Griffith College Celebrates Culture Night 2024

Griffith College celebrated Culture Night 2024 with its now traditional campus tours, facilitated by historian John Dorney.

The campus has a rich and storied history, from its construction in 1813 as Grimswood's Nurseries to its use as a remand prison known as the Richmond Bridewell. Later, it was known as Wellington Barracks in 1892, which housed prisoners from the 1916 Easter Rising. It was one of the first barracks turned over by the British Army to the Irish Free State and was later renamed Griffith Barracks. 

Today, it houses Ireland's largest independent third-level education provider, Griffith College, and was named after Arthur Griffith with the permission of his family.

Many notable figures from Irish history have ties to the buildings, including Daniel O'Connell, James Stephens, Joseph Poole, and Arthur Griffith. Guests on the evening learned details of their stories and many more figures with prominent roles in events that unfolded here.

Griffith College is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2024, and Culture Night provides an opportunity to share our unique history with the public.

Visit our GC50 page for more information on events throughout this year.