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THE 25th MEDIEVAL DUBLIN SYMPOSIUM 2024We can now share the details of the upcoming Medieval Dublin Symposium which takes place Saturday 5th October 2024 (9:30am – 5pm) at the Neill Hoey lecture theatre, Trinity Long Room Hub, Arts and Humanities Research Institute of Trinity College Dublin.
The 24th Medieval Dublin symposium is organised by the Friends of Medieval Dublin with support from the Department of History and the Trinity Long Room Hub and is presented as part of the Dublin Festival of History. The symposium will showcase new research in the history and archaeology of medieval Dublin. The event is free and all are welcome. No registration is required. Details of the programme are below and we look forward to seeing many of 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
Check www.fmd.ie for further details.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
