Dublin tenement experience is delighted to announce a new event that starts this thursday the 18th of july and every thursday in the kings inns pub henrietta street at 10. A new museum opened on henrietta street today, showcasing what life used to be like in the tenements of the north inner city the tenement museum dublin will. Not bad for a book over 40 years old and until last year out. They were the first father and son to play for an ireland team selected by the fai. View the profiles of professionals named niall fagan on linkedin. The house has welcomed us and we settled in nicely. Jan 19, 2012 frequently we draw upon the work of historians much longer in the field, and the work of terry fagan and the north inner city folklore project has appeared on this site on several occasions.
Fagan points to a photo taken inside the tenements, where up to 100 people could live in a single building. This week is the last week of the dublin tenement experience in number 14 henrietta street. Free event thursday concluding his series of talks on living in tenements author and community historian terry fagan will give a presentation on dublin tenement life in the kings inns pub this thursday the 29th at 11 am. There was six in one bed and seven in the other new henrietta street museum brings dublin tenements of the past vividly back to life tue, aug 22, 2017, 19. John kruger fagan also known as jackie fagan, was an irish football player and prominent member of the shamrock rovers team during the 1920s. One city one book choice ever, spending time at the top of the bestseller lists and trending on twitter such that it prompted that companys ceo to tweet that he had to get his hands on copy. A book more definitively about the spirit of community and the ultimate failing of wealth to derive happiness, ive not come across. Of his ten books on dublin, five have been bestsellers, most notably dublin tenement life. The information was gathered by men who called in person to tenement houses and gathered information on the spot. He also played for the league of ireland xi and ireland. Christine dwyer hickey is a novelist, playwright and short story writer. In this interview there are stories as diverse as maud gonne and the countess visiting the north innercity tenements at the time of the lockout to. Jun 07, 2017 i was born and raised in the republic of ireland in cork, about as far south as you can go. Dublin tenements memories of life in dublins notorious.
The tenements was an ambitious fourpart series about dublins notorious innercity slums. We have had reports from the 2011 patrick heeny and 2010 connolly siblings and molly oreilly north inner city folklore project easter commemorations, and in the past weve drawn upon terrys research on a range of topics from monto to women in the republican movement. The most fagan families were found in the usa in 1880. Lancashire had the highest population of fagan families in 1891. Guest terry fagan tells the story of his incredible inner city folklore project. Fagan inspection, a structured process of trying to find defects in development documents donald fagen born 1948, american musician and cofounder of the band steely dan mary phagan, yearold factory girl murdered in 19, allegedly by leo frank.
Stripped of artifice, this is a series of witness accounts of life in dublin tenements through a period when dublins were the worlds most destitute and illmanaged. Join facebook to connect with emma fagan and others you may know. Alongside the legacy of the vikings and the impressive edifices of georgian dublin, the existence of the tenements is one of the bestknown aspects of dublins history, famously depicted in sean ocaseys trilogy and james plunketts strumpet city. She is a historian and one committed to the principle that academic freedom supports the common good. People giving their childhood experiences, who were elderly in the early 1990s when this book was published about the way they lived even though there was great poverty at the time, people had a great sense of community and all. Research on the fagan family name revealed numerous spelling variations, including fagan, faggan, fagin, feagan, fegan, feighan, fieghan and many more. Sean fagan wholesale ltd is a distributors of dvds, bluray, computer games and accessories throughout the uk and ireland. Rowling route and crafted a book that will appeal to all comers. We are so grateful to the audiences that have attended the experience. It features terry fagan and explores the north inner city folklore project. We have had reports from the 2011 patrick heeny and 2010 connolly siblings and molly oreilly north inner city folklore project. Terry fagan is the author, with the north inner city folklore group, of monto madams, murder and black coddle, currently out of print and seeking finance for republication. The fagan family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. For nearly 150 years, the wretched, squalid tenements of dublin were widely judged to be the worst slums in all of europe.
As a child, i saw the last remnants of the violence from the troubles and as i grew up, i witnessed the creation of a peace process that has held for three decades. Oct 14, 2009 aimed squarely at young people, the mercurial dublin based author has gone the j. I chaired standard life international from 2011 to 2018 and was a director of other reinsurance companies between 2008 and 2018, including subsidiaries of barclays bank uk, hannover re germany and seb bank sweden. Terry was born and reared in the tenements of corporation buildings, in the. Dublin tenements, by terry fagan and the north inner city folklore. Sep 27, 2017 irish domestic lives in new york tenements explored at great hunger museum food historian and tenement museum educator will discuss what domestic life was like for immigrant families in 19th. Frequently we draw upon the work of historians much longer in the field, and the work of terry fagan and the north inner city folklore project has appeared on this site on several occasions. Houses were graded in the census of the time from firstclass to fourthclass according to their size and the materials used in their construction. Madams, murder and black coddle chronicles the history and. She tells a story of interference in the curriculum by wealthy donors, the political vetting of teachers and online denunciations of. He stripped it back to look and feel like a real tenement home. Kidds debut novel is a variation on a theme long favored in irish fiction, the quest for truth by someone whose origins have been concealed.
Ie is an irish based online bookstore offering a wide diverse range of books, new releases, bestsellers, bargains and rare books, with worldwide delivery. Colm fagan independent nonexecutive director, chair of. The decay of dublin was epitomised by henrietta street, which had once been home to generations of lawyers, but was, by 1911, overflowing with poverty. Terry fagans been gathering stories and mementos since 1970. Andrew fagan born 1962, new zealand singer, writer and songwriter. Tatty is a novel that is connected to the city of dublin in so many ways its an honour to have it chosen as dublin one city one book for 2020. A great retelling of the classic everyone knows, accompanied by marvellous pictures, full of humour and adventure. Aimed squarely at young people, the mercurial dublin based author has gone the j. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Sitting in an oldfashioned armchair in the north inner city folklore project, terry fagan recalls the. Buy dublin tenements memories of life in dublins notorious tenements by isbn. Development of a tenement experience at 14 henrietta.
See more ideas about old photos, old pictures and irish. The son of a dublin docker, michael, and one of a family of eleven including six brother and two sisters, terry s love of monto and the north inner city has been forged through his life experiences and growing up on a diet of local history and legends of the area. Terry was born and reared in the tenements of corporation buildings, in the heart of what was known as monto. The story of how dublin went from being the second city of the british empire in the 18th century, to half of its population living in slums in the 19th cent. They are as much a part of each show as the actors are and each new audience brings its own new dynamic. I am independent nonexecutive director ined of hawthorn life, a berkshire hathaway subsidiary, and chair its audit committee. Terry fagan is looking for a permanent home for the north inner city. See more ideas about dublin, dublin ireland and old photos. The first book in a new series on inspirational irish lives from the award winning fatherdaughter duo of john and fatti burke. A museum of north innercity folklore needs a new dublin.
But now, more than 30 years later, fagan is the last man involved. Mar 24, 2017 kidds debut novel is a variation on a theme long favored in irish fiction, the quest for truth by someone whose origins have been concealed. Early notables of the fagan family pre 1700 more information is included under the topic early fagan notables in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possible. View the profiles of professionals named matthew fagan on linkedin. Jan 19, 2012 historic photos of the past from the north inner city folklore project at the lab art space. Alex fagan 19502010, former chief of the san francisco police department.
Joan wallace scott, the author of knowledge, power and academic freedom, sets out to offer an account of the attacks on academic freedom in the united states. An outline of the history of the county as it relates to irish families, and to irish research, is included, along with an exhaustive history of thousands of dublin families. View the profiles of professionals named stephen fagan on linkedin. Jan 01, 20 buy dublin tenements memories of life in dublins notorious tenements by isbn.
It is based on the original and wholly authentic testimonies of survivors of the old dublin tenements. The house will act as a focal point for a dynamic exploration of the rich and varied history of north inner city dublin. Stripped of artifice, this is a series of witness accounts of life in dublin tenements through a period when dublin s were the worlds most destitute and illmanaged. This was about 40% of all the recorded fagan s in the uk. Sep 07, 2017 the story of how dublin went from being the second city of the british empire in the 18th century, to half of its population living in slums in the 19th cent. A museum of north innercity folklore needs a new dublin inquirer. She has published eight novels, one collection of short stories and a fulllength play. An outline of the history of the county as it relates to irish families, and to irish research, is included, along with an exhaustive history of. There will be a talk and a book signing by tenement historian terry. Fascinating book about the tenements in dublin 100 years ago, this is one of the best books i have ever read. Bryan murray who played the hero fitz in the tv series only discovered during filming that his own family had at one time. This was about 40% of all the recorded fagans in the uk.
The report of the housing committee provides a vivid picture of tenement conditions. Search for other book stores in dublin on the real yellow pages. Dublin tenements, by terry fagan and the north inner city folklore project the publication of dublin tenements by terry fagan and the north inner city folklore project is an important event not just for the residents of the inner city communities but also for those who want to better understand the social history of dublin. The thing about tenement life is, one family mightnt have food one day, but they helped each other, he says. A walk back in time with terry fagan north inner city folklore project. Life in the tenements was hard and brutal independent. Larriers personal recollections of more than a century of education at st laurence otooles schools in dublins north inner city. By the 1930s, 6400 tenements were occupied by almost 112,000 tenants. Fagan, but some fagans may derive from o faodhagain, a sept of oriel s ulster. Tenements in innercity dublin were filthy, overcrowded, diseaseridden, teeming with malnourished children and very much at odds with the elite world of colonial and middleclass dublin. Hes working on a book about irelands industrial schools. The drb sustains a level of commentary on irish and international matters that no other journal in ireland and few elsewhere can reach. Unit 4b avonbeg industrial estate the long mile road dublin 12 ireland.
The beauty of terrys work is the fact he is a local, raised in. These days what the majority of people know of dublin tenement life, they learn from leaving cert sean ocasey or from the 1980 tv series strumpet city, based on james plunketts novel. An oral history which was number one on the irish times bestseller list for many weeks. I was born and raised in the republic of ireland in cork, about as far south as you can go. In 1891 there were 541 fagan families living in lancashire.
Tenament life, a presentation and discussion with terry fagan. Hiney published by north inner city folklore project, dublin 1990. The project published books on the monto and dublin tenement life. Aug 10, 20 plunketts novel of the lockout, strumpet city, was this years most successful dublin.