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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Grangegorman Histories is a public history programme of research and shared discovery of the Grangegorman site and surrounding communities.
News and Events
05 October 2020
Grangegorman Histories presents 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. You can watch it here now.
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 from 1814 onwards.
11 September 2020
A project designed to ensure that the history of the site is not forgotten, says History Ireland in it's latest issue (September/October 2020).
05 August 2020
The launch of the Grangegorman Histories website and foundation document is a focal point of the Grangegorman Development Agency's (GDA) Summer Newsletter.
24 July 2020
Dr Philip Cohen, Chair of the Grangegorman Histories Expert Working Group spoke with Luke Stedmon on the 'Good Morning Dublin’ Show.
Information about the project
Foundation document
View the foundation document below 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