Tallaght has undergone dramatic change in the past forty years. Immense changes to the physical landscape in that time make very difficult any attempt to visual…
This collection looks at the less obvious remnants of Dublin’s Georgian past; the literature, the publishing industry, the clothes, the music and the hobbies as…
Over the last twenty years, the redevelopment of the docklands has radically altered the physical fabric and social structure of a large part of Dublin City bot…
This is the first volume in a series that deals with the planning and development of Dublin from the earliest times to the present day. The focus is on the buil…
The importance of parish records for the reconstruction of many aspects of past societies is becoming clear from research in other countries. Irish parochial re…
Dublin's Georgian squares are 18th-century architectural gems and this is the first publication to examine each of them in detail. Essays by conservation archit…
In the 1720s William Hendrick was the leading property developer in the Smithfield area of Dublin. The civic administration of the area at this time was largely…
Dublin had a supply of piped water since the 13th century and a drainage service since the late 18th century. Their history is related against the backdrop of t…
Based on material from the Rotunda Hospital, the Lock (venereal) Hospital and the Hospital for Incurables, this book challenges the vision of 18th-century Dubli…
The period 1815–45 was seminal in the evolution of the Society into a philanthropic institution wholly independent of government. This book examines the history…
This is the story of the firefighters, officers and ambulance personnel who have provided emergency response to the people of Ireland's capital city for many ge…