Dublin’s Social Housing

This episode delves into the 1926 Census to explore the stories behind some of Dublin’s earliest public housing projects. In it, Liz Gillis is joined by local historians Maria O’Reilly and Eamonn Delaney, both with personal family connections to some of these schemes.From The Tenters in Dublin 8, an ambitious 1922 development on the edge of the Liberties, to the visionary Marino estate on the northside, we look at some of the first residents there through their census entries and discover how these new communities offered stability in a city facing increased housing pressure. This episode also examines British built housing provided to Irish First World War veterans, even after the formation of the Free State and discusses the widows they left behind them.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.