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Grangegorman Lives: Margaret Louisa Aylward

Thursday, 10 June 2021

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...

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Grangegorman Lives: Eleonora Lilian Fleury

Monday, 24 May 2021

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

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

Friday, 14 May 2021

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

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Grangegorman Histories launches Grangegorman Lives

Wednesday, 5 May 2021

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

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Friday, 30 April 2021

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

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Grangegorman lives: Billy in the Bowl

Friday, 30 April 2021

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

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'Change Minds’ Archives, Art and Mental Health

Thursday, 21 January 2021

Watch the webinar, presented by Grangegorman Histories.

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Grangegorman Histories in TU Dublin Staff & Student Induction Packs

Wednesday, 14 October 2020

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

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

Monday, 5 October 2020

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....

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Uncovering Grangegorman Histories for Culture Night 2020

Thursday, 24 September 2020

Listen to the little-known story of the recovery and restoration of the records from the hospitals associated with the Grangegorman site.  These records document the lives of the people and the practices employed there...

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