5 October 2024

Join us Saturday, 5th of October, 9.30 am – 5 pm, for this year’s in-person Medieval Dublin Symposium at the Neill lecture Theatre, Trinity Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin.

The 25th Medieval Dublin symposium, presented as part of the Dublin Festival of History, will showcase new research in the history and archaeology of medieval Dublin. Dublin Festival of History is brought to you by Dublin City Council and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company.

For the full lineup and more information, please check the Dublin Festival of History website: https://dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/event/25th-medieval-dublin-symposium/

No booking is required.  All are welcome and we hope to see you there!

25th Medieval Dublin Symposium Programme

9.30–9.40 Introduction
Seán Duffy

9.40–10.30 Exciting new Viking discoveries from excavations at the edge of Kilmainham
Antoine Giacometti

10.30–11.10 A man of all kingdoms? The rise and fall of Echmarcach Rǫgnvaldsson (d. c.1064)
Russell Ó Riagáin

11.10–11.40 Break

11.40–12.25 St Lorcán Ua Tuathail and the sieges of Dublin, 1170–71
Jesse Harrington

12.25–12.50 Reimagining St John’s priory, medieval headquarters of the Knights Hospitaller in Kilmainham: a Covid ‘sanity project’
Ruth Johnson

12.50–14.00 Lunch (not provided)

14.00–14.45 Excavations of a multi-phase site at Molyneux House, Bride Street, Dublin 8
Chris Coffey

14.45–15.30 “Which should we hang first, the holly or each other?”: Henry II’s Christmas court at Dublin, 1171
Denis Casey

15.30–16.00 Break

16.00–17.00 Wood Quay 50th Anniversary Event
The commencement of the Wood Quay excavations in 1974: a reappraisal
Pat Wallace

Admission Free ∙ All Welcome ∙ No Registration Required

For event details Contact: Prof Seán Duffy <sduffy@tcd.ie> / Dr Caoimhe Whelan <secretary.fmd@gmail.com>

We hope you enjoyed the free walking tours of Medieval Dublin during Heritage Week and look forward to seeing you on a future tour.