07.10.2025, 18:00 P.M.
Water & Ireland’s Architectural Heritage talks series.
Ireland’s rich architectural heritage has many structures which have been built in response to our relationship with the Atlantic Ocean, the Irish Sea, and our many rivers, lakes and wetlands. The Irish Georgian Society’s Conservation Education Programme autumn lecture series will examine the theme of water and architectural heritage through a series of eight talks each focusing on a particular building typology.
- Talk 1: 7th October 2025: Ireland's Heritage Bridges: their history and conservation by Rob Goodbody.
- Talk 2: 14th October 2025: Martello Towers: a global Georgian fortification phenomenon by Dr Jason Bolton.
- Talk 3: 21st October 2025: Ireland's Historic Yacht Clubs by Peter Pearson.
- Talk 4: 28th October 2025: Interpreting Transformative Periods in Maritime Engineering by Professor Elizabeth Shotton.
- Talk 5: 4th November 20205: History and significance of the architectural heritage of Irish Canals by Peter Clark.
- Talk 6: 11th November 2025: Ireland’s Lighthouses: Two centuries of architecture and art by David Hare.
- Talk 7: 18th November 2025: Irish Mills, 1750-2025 by Fred Hamond.
- Talk 8: 25th November 2025: Built to Brew: the Architecture and Urban History of the Irish Brewery by Dr Livia Hurley.
The one-hour talks take place at 6pm each Tuesday evening during October & November 2025 in the City Assembly House, 58 South William Street, Dublin 2, as well as online.
Subscribers will be able to attend talks in person at the IGS's City Assembly House or online live through Zoom. Additionally, all talk subscribers will receive a recording of the talk which can be watched for a two-week period after the date of issue.
There will be a Q&A at the end of each talk. Those watching the talk live online can submit their questions through the Zoom Q&A function.
It is possible to book talks individually (€15 each) or book for the whole course for a discounted rate (€100).
The Society would like to acknowledge the generous support of the Department of Housing, Local Heritage and Heritage's National Built Heritage Services of the Society's Conservation Education Programme of which Water & Ireland's Architectural Heritage talks is an action. Additionally the Society wishes to thank The Heritage Council for their wider support of the Society's work through its Heritage Organisation Support Fund 2025.