This project was set up to commemorate the 19 lockout using an authentic tenement building at no. Jan 19, 2012 frequently we draw upon the work of historians much longer in the field, and the work of terry fagan and the north inner city folklore project has appeared on this site on several occasions. Terry began his research in 1989 to preserve as many stories and memories of what life was like living in the tenements and corporation buildings. Though my greatgreat grandparents could well have lived in t. It gave just the sort of detail i was looking for for some research i am undertaking. The badges were worn on coat lapels to show they were members of the trade union. Dublin brigade irish volunteers at finglas community center dublin. The project published books on the monto and dublin tenement life. The decay of dublin was epitomised by henrietta street, which had once been home to generations of lawyers, but was, by 1911, overflowing with poverty.
The final book in the socalled ma series by dublin woman martha long, ma, jacksers dyin alone, is now out in ireland and the uk. Terry fagan talks about life in the dublin tenements. James langton talks on the life and times of michael collins. The son of a dublin docker, michael, and one of a family of eleven including six brother and two sisters, terrys love of monto and the north inner city has been forged through his life experiences and growing up on a diet of local history and legends of. Kearns presents a fascinating, often heartbreaking look at life in the slums of dublin from the early nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth. Though it is hoped that this will eventually become a permanent exhibition fingers crossed this happens for now, the dublin tenement experience is due to close at the end of this month. This book was well written and comprised verbatime accounts of reminiscences by now elderly tenement dwellers. If you were living in the tenements, you were cooking over the fire and the soot would come down and drop into the.
Well he took off like an olympic runner, says terry, reminiscing in his armchair. Tomorrow is the last day of the dublin tenement experience it has been a fantastic experience for us and we would like to thank all of you for your support and positive feedback for this project throughout the last nine weeks. Dublin inner city folklore loopline produced this rare film in 1999. Life in dublins povertystricken slum tenements is revealed in unflinching detail in terry fagans dublin tenements. When they got christy back to dublin, he refused to flee to england because he didnt want to leave his mother. Inhabitants of just one of the many overcrowded slum tenements that dotted inner city dublin c. Sep 01, 20 an image of the church street tenement collapse from the illustrated london news. During this short film terry talks to people who lived in these tenements and hears their stories of poverty, overcrowding. Tenements in innercity dublin were filthy, overcrowded, diseaseridden, teeming with malnourished children and very much at odds with the elite world of colonial and middleclass dublin. However the success of the book is perhaps partly due to its recording of a way of life that was passing away. Tenament life, a presentation and discussion with terry fagan. Gathering original and authentic oral testimony from survivors, together with the social and historical background and a valuable collection of photographs, kearns shows what life was like in europe. By the 1930s, 6400 tenements were occupied by almost 112,000 tenants. The button could be passed on to a family member if the owner was unable to work or passed away.
Sep 07, 2017 the story of how dublin went from being the second city of the british empire in the 18th century, to half of its population living in slums in the 19th century. The badges were referred to by the dockers as the button. The son of a dublin docker, michael, and one of a family of eleven including six brother and two sisters, terry s love of. Tenements, 1912 photographic print by lewis hine lower east side tenements, new york c.
Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. The history of 97 orchard street and the lower east side tenement museum. Great stuff donal, i was looking around for terry fagans book about monto. Fascinating book about the tenements in dublin 100 years ago, this is one of the best books i have ever read.
The name is derived from montgomery street now called foley street, which runs parallel to the lower end of talbot street towards what is now connolly station. Tragedy in dublin as tenements collapse the century ireland project is an online historical newspaper that tells the story of the events of irish life a century ago. This book was in high demand and led them to publish four more books. The best new science fiction and fantasy of the year l. The story of how dublin went from being the second city of the british empire in the 18th century, to half of its population living in slums in the 19th century. Early notables of the fagan family pre 1700 more information is included under the topic early fagan notables in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possible. I would highly recommend it if you are looking for something to do in the city especially if you are born and bred dub and have family history in the tenements like myself. Id long wanted to sit down with terry fagan and talk about the complex. By the 1930s, 6400 tenements were occupied by almost.
Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Dublin tenements, by terry fagan and the north inner city folklore. The beauty of terrys work is the fact he is a local, raised in. Frequently we draw upon the work of historians much longer in the field, and the work of terry fagan and the north inner city folklore project has appeared on this site on several occasions. The history of 97 orchard street and the lower east side tenement museum sheinman, mort. My mothers family all being from that area, and i grew up there myself, always fascinated by the street games and rhymes the kids had, sadly gone now, so i read this book by terry fagan, monto madams, murder and black coddle and was blown away by it. But now, more than 30 years later, fagan is the last man involved. The book is compiled from interviews with over 40 people who lived in dublins notorious. See more ideas about old photos, old pictures and irish.
During this short film terry talks to people who lived in these tenements and. Free event thursday concluding his series of talks on living in tenements author and community historian terry fagan will give a presentation on dublin tenement life in the kings inns pub this thursday the 29th at 11 am. But even leaving aside cases of abuse, the cramped living conditions of the tenements posed real challenges for love, romance and affection within marriage. Tenement life a presentation and discussion with terry fagan. The publication of dublin tenements by terry fagan and the north inner city folklore project is an important event not just for the residents of the inner city communities but also for those who want to better understand the social history of dublin.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of terry fagan books online. In january 2012, we had the privilege of sitting down and chatting with terry fagan, the driving force behind the north innercity folklore project. From townhouse to tenement and back sep 16 by theirishaesthete in recent weeks a succession of events in dublin have commemorated the centenary of the lockout, an occasion when many of the citys larger employers, determined their workforce should not become tradeunionised, denied access to factories, yards and docks to anyone suspected. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. A chequered history, from prostitution to pilgrimages. Through the words of people who lived in dublin s notorious tenements fromt the 1920s to1969, the book chronicles the often harrowing experiences of real people revealing a new layer of reality behind the offical history of the period a revealing commentary on a. Terry fagan is looking for a permanent home for the north inner city folklore project, a large archive of tenement artefacts. If you have any old artifacts you like to donate to our museum, artifacts from the days of the tenements 1900 to 1950s or after we would be delighted to have them.
It features terry fagan and explores the north inner city folklore project. The decor, the smells, the stories of dublin in tenement times were insanely interesting and the tour guide made it all even better. They said they used to have a black coddle, recalls fagan. A walk back in time with terry fagan north inner city folklore project. Gonne and the countess visiting the north innercity tenements at the time of. Terry fagan, of the north inner city folklore project, recalls interviewing tenement dwellers while researching his book monto. Nov 03, 20 the publication of dublin tenements by terry fagan and the north inner city folklore project is an important event not just for the residents of the inner city communities but also for those who want to better understand the social history of dublin. Guest terry fagan tells the story of his incredible inner city folklore project.
Black and white archive photos of dublin, as seen in strumpet city dublin city public libraries has taken old photographs of dublin and juxtaposed them with quotes from james plunketts. People giving their childhood experiences, who were elderly in the early 1990s when this book was published about the way they lived even though there was great poverty at the time, people had a great sense of community and all looked out for each other. Hes working on a book about irelands industrial schools. Mary smith was a knockerup who earned sixpence a week shooting dried peas at. Chris corlett on the church street tenement collapse. A dockers pay book and dublin dockers badges issued to dock workers by the trade union in the 1940s. Alongside the legacy of the vikings and the impressive edifices of georgian dublin, the existence of the tenements is one of the bestknown aspects of dublins history, famously depicted in sean ocaseys trilogy and james plunketts strumpet city. Black and white archive photos of dublin, as seen in. Montgomery street, dublin irish place and street names dublin brothel faces bulldozer 2003 maria luddy 1997. The tragic history of prostitution in dublins innercity over 1,600 women. Vivid detail and a constant thread of fondnostalgiadespitethepoverty, made it an. Monto was the nickname for the onetime red light district in dublin, ireland. Sep 05, 20 terry began his research in 1989 to preserve as many stories and memories of what life was like living in the tenements and corporation buildings.
Dublin brigade irish volunteers history group gallery 1. Research on the fagan family name revealed numerous spelling variations, including fagan, faggan, fagin, feagan, fegan, feighan, fieghan and many more. Aug 10, 20 published in 1969 the book presented a way of life familiar to dubliners. Terry fagans been gathering stories and mementos since 1970. It is based on the original and wholly authentic testimonies of survivors of the old dublin tenements. Gathering original and authentic oral testimonies from survivors of the old dublin tenements and presenting along with the social and historical background, as well as a valuable collection of. One city one book choice ever, spending time at the top of the bestseller lists and trending on twitter such that it prompted that companys ceo to tweet that he had to get his hands on copy. The rubble fell across the width of the street as far as the door of the father mathew hall across the road. We have had reports from the 2011 patrick heeny and 2010 connolly siblings and molly oreilly north inner city folklore project easter commemorations, and in the past weve drawn upon terrys research on a range of topics from monto to women in the republican movement. Fagan has been interviewing inhabitants of dublins north inner city since the 1970s, and this. He stripped it back to look and feel like a real tenement home.
Tragedy in dublin as tenements collapse century ireland. Aug 27, 2017 a new museum opened on henrietta street today, showcasing what life used to be like in the tenements of the north inner city the tenement museum dublin will focus on the period from 1877 to the. Aug 16, 2017 terry fagan, of the north inner city folklore project, recalls interviewing tenement dwellers while researching his book monto. Tenements were still a significant feature of the city when the tv series aired in 1980. Terry was born and reared in the tenements of corporation buildings, in the heart of what was known as monto.
Murder and black coddle the story behind dublin s notorious red light district. The project has been responsible for a number of oral history publications, most recently a study of dublin tenement life. Henrietta street in dublin s north inner city is the most intact collection of early to mid18th century houses in ireland. Henrietta street in dublins north inner city is the most intact collection of early to mid18th century houses in ireland. Nov 06, 2019 terry spotted christy in a race and called out to make a run for gunnerys car. How the other half lived life for poor women in dublin. Home sought for collection of dublin inner city artefacts.
A new museum opened on henrietta street today, showcasing what life used to be like in the tenements of the north inner city the tenement museum dublin will. For 40 years, terry fagan has been gathering stories, letters, photos. As did his brother, who eventually escaped and spent two years disguised as a. Following up dublin pub life and lore and dublin street life and lore, kearns history, univ.
A museum of north innercity folklore needs a new dublin. For nearly 150 years, the wretched, squalid tenements of dublin were widely judged to be the worst slums in all of europe. We have had reports from the 2011 patrick heeny and 2010 connolly siblings and molly oreilly north inner city folklore project. The publication of dublin tenements by terry fagan and the north inner city folklore project is an important event not just for the residents of the inner city communities but also for those who want to better understand the social history of dublin the book is compiled from interviews with over 40 people who lived in dublins notorious tenements over seven decades, with the earliest. We have the authentic voices of the people of dublin, he says.
Fagan has written a book about the industrial schools, which he says is set to be published. Stripped of artifice, this is a series of witness accounts of life in dublin tenements through a period when dublins were the worlds most destitute and illmanaged. Jan 19, 2012 we have had reports from the 2011 patrick heeny and 2010 connolly siblings and molly oreilly north inner city folklore project easter commemorations, and in the past weve drawn upon terrys research on a range of topics from monto to women in the republican movement. The tenements was an ambitious fourpart series about dublins notorious innercity slums. Dublin folklore monto stories from dublin, james joyce, night town,ireland researched by terry fagan, historian and tour guide. Terry fagan is looking for a permanent home for the north inner city.
From georgian townhouse to tenement dwelling, 14 henrietta street tells the story of the house and the lives of the people who lived there and how social change impacted on them over time. A museum of north innercity folklore needs a new dublin inquirer. His published books are monto madams, murder and black coddle and dublin tenement life. From townhouse to tenement and back the irish aesthete. Dublin tenements saga proves a hit with critics in the us. The publication of dublin tenements by terry fagan and the north inner city folklore project is an important event not just for the residents of the inner city communities but also for those who want to better understand the social history of dublin the book is compiled from interviews with over 40 people who lived in dublin s notorious tenements over seven decades, with the earliest. Life in the tenements was hard and brutal independent. His brothers rescue is just one of hundreds of stories that terry fagan has collected from the north innercity since he started recording them in 1970. In dublin city in 1911, 26,000 families lived in tenements, 20,000 of them in single rooms. The project have also put up several plaques in the north. Guest speakers, las fallon on the role the dublin fire brigade played in easter week. Dublin tenement experience is delighted to announce a new event that starts this thursday the 18th of july and every thursday in the kings inns pub henrietta street at 10. Murder in the tenements the century ireland project is an online historical newspaper that tells the story of the events of irish life a century ago. How the other half lived life for poor women in dublin in 1911.
Nov 29, 2011 discover book depositorys huge selection of terry fagan books online. But now fagan has to pack up the north inner city folklore project museum on railway street, where he keeps his artefacts. And dublin, being an epitome of ireland, it is not strange to find that dublin, a city famous for its charitable. Dublin tenement life an oral history by kevin kearns. A book more definitively about the spirit of community and the ultimate failing of wealth to derive happiness, ive not come across. Chris corlett on the church street tenement collapse dublin. Strumpet city, was this years most successful dublin. A woman in dublin ireland tenements giving the front doorstep of her house a good scrub.