Welcome to the new Malahide Historical Society website.
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New Members
Malahide Historical Society welcomes new members. Joining is easy - fill in this New Member Application form or just send an email to us at the address below and we will send you an application form: malahidehistoricalsociety2@gmail.com
The annual subscription is just €15 but do not send any money at this stage.
Alternatively write to:
The Secretary, Malahide Historical Society, The Steward's House, Malahide Castle, Malahide, Co. Dublin, K36 YP65.
Family History Enquiries
The Society does not maintain genealogical records and does not have facilities for dealing with family history enquiries. We can recommend the following local genealogy service CB Genealogy at www.cbgenealogy.ie The links page offers some pointers that may be of help.
THE NOEL FLANAGAN SERIES OF TALKS
Between October and May we run a series of monthly lectures on local and national historical topics. The series is named after the late NOEL FLANAGAN, founder member and one-time curator of our collection.
LATEST NEWS - IN-PERSON LECTURES ON THE SECOND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH IN ST.SYLVESTERS CHURCH PARISH CENTRE at 8pm.
Admission €5 (cash or card accepted)
2024 - 2025 LECTURE PROGRAMME
8 October 2024 - 'The Folklore Commission 1930s Schools Project' - Claire Bradley, MHS committee
12 November 2024 - 'Balbriggan Stockings, Old Masters and the Bells of Howth: North County Dublin
contributions to the nineteenth century Art & Industry Exhibitions.’' - Cora McDonagh
10 December 2024 - 'The History of the Grand Hotel' - MHS committee members
14 January 2025 - ‘A Century of Malahide and Fingal Politics in the Period 1848-1948.' - Declan Brady
11 February 2025 - TO BE CONFIRMED
11 March 2025 - 'The Government-v-Irish Nationalists – Food Controls in Wartime Ireland 1917/8' - Noel Carolan
8 April 2025 - TO BE CONFIRMED
13 May 2025 - 'Selection of images from the Society's Photo Archive' - Brian Dooley, MHS committee
We welcome suggestions regarding speakers or topics, preferably with a local relevance. Ideas to: malahidehistoricalsociety2@gmail.com
Further reading:
If you have roots in Malahide
'Malahide Snapshot 1901'
By Gerry Kingston
An analysis of the people, society and economy of central Malahide as revealed in the 1901 census. The book also has a template for doing a similar detailed analysis of any other district.
Available from Manor Books,Church Road, Malahide
Further reading:
Want to learn lots more about Malahide?
'Old Malahide'
By Roger Greene
The story of over 100 locations around Malahide.
Available from: MHS museum at Malahide Castle & Fingal Archives, North St, Swords.
Further reading:
'Portmarnock - its People and Townlands - A History'
By Garry Ahern
Local features, land ownership and salient historical events in the ten townlands comprising Portmarnock.
Available from Spar and Lidl in Portmarnock; also Hodges Figgis, Dublin.
(Mail Order from enquiries@hodgesfiggis.ie)
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