Welcome to the new Malahide Historical Society website.

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New Members

Malahide Historical Society welcomes new members. Joining is easy - fill in this New Member Application form  or just send an email to us at the address below and we will send you an application form: malahidehistoricalsociety2@gmail.com

The annual subscription is just €15 but do not send any money at this stage.

​Alternatively write to: 

The Secretary, Malahide Historical Society, The Steward's House, Malahide Castle, Malahide, Co. Dublin, K36 YP65.

Family History Enquiries

The Society does not maintain genealogical records and does not have facilities for dealing with family history enquiries. We can recommend the following local genealogy service CB Genealogy at www.cbgenealogy.ie   The links page offers some pointers that may be of help.

Monthly talks

Between October and May we run a series of monthly lectures on local and national historical topics. 

LATEST NEWS - IN-PERSON LECTURES ON THE SECOND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH IN ST.SYLVESTERS CHURCH PARISH CENTRE at 8pm. 

Admission €5 (cash or card accepted)

2023 - 2024 LECTURE PROGRAMME

10 October 2023 - 'The Ordnance Survey of Ireland' - Tom Broderick of OSI

14 November 2023 - 'History of the Island Golf Club' - David Evans

12 December 2023 - 'Gibneys of Malahide Down the Years' - Tony Gibney in conversation with Conor Keeling

8 January 2024 - ‘Guns or Golf? The Proposed War Office Firing Range at Portmarnock' -  Garry Ahern

13 February 2024 - ‘Who Was Patrick Archer?’ - Conor Keeling

12 March 2024 - 'The Explosive Life of Paddy Walsh' - Christopher Heavey 

9 April 2024 - 'Malahide RNAS Airship Station' - Ken McAllister 

14 May 2024 - 'Images from Malahide Historical Society Archive' - Brian Dooley


We welcome suggestions regarding speakers or topics, preferably with a local relevance. Ideas to: malahidehistoricalsociety2@gmail.com

Further reading:

If you have roots in Malahide

'Malahide Snapshot 1901'

By Gerry Kingston

An analysis of the people, society and economy of central Malahide as revealed in the 1901 census. The book also has a template for doing a similar detailed analysis of any other district.

Available from Manor Books,Church Road, Malahide

Further  reading:

Want to learn lots more about Malahide?

'Old Malahide' 

By Roger Greene

The story of over 100 locations around Malahide.

Available from: MHS museum at Malahide Castle & Fingal Archives, North St, Swords.  

Further reading:

'Portmarnock - its People and Townlands - A History'

By Garry Ahern

Local features, land ownership and salient historical events in the ten townlands comprising Portmarnock.

Available from Spar and Lidl in Portmarnock; also Hodges Figgis, Dublin.
(Mail Order from enquiries@hodgesfiggis.ie)

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