Dublin had a supply of piped water since the 13th century and a drainage service since the late 18th century. Their history is related against the backdrop of t…
Based on material from the Rotunda Hospital, the Lock (venereal) Hospital and the Hospital for Incurables, this book challenges the vision of 18th-century Dubli…
The importance of parish records for the reconstruction of many aspects of past societies is becoming clear from research in other countries. Irish parochial re…
The period 1815–45 was seminal in the evolution of the Society into a philanthropic institution wholly independent of government. This book examines the history…
This is the story of the firefighters, officers and ambulance personnel who have provided emergency response to the people of Ireland's capital city for many ge…
This volume provides a vivid picture of life in the suburbs of seventeenth-century Dublin. Situated as they were in the Liberties area of the city, outside the …
The Friends of Medieval Dublin is a study group whose aim is to increase knowledge about, and promote public interest in, medieval Dublin. The first of a propos…
When the Irish Public Record Office was destroyed by fire in 1922 one of the most important collections to be lost was the Christ Church deeds, which had been d…
The English architect George Edmund Street was immensely proud of his restoration of the medieval cathedral of Christ Church. He believed he had saved the build…
The Calendar of Ancient Records of Dublin was edited by Sir John Thomas Gilbert and by Lady Gilbert and was published by Dublin Corporation in 19 volumes betwee…
Among the most important of modern documents associated with Christ Church Cathedral are the registers of baptisms, marriages and burials which stretch from 171…
This is the earliest chapter act book in Ireland and contains the basic material not only for the history of the cathedral but for charting the progress of the …
