26 July 2021
Our Grangegorman Lives series continues with Basil William Maturin (1847-1915), catholic priest and writer, who died on board the Lusitania.
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Grangegorman Histories is a public history programme of research and shared discovery of the Grangegorman site and surrounding communities.
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Grangegorman Lives
Series sharing the biographies of over 60 men and women from all walks of life whose lives influenced or were influenced by Grangegorman. The biographies are all sourced from Ireland’s Dictionary of Irish Biography: Ireland’s national biographical dictionary.
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 in Grangegorman in 1860-1.
10 June 2021
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 in 1860-1.
24 May 2021
Our Grangegorman Lives series continues with Eleonora Lilian Fleury (1867 – 1960), Manchester native and medical doctor.
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'
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.
News and Events
When 17 September 2021
Grangegorman Histories celebrates Culture Night with a podcast exploring the history of the turret clock timepiece in Grangegorman.
When 07 October 2021
This online discussion with invited panellists will explore the evolution of language and terminology associated with mental illness.
26 July 2021
Watch a recent interview with Ivor Browne, originally presented as part of a special online screening of ‘Meetings with Ivor’ at the Virtual Stonetbatter Festival 2021.
Information about the project
Foundation document
View the foundation below, or you can read it online here or download the document as a PDF
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Founding Partners
Dublin City Council
Grangegorman Development Agency
Health Service Executive
Local Communities
National Archives, Ireland
Royal Irish Academy
Technological University Dublin
Contact
For more information contact Grangegorman Development Agency, The Clocktower Building, Grangegorman Lower, Dublin 7