Grangegorman Histories

Grangegorman Lives: Thomas Lambert Synnott

This pairing in our Grangegorman Lives series demonstrate how different lives can intersect and impact one another. The lives of Thomas Lambert Synnott and Margaret Louisa Aylward, both born in 1810, intersect in...

Grangegorman Lives: Margaret Louisa Aylward

The next pairing in our Grangegorman Lives series demonstrate how very different lives can intersect and impact one another. The lives of Margaret Louisa Aylward and Thomas Lambert Synnott, both born in 1810, intersect...

Grangegorman Lives: Eleonora Lilian Fleury

Our Grangegorman Lives series continues with Eleonora Lilian Fleury (1867 – 1960), Manchester native and medical doctor.

Remembering James Rooney, Project Co-ordinator, Grangegorman Development Agency

Earlier this week, we learned the very sad news of the sudden death of our Grangegorman Development Agency friend and colleague, James Rooney.

Grangegorman Histories launches Grangegorman Lives

Our new series will explore the lives of people who lived, worked, visited, travelled to and through Grangegorman. 

Our series Grangegorman lives begins with Francis Johnston, architect of a number of well-known buildings including the original 'Richmond Lunatic Asylum'

Grangegorman lives: Billy in the Bowl

Our series Grangegorman lives continues with Billy in the Bowl a notorious beggar and robber who lived on the Northside of Dublin.

'Change Minds’ Archives, Art and Mental Health

Watch the webinar, presented by Grangegorman Histories.

Grangegorman Histories in TU Dublin Staff & Student Induction Packs

In this commissioned text, Maggie Armstrong introduces TU Dublin staff and students to the 'chequered' past of their new campus in Grangegorman.

Institutional experience of the “Spanish” flu and COVID-19 in Ireland

Grangegorman Histories presented a fascinating discussion on institutional experiences of pandemics with Catriona Crowe, MRIA. Dr Cillian de Gascun, Dr Ida Milne, Professor Luke O'Neill, MRIA and Fintan O'Toole, MRIA....