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20/02/2010 - F.H.S.visit to the aras

On sat 20th feb the F.H.S.visited aras an uachtarain.we met at the leisure centre on mellows rd,and set off for the park .we had coffee and homemade cakes in the ashtown heritage centre

26/08/2009 - heritage week(wed)

on wed night mr tony behan from the old dublin society came to finglas library to present his talk,history from postcards,a bygone era..tony has almost 5000 postcards in his collection,we got to see a small sample of them.through the postcards he talked us through the history of dublin over the last 150 years or so.tonys postcards capture images of a long lost dublin,royal visits,streetscapes,famous people,changing fashion,all captued on tonys postcards 

25/08/2009 - heritage week (tue)

dublin city council sponsored a walking tour of old finglas .our guide for the evening was pat liddy.we meet (about 100 people) at the new leisure centre on mellows road.pat talked about finglas of long ago,st.canice,cromwell,and king william,all have a part to play in the history of the area.

our first stop on the walk was the hands sculpture,by leo higgans,we also heard about seamus ennis, eagle lodge(gofton hall) and ashgrove house and its fine early georgian door.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           our next stop was the dick mckee monument(1951) here pat talked about the life and times of dick mckee,and the early history of the village,with its maypole and fair-days...on our 3rd stop we found ourserves at towsons cottage ,this was once the gate lodge to farnham house.oppsite is rosehill house.                           the graveyard was our next stop .the lynch family have been care takers for 5 decades now.in the old graveyard the two most notable things to see are the nethercross and the old abbey.on our way back to the leisure centre we stopped at the  c.o.i.church and school,and st patricks well.

24/08/2009 - heritage week(mon)

As part of heritage week 2009 ,finglas library put on a number of talks.the first was on dublin tenement life in dublin.the speaker was michael moran,of irish history live.michael brought a number of artifacts to show how dubliners of 100 years ago went about their daily lives,he also asked some of the children who were present to play some games which were common all those years ago,hpo-scotch,skipping. 

28/04/2009 - the white house

we paid a visit to the white house to meet the st.margarets active age group

joining us on the night was gerry cooley, who showed us his collection of old santry photographs.

the F.H.S.put on a display of old Finglas photos.our thanks to the murphy family for organizing the night

02/07/2007 - Seamus Ennis Centre

Our trip to the Naul to visit the Seamus Ennis Centre was a great success. After a short bus trip we arrived at about three o'clock to be greeted by Sean, the manager of the centre. After a lovely meal, we were treated to a seisiun of traditional Irish music. We also visited the graveyard and photographs were taken of Seamus's grave. We were made feel very welcome and we intend to make a return trip again - possibly in the summer.

15/07/2006 - F.H.S. Trip to Belfast

The F.H.S.went on  a day trip to belfast on 15 July 2006 our guide for the day told us many interesting facts ,and showed us around a beautiful city

27/03/2006 - garda museum

The F.H.S. invited sgt.Pat Mc Gee of the garda museum to the Shamrock Lodge ,to tell us about the museum and archives which are located in Dublin castle.sgt. Mc Gee,showed us photographs and documents which traced the history of the force from its beginnings in 1812 to the present day.sgt.Mc Gees auido visual presentation was very well recieved by members and guests,we learnd a lot about the R.I.C.and the D.M.P.and how the present force an Garda Siochana na h-Eireann came to be formed for more information Email. museum@garda.ie 

16/02/2006 - Dail Eireann

The visit by F.H.S.to Dail Eireann was a big success. For many of us this was the first time to visit Lenster House. We were taken on a tour of the building, and then our local T.D. Pat Carey met us and gave us a talk on the workings of the legislature. Pat really looked after us and when we had paid a visit to the Dail chamber and the Senate, he brought us to the Dail bar and even bought the first round of drinks! The bar was full of T.D.s, ministers and journalists. We spotted the minister for justice Michael McDowell, Pat Rabbitte, Liz McManus, Brian Lenihan jr. and many others. So we can add the Dail to our list of places visited. These outings are very popular with members and we would welcome any suggestions for the future. With summer coming in, we may be able to travel a little further afield.

21/11/2005 - F.H.S.take the ghost bus

The F.H.S.took the ghost bus tour.we met on a dark November night and boarded this strange bus.The bus is decorated in a Gothic style,and has its own storyteller on board who travelled with us through the dark streets of the capitol.we heard stories of fiends and spooks,learned about the "walking gallows",judge.jury and hangman all in one person.we visited the haunted steps and st Kevin's graveyard-to learn all about the body snatchers and the gruesome way they got bodies out of graves: many members who were on the tour didn't get much sleep that night!

21/08/2005 - F.H.S. Dublin bus tour

In Aug of 2005 the F.H.S. took the dublin bus tour.We met on O Connell st ,and set of on a tour which took in 20 of dublins most famous landmarks.Our tour took in parnell sq,through O Connell st ,and around the south city centre on to the phoenix park,and back along the north quays.

14/08/2005 - F.H.S. visit lusk and skerries

In aug the f.h.s. visited lusk heritrge centre and skerries mills.our first stop was at the 9th century round tower and medieval belfry.together with the later addition of a 19th century church,is home to a exhibition on lusk and the medieval churches of north county dublin.

We traveled on to Skerries mills.the mills are tower mills and can turn into the wind.they are used for grinding corn,wheat,barly,and oats.there was a mill on this site since the 16th century,and a second ,the great windmill,dates back to the end of the 18th century.the mills are now restored to their original condition and can be seen working.there is a very good coffee shop in the mill with lots of homemade items, a graet stop off at the end of our day.

09/07/2005 - F.H.S.visitDublinia+Christchurch

For our July trip the F.H.S.went to see the dublinia-medieval Dublin exhibition.It traces the history of the city from 1170 up to the time of Henry the 8th.the interactive exhibition features a busy medieval market,a merchants house,and a scale model of a medieval town ,plus lots more.

We crossed the road to visit Christ Church Cathedral,The cathedral was founded around 1030 by king sitric.there is over 1000 years of history to in the Cathedral,we went down to the crypt,and also saw fine examples of gold and silverware.Both of these venues are well worth a visit

25/06/2005 - F.H.S.visit Howth

The F,H.S.paid a visit to howth in june, our first stop was the National Transport Museum.The museun is in the Heritage depot,Howth demesne.The collection has vechicles which date back to 1883.Most of the collection is on display ,and is well worth a visit.

we also strolled up the hill to the deerpark hotel,our plan was to take a walk in the rhododendron gardens,the garden boasts over 2000 species,but ..summer+june+ireland=rain..so we had to change to plan B,visit the bar instead

24/04/2005 - F.H.S.visit Collins Barracks

The F.H.S.paid a visit to Collins Barracks in april .there is so much to see and do at the museum that is impossible to see it all on one visit.today we saw the furniture and coin exhibt also the silverwere and history of fashion floor

03/07/2004 - F.H.S.visitGlasnevin cemetery

The F.H.S. took the guided tour of glasnevin .the tour guide was Shane Mac Thomais.

we heard about how the graveyard began from its opening in 1832,and how it grew to meet the needs of our capitol city.there are now well over a million  people buried there.the tour took us under the o connell monument(see photos),we could reach in and touch the coffen of o connell.the coffens stacked in an ante-room are the remains of the eldest son of each generation of the family.

we heard many stories about other famous people intered in the cemetery,parnell,maude gonne,de valera,and many others,including famous actors, writers,and also some stories about some more sinister goings on ....... take the tour yourself and learn how the graverobbers sold the bodies to medical schools..

for details contact  glasnevin cemetery,on 01-8301133