Housing Memories 1970s
Maggie Dirrane sitting at her thatched cottage fireplace, in the village of Onaght, Inis Mór Inishmore, Aran Isands, Co. Galway. 1970'sane, the woman in Robert Flaherty's film Man of Aran.
Co-archived The Days of the MV Naomh Éanna, Ireland
The little room at the rear of 27 Rutland Street
Co-archived Terry Crosbie
Ballymun - Late 1960's Early 1970's
Co-archived Sillogue Avenue Ballymun
Donal O’Neill Flanagan, Plan and elevation of semi-detached house, Tramore, Co. Waterford, 1970
Co-archived House and Home Exhibition
Rent recites for the old tenement houses on Portland Row Dublin.
Note the rent increase on the Dublin Corporation housing department recites over the years.
Note the rent increase on the Dublin Corporation housing department recites over the years.
Co-archived Dublin Tenement LIFE
'Dreams in the Dark' is a 22 minute film which explores the story of St Michaels Estate Inchicore, Keogh Square and Richmond Barracks in Kilmainham, Dublin 8. The film takes a detailed look at the various stages of development and decline that St Michaels Estate experienced between the early 1970s through to the early 2000s. The documentary combines audio interviews, a strong original soundtrack by Derek Cronin, archive photos/film and film actuality of the built environment of St Michael's Estate. The film charts a story that begins with hope and positive expectation for the future in the early 1970s when the old Keogh Square is demolished and replaced by the new 8 and 4 storey tower blocks of the then new St Michaels Estate. It goes on to tell a story of official neglect and its devastating impart on the lives of people living in the area. The film ends with the possibility of a better future for local people under a redevelopment and regeneration plan.
Co-archived Joe Lee
Late 1970s Photograph, taken in a tenement room on Portland Row Dublin 1. The woman in the photo was known as “Mussa” a well known character in the north inner city. I came across the photograph while searching the folklore archive. The photo was taken by Martin Meagher and giving to the folklore project
Co-archived Dublin Tenement LIFE