Spectral Mansions: The Making of a Dublin Tenement 1800-1914
ISBN: 9781846828676
Author | Murtagh, Timothy |
Pub Date | 17/05/2023 |
Binding | Hardback |
Pages | 240 |
Country | IRL |
Dewey | 941.835081 |
Quick overview Despite once being 'the best address in town, ' by 1900 almost every house on Henrietta Street was in use as tenements, some shockingly overcrowded. How did this happen? How did a location like Henrietta Street go from a street of mansions to one of tenements? And what was life like for those who lived within the walls of these houses?