Dídean don Phobal,
Ag Tógáil an Stáit
HOUSING THE PEOPLE,
BUILDING THE STATE
LEGACIES OF THE PAST
When the Irish Free State came into existence, one of the major challenges it faced was a significant housing crisis…
THE MILLION POUND GRANT OF 1922
One of the first acts of the Provisional Government1 in 1922
was to set aside £1,000,000 to encourage house building…
GARDEN SUBURBS: DESIGN
AND LAYOUT
In the early twentieth century, a new way of thinking about the planning and layout of housing schemes became increasingly popular…
“THERE CAN BE NO MISTAKE THAT THE STATE OF THINGS WHICH NOW EXISTS IS HORRIBLE AND INTOLERABLE”
— Augustine Birrell
MARINO: A MODEL GARDEN SUBURB
Marino is to this day one of the most celebrated social housing schemes in Ireland…
LEGISLATION In 1924 & 1925 AND ‘ASSISTED PRIVATE ENTERPRISE’
While the ‘million pound’ scheme was an important first step, it was not until the mid-1920s that a sustained programme
of house building got underway…
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