUARE
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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