At 14 Henrietta Street we offer monthly guided tours as Gaeilge for both fluent speakers and learners. If you are curious about Irish but you don’t feel that you have enough (or any) fluency for our regular tours ‘as gaeilge’, we are delighted to offer a 'Gaeilge bhriste' (‘broken Irish’) tour on Saturday 14 March to coincide with Seachtain na Gaeilge. This tour offers people the chance to build and develop confidence in Irish, by listening, learning and using their cúpla focal with friendly guides who welcome all levels of ability. Déanaimid saol cultúrtha na cathrac

Jacob’s is remembered by many Dubliners as a benevolent employer. The firm’s concern with welfare, while relatively innovative, was nevertheless paternalist and profit-driven, with a view to forging a loyal and healthy workforce in a city where housing and sanitation were notoriously poor. One of Ireland’s top three manufacturing firms for some time after independence, women and girls consistently made up two-thirds of its staff. This talk will explore the female experience of work at Jacob’s, covering issues of social class, gendered discipline, and discrimination in preference of

The Irish Potato Famine was the most catastrophic event in Ireland's turbulent history. It is also regarded as being one of the worst Famines in history (deaths as a proportion to population). The use of the word 'Famine' in this context is controversial, for Ireland at the time was part of the richest Empire in the World (the British Empire). There was sufficient food in the country throughout the 'Famine' years, yet over a million people died from starvation and disease, and millions more were forced to flee. This Exhibition tells the story of what happened during those horrific years. W