Historian in Residence for Children

The Historian in Residence for Children further nurtures children on their journeys of discovery through stories and history.

In school or community settings, the programme seeks to provide opportunities and resources to help children uncover the stories of our city and its people, bringing the past to life by finding new and creative ways to engage and connect through history.

The programme aims to:

• Listen to children and engage with areas of history that they find interesting.
• Nurture curiosity and creativity, helping to foster a sense of wonder about the past, and the ways in which it influences the present.
• Invite children and young people to participate in free, inclusive workshops and activities, exploring subjects that are relevant and stimulating.
• Share knowledge of different history skills, such as how to conduct research, find source documents, record oral histories, and use archives and maps.
  
  

How we connect with the Historian in Residence for Children at Richmond Barracks

Some of the ways we have connected with the Historian in Residence for Children at Richmond Barracks in the past have included:

• Events at Festivals, including the Dublin Festival of History and the Children’s Book Festival.
• Regular in-person and online workshops for children, collaborating with writers, illustrators, artists, and other historians.
• A free monthly children’s history book club.
• Summer Camps.

Activities at Richmond Barracks

Richmond Barracks has a year-round programme of activities for children and young people on many topics and art forms, including history and heritage. 

View our upcoming activities for children and families or sign up to our newsletter to stay up to date.

Contact the Historian in Residence for Children

If you know of any budding young historians or would simply like to know more about experimenting, learning and sharing through history, contact the Historian in Residence for Children:

Dr Lorcan McEvoy, Historian in Residence for Children, 2026 and 2027
childrenshistorian@dublincitycouncilculturecompany.ie

Allison Galbari, Programme Coordinator
historians@dublincitycouncilculturecompany.ie
01 524 0346

Hidden Histories Hunt

We teamed up with illustrator John Farrelly of 'Deadly Irish History' to create the ‘Hidden Histories Hunt’, a self-guided 3 km treasure hunt for children in Dublin City, teaching them about the city's buildings, bridges, history and little-known facts.

The treasure hunt is widely available in libraries across Dublin, or you can download it here:

• Download the Hidden Histories Hunt in colour
• Download the Hidden Histories Hunt in printer-friendly greyscale
  
  Is féidir leat leagan seo a íoslódáil as gaeilge freisin:
• Íoslódáil an stair rúnda i dath
• Íoslódáil Tóraíocht na Staire i gCeilt i liathscála atá oiriúnach do phriontáil
  

Dublin City Historian in Residence programme

The Historian for Children is part of the Dublin City Historian in Residence programme created by Dublin City Libraries, funded by Dublin City Council, and is delivered in partnership with Dublin City Council Culture Company.

Find out more about the Dublin City Historian in Residence programme here. 

Partners

We create partnerships to try out ideas, test new approaches and add to the cultural story of the city. 

Creative Residencies encourage makers and experts to pilot new reciprocal partnerships with organisations. By bringing creative people and organisations together, and by connecting through culture and conversations, we will develop and share new ways of working.

The Creative Residency programme is made by Dublin City Council Culture Company

You can find out more about Creative Residencies here. 

 

You can view our full programme of activities at Richmond Barracks here.