# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Steamships, Famine, Cattle, and the Transformation of Dublin Port 1820-1860
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 22 Aug, 2026 at 03:30 pm
- **Event Description**: This illustrated lecture by David Dickson will discuss the impact of the introduction of steamships on Dublin in the pre-famine era, focussing on the remarkable rise of the City of Dublin Steam Packet Co. (CDSPC). It will then examine how steamships in general and the CDSPC in particular shaped the history of the Great Famine in Dublin port, and will reflect on the rise and fall of the canals in this story, then and after.

David Dickson is Professor Emeritus of Modern History in Trinity College Dublin and a Member of the Royal Irish Academy. He has published extensively on the social, economic and cultural history of Ireland since the seventeenth century, with a recurring interest in the regions. Past projects have ranged from famine, estate history, and eighteenth-century urbanization to the 1798 rebellion and Ireland's entanglement with empire.

Major publications have included Old World Colony: Cork and South Munster 1630-1830 (Cork & Madison, 2005); Dublin: The Making of a Capital City (London & Cambridge, MA, 2014), and The First Irish Cities: An Eighteenth-century Transformation (New Haven & London, 2021). He has recently published chapters in Ireland, Slavery and the Caribbean, eds. Finola O’Kane & Ciaran O’Neill (Manchester, 2023) and in Waterford and the Wider World 1575-1825, ed. John Bergin et al. (Dublin, 2026). He is currently part of a team of five editors that have prepared The Moore Letters for publication by the Irish Manuscripts Commission.

The lecture is presented by the OPW as part of the 2026 Cultural Programme at Rathfarnham Castle. Doors open at 3pm and the presentation runs from 3.30pm to 4.30pm. Tickets are €5 from www.eventbrite.ie.

Image: 'A View of the Fine City of Dublin, Capital of Ireland’ created by the artist/engraver John Smyth and published as a special supplement to The Illustrated London News on the 6th of June 1846.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/dublin/steamships-famine-cattle-and-the-transformation-of-dublin-port-1820-1860/200030556991256
- **Event Categories**: art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 2

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Dublin
- **state**: DN
- **country**: Ireland
- **location**: Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin, County Dublin, 14, Ireland
- **lat**: 53.29896
- **long**: -6.28299
- **full address**: Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin, County Dublin, 14, Ireland

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Steamships, Famine, Cattle, and the Transformation of Dublin Port 1820-1860 being held?
  - **A:** Steamships, Famine, Cattle, and the Transformation of Dublin Port 1820-1860 takes place on Sat, 22 Aug, 2026 at 03:30 pm to Sat, 22 Aug, 2026 at 03:30 pm at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin, County Dublin, 14, Ireland.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Steamships, Famine, Cattle, and the Transformation of Dublin Port 1820-1860?
  - **A:** Steamships, Famine, Cattle, and the Transformation of Dublin Port 1820-1860 is organized by Rathfarnham Castle.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Steamships, Famine, Cattle, and the Transformation of Dublin Port 1820-1860 is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Dublin, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Steamships, Famine, Cattle, and the Transformation of Dublin Port 1820-1860 sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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