A.L. Kathleen King: Dalkey Diary From Easter 1916

Kathleen King (née Murphy) (1893-1978) of Mount Salus Road, Dalkey, wrote a diary of Easter 1916 entitled ‘Dublin’s Eventful Weeks as We Heard Them’. The Diary, written in a simple copy book was recently found by her family amongst her collection of photos, letters, playbills and memorabilia and forms the basis of an exhibition in dlr LexIcon during March/April 2016. Kathleen was involved in Dublin theatre life and she moved in the same circles as Thomas and John MacDonagh, Joseph Plunkett, Edward Martyn and Máire Nic Shiubhlaigh. Kathleen’s great grand-daughter, Joanne King followed her interest in theatre and is now a professional actress in London. She has recorded an audio podcast of her great grandmother’s diary which is available on 

https://soundcloud.com/dlr-soundcloud/grandmas-diary

The podcast was recorded in February 2016. 

The exhibition will travel to Dalkey Library for the months of May and June 2016.