*Please note that Annual Membership Subscriptions were due on January 1st 2026**
Single: €15:00. Family: €20:00. Retired/Unwaged: €10:00. Retired Family: €15:00
Hon Sec: Anna Scudds, 7 Northumberland Park, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. PH 01-2806213 (not after 9pm local time)
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A map of the rocky shoreline of the area in 1804
Wednesday 16th September 2026
“The Early Years of Dun Laoghaire Harbour”
Speaker: Dr. Arnold Horner
Dr. Arnold Horner formerly taught geography at University College Dublin
Two hundred years ago a decision was imminent on one of the great engineering projects of nineteenth-century Ireland. Arnold Horner outlines some key events in the building of Dún Laoghaire harbour, including the crucial role played by the great civil engineer John Rennie.
Venue: The Royal Marine Hotel, Dún Laoghaire
Time: 8 p.m.
Entrance Fee: €5.00
To avoid disappointment, please come early – doors close at 8 p.m.
Note: There is Free Parking for attendees
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Dún Laoghaire Journal No. 35 (2026)
We launched Journal No 35 (2026) at our October lecture. It is available at our monthly lectures and from the following shops:
Dalkey News, Castle Street, Dalkey
• Eason, Marine Road, Dún Laoghaire
• Dubray, Dún Laoghaire Shopping Centre
• Eamonn’s Bookshop, Sandycove
• From our Hon Sec – Send cheque for €14.50 (this includes €4.50 p&p) to: Anna Scudds, 7 Northumberland Park, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
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The Aims of the Society are to promote and sustain an interest in the Culture, Heritage and History of Ireland, with particular regard to the Dún Laoghaire Area.
The Dún Laoghaire Borough Historical Society was started by a number of people who came together out of a love of local environment, its history, and its environs. The first meeting was in the rooms of Dún Laoghaire Credit Union, at 21 Longford Terrace, Monkstown on the 21st April 1978.
The Dún Laoghaire Borough Historical Society is a Member of the Federation of Local History Societies and is supported by local business.
