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    Trinity Talks: Dublin’s Hidden Histories – Catherine Strong, Dung Queen of Dublin

    04/06/2026 | 56 mins.
    This live interview features the story of Catherine Strong, Dublin’s official city “scavenger” tasked with running sanitation teams to clear the streets of human and animal waste. Audiences will hear how over four centuries ago Catherine Strong earned her money through levies on shopkeepers and traders but when the dung began to pile up and […]
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    Trinity Talks: Dublin’s Hidden Histories -Filthy Queens: women in Dublin’s brewing trade

    04/06/2026 | 47 mins.
    In this conversation, Dr Christina Wade will speak to presenter Ciarán Murray about the history of women and beer alongside some of the biggest events in the story of Ireland. Dr Wade will provide some fascinating stories of an 18th-century courtesan who had a wicked streak of beer snobbery, and of medieval brewing women who […]
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    Trinity Talks: Dublin’s Hidden Histories – Recovering Lost Stories

    28/05/2026 | 58 mins.
    In this Library special recorded in front of a live audience in Unit 18, we uncover some fascinating ‘lost’ stories from the pages of the Library collections, including the day-to-day lives of a 19th century Summerhill couple and the story of orphan ‘Annie Faires’ . Presenter Ciarán Murray will be joined by Jane Maxwell, Assistant […]
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    Trinity Talks: Dublin’s Hidden Histories – Forgotten Factories of Inner-City Dublin

    21/05/2026 | 51 mins.
    Dublin’s Hidden Histories returns for second series in partnership with Trinity Long Room Hub and Unit18.  Recorded in front of a live audience, and featuring songs sung by  An Goilin Traditional singers, the series will bring to light histories of Dublin that have been lost or forgotten. In this episode, presenter Ciarán Murray is joined […]
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    Trinity Talks: Dublin’s Hidden Histories – Dublin’s Medieval boom

    14/05/2026 | 48 mins.
    Dublin’s Hidden Histories returns for second series in partnership with Trinity Long Room Hub and Unit18.  Recorded in front of a live audience, and featuring songs sung by  An Goilin Traditional singers, the series will bring to light histories of Dublin that have been lost or forgotten. In this episode, Dublin’s Medieval boom, Dr Sparky […]
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