The tenement dwellers of Church Street, Dublin, 1911 History Ruth Thorpe

Ruth Thorpe

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The tenement dwellers of Church Street, Dublin, 1911 History Ruth ThorpeFour Courts Press, 2017 Paperback, 66 pages This publication aims to re constitute a micro community of 132 families living in Church Street in the heart of the worst slums in Dublin, using the 1911 census as main primary source. One of the oldest streets in Dublin, Church Street became notorious as the epitome of tenement housing in September 1913 when nos 66 and 67 collapsed, leading to public outcry and a subsequent report that depicted the extent