Justices of the Peace in medieval and early modern Ireland, with County Louth references

by Dr Coleman Dennehy

The role of the J.P. in early Irish society.

Lecture in Dundalk on 4 December 2025

Grand Jury Records as a historical source for County Louth

by Dr Jim Ryan

Understanding the value of the Grand Jury records for research.

Lecture in Dundalk on 20 November 2025

The impact of maritime trade on Drogheda’s built heritage in the eighteenth century

by Dr Aisling Durkan

The impact of maritime trade through Drogheda’s port on the development of the town.

Lecture in Drogheda on 30 October 2025

Bertram de Verdon, the Fratres Cruciferi and St Leonard’s Priory in Seatown, Dundalk

by Dr Alison Lennon

Bertram de Verdon, the foundation of Dundalk and the association with St Leonard’s Priory.

Lecture online 24 April 2025

St Oliver Plunkett: His Life and Times in the Dundalk Area

by Tommy Burns

St Oliver Plunkett’s Dundalk associations.

Lecture in Dundalk on 10 April 2025

Aspects of Heraldry in Drogheda and its Vicinity

by Séamus Bellew

The use of heraldry in Drogheda and surrounding areas.

Lecture online 20 March 2025

Women in Conflict: Understanding Agency and Vulnerability in Medieval and Early Modern Ireland

by Dr Gillian Kenny

The dual aspects of women’s experiences during warfare — both as active participants and as victims.

Lecture online 5 December 2024

Monasterboice and the sculpture of the Muiredach Master

by Professor Roger Stalley

The work of the ‘Muiredach Master’– the unknown sculptor responsible for Muiredach’s Cross at Monasterboice.

Lecture in Drogheda on 21 November 2024

The Civil Wars of the 1640s in Louth

by Dr Elaine Murphy

Events in Louth and its coastal towns during the 1640s.

Lecture in Dundalk on 24 October 2024

Death and burial in Louth 8000 BC – AD 400

by Professor Gabriel Cooney

The changing patterns in the treatment of the dead in prehistory.

Lecture in Drogheda on 25 April 2024

The History of Nursery Cross, Collon

by Seamus Roe

The story of Nursery Cross and the tree nursery established in the eighteenth century.

Lecture in Collon on 11 April 2024

The 1641 Depositions
in relation to County Louth

by Dr Annaleigh Margey

The witness testimonies collected in Ireland after the 1641 Rebellion.

Lecture online 21 March 2024

The Rose in the Gap:
Dance music of Oriel from the Donnellan Collection

by Gerry O’Connor

The dance music of Oriel from the era of the Gaelic cultural revival.

Lecture in Dundalk 15 November 2023

The Corporation of Ardee (Atherdee)

by Dr Kevin McKenny

The history of Ardee Corporation from the Corporation minute books.

Lecture online 26 October 2023

Dump Arms – How and why the Irish Civil War ended April/May 1923

by Dr Donal Hall

Events leading to and following after the ending of the Civil War in Ireland.

Lecture in Dundalk 20 April 2023

Haynestown – a changing landscape, recent excavations

by Jon Stirland

Details of the major archaeological excavations undertaken at Haynestown in Co. Louth in 2019 and 2020.

Lecture in Dundalk 30 March 2023

The Vikings and County Louth

by Eamonn P. ‘Ned’ Kelly

Viking activity in Louth and the strategic importance of Louth relative to Ireland and Britain.

Lecture online 2 March 2023

Cartography and the Landed Estates of North Louth

by Luke Murphy

Cartography and estate management in North Louth in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

Lecture online 22 November 2022

The Life and Times and Demise of Nano Reid (1900-19811)

by Brendan Matthews

The life of Drogheda artist Nano Reid.

Lecture on Drogheda 8 November 2022

What lies beneath? Recent research at Castle Roche, County Louth

by Laura Corrway 

The results of geophysical surveying undertaken at Castle Roche in 2021.

Lecture online 25 October 2022

The Civil War in Louth

by Dr Donal Hall and Lorraine McCann

A double lecture discussing the Civil War in County Louth.

Lecture online 15 June 2022

Castle Roche – History and Architecture

by Micheál McKeown

The history and architecture of Louth’s dramatic Anglo-Norman Castle Roche.

Lecture online 27 April 2022

Tories, Tolls and Rapparees in North Louth

by Don Johnston

The history of the roads between Dundalk and South Armagh.

Lecture online 22 March 2022

Ardee and the Irish Revolution 1912-1923

by Dr Donal Hall

Events in Ardee during the Irish revolutionary period of 1912 to 1923.

Lecture online 8 December 2021

Recent dugout boat discoveries in the River Boyne: New insights to Drogheda’s commercial heritage

by Dr Niall Gregory and Anthony Murphy

Recent dugout boat discoveries in the River Boyne and and the insight they provide into the area’s early commercial activity.

Lecture online 23 November 2021

Cherishing the legacy: Highlights from the collection of the County Museum in Dundalk

by Brian Walsh

The county museum and the highlights of its collection.

Lecture online 15 November 2021

Urney

by Séamus Bellew

A short talk about the graveyard and old church at Urney.

Posted August 2021

Castlebellingham

by Séamus Bellew

A virtual ramble around Castlebellingham and Kilsaran.

Posted July 2021

Watermills on the Flurry River in Ravensdale, Dundalk

by Don Johnston

The history of the Flurry River watermills over the last two hundred years.

Posted May 2021

The Royal Irish Constabulary, Villains or Victims?

by Brendan McAvinue

The history of the Royal Irish Constabulary from 1836 to 1922.

Lecture online 27 April 2021

Barmeath in the 1820s – from Lady Bellew’s letters to her daughter

by Jean Young

An insider’s view of Catholic gentry life in Co. Louth the 1820s.

Lecture online 13 April 2021

Building the Great Northern Railway: Railway Architecture in County Louth

by Siobhan Osgood

An examination of the architecture of the many buildings in Co. Louth associated with the Great Northern Railway.

Lecture online 30 March 2021

Castletown

by Séamus Bellew

A virtual ramble around Castletown in Co. Louth.

Posted February 2021