Dublin slums, 1800-1925 : a study in urban geography / Jacinta Prunty.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Prunty, Jacinta.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slums--Ireland--Dublin--History.

Slums.

History.

Dublin (Ireland)--Social conditions.

Dublin (Ireland).

Dublin (Ireland)--Geography.

Ireland--Dublin.

Physical Description:

xvii, 366 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Dublin ; Portland, Ore. : Irish Academic Press, 1998.

Summary:

This is a thoroughly original book based on source materials ranging from public inquiries and property valuations to the records created by women charity workers, such as Margaret Aylward. Through these the slum geography of the city is meticulously recreated. The overlapping areas of contagious disease, slum housing and the support of the very poorest, the beggars and costermongers who daily thronged the city streets, form the main areas of analysis. These issues are explored on scales ranging from city-wide to the local street or court, while the final case study examines the dynamic nature of slum creation and efforts at relief and reform in the particular context of the norh city parishes of St Mary's and St Michan's. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Dublin Slum Matters 1800-1925: An Overview 1

2 The Slums Exposed, Dublin 1800-1854 17

3 A Matter of Life and Death: Public Health 1800-1900 62

4 To Grasp the Housing Nettle, Early Initiatives, 1876-1900 109

5 Health and Housing: Policy Shifts, 1900-1925 153

6 Idle Vagrants and Sturdy Beggars: the State's Response 195

7 Church Charities Respond: Women and Children, 1850-1900 234

8 A Classic Slum: Dublin North City 274

9 Conclusion 336.

Notes:

Maps in lining papers.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-358) and index.

ISBN:

0716525380

OCLC:

38289335