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James Spain of Geraldine Square
James Spain was a 22-year-old Dubliner and member of the anti-Treaty IRA when he was shot dead by the Free State Army in November 1922. The killing took place in the area then known as Tenters Field...
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Africa Cup of Nations Final – Dalymount Park (Sunday 10 February)
All roads lead to Dalymount Park in Phibsboro this Sunday for the Africa Cup of Nations Final which will be shown on TV screens in the Phoenix Bar. This will be the third time local residents and Bohs...
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“A lunatic at large”– Sword wielding man wounds two in Portobello
October 1900 saw William Henry Pick, occupation listed as a “gentleman”, up before the Dublin Police Court. Pick, who resided at 21 Kenilworth Square in Rathgar, was charged with being a “dangerous...
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Thomas O’Leary of Armstong Street, Harolds Cross
Thomas O’Leary was a 22-year-old Dubliner and member of the anti-Treaty IRA when he was shot dead by the Free State Army in March 1923. There is a worn out monument, erected in 1933, to mark the spot...
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Patrick Abercrombie’s vision of Dublin (1922)
Sir Patrick Abercrombie, the British architect and town planner who redesigned London after the Blitz, was long connected to Dublin city. He was the winner of the 1916 Civics Institute of Ireland...
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Smells Like Teen Spirit (Phantom FM)
Meath Street – 1984 – Photo Anthony Dempsey from the Growing Up In The Liberties page (via Where Were You?) I encourage everyone to listen this four-part Phantom FM series on Irish youth subcultures....
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Teaser video for new issue of Look Left (Issue 14)
The epic tale of a floppy-haired Pope, wearing dark sunglasses, who picks up a copy of the new Look Left outside Youth Defence’s HQ on Capel Street and is possessed to read the thing, cover to cover,...
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Dublin in 1956 (Home Video)
Here’s some screen grabs from a home video made by two Jewish brothers of their trip to Dublin City in 1956. It’s just over ten minutes long and has only received 16 views (at the time of writing)...
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Stein Opticians (Update)
In March of last year, we covered the epic 1983 tale of Stein Opticians on Harcourt Road who fought bitterly to save their beautiful shop from the developer’s bulldozer. Recently Amelia, an...
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NBB House Night (Feat. Liam Dollard) – Saturday 23rd March
The Notorious Boo Boys, the independent fan group of Bohemian F.C., are organising a very special fundraiser tomorrow night. Facebook event here. NBB Poster. Design – Kev Squires Headlining is the one...
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Dublin Maccabi Assoication
The Dublin Maccabi Assoication has been uploading some fantastic photos onto their new Facebook page. Founded as the Carlisle Cricket Club in 1908, they changed their name to the Carlisle Athletic...
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CHTM! stories on The History Show (RTE Radio One) Pt. 2
Over the last month, a further two stories from Come Here To Me! have been aired on RTE’s The History Show. These stories have tied-in with content on the programme, or have been aired to coincide with...
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Saor Eire bankrobber in Liverpool
Stalin Ate My Homework – Alexi Sayle (2010) I’ve just finished ‘Stalin Ate My Homework’ by Liverpudlian alternative stand-up Alexei Sayle. It’s a very funny and well-written memoir of his childhood and...
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The soldier who was eaten alive by rats in Christ Church Cathedral
Back in October 2010, Donal touched briefly on an old Dublin legend about a solder who met a grim fate in the crypt of Christchurch. The story was recounted in Padraic O’ Farrell’s 1983 book The Ernie...
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The ancient passage linking Christchurch and St Saviour’s Priory
My last article looked at the morbid tale of the soldier who got lost in the crypts of Christchurch and was eaten alive by rats. This story is often told in connection with the alleged tunnel that ran...
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Death of Anna-Maria Fitzsimons at anti-Jubillee protest (1897)
Fatalities at political demonstrations in Dublin are extremely rare. Bloody Sunday during the 1913 lockout being an obvious exception where two striking workers James Nolan (33) and John Byrne (50)...
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James Connolly – Anarchist connections
In Mairtin O’Cathain’s book ‘With a bent elbow and a clenched fist: A Brief History of the Glasgow Anarchists’, there is a short but fascinating mention of James Connolly. Connolly’s paper, The Workers...
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Some notes on the history of Indian restaurants in Dublin
Note 1: Previously we’ve looked at the city’s oldest restaurants, the first Chinese restaurants, the first Italian restaurants and the first pizzerias. Note 2: Michael Kennedy’s excellent article...
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Issue 15 of Look Left out now
Our bi-monthly update letting our readers know about the publication of the latest issue of Look Left. Available for €2 in Easons and other newsagents, issue 15 includes articles on: - Precious few...
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Some notes on history of Vegetarianism in Dublin Pt. I (1866 – 1922)
(In terms of food history, we’ve previously looked at the city’s oldest restaurants, the first Chinese restaurants, the first Italian restaurants, the first pizzerias and the first Indian restaurants)...
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