This talk is part of the Marino 100 series of talks, celebrating the centenary of the development of the Marino estate, the first estate built in the Free State after independence.

Dr Ruth McManus, Associate Professor in Geography in DCU, and co-author, with Joseph Brady, of the book “Building Healthy Homes, Dublin Corporation’s first housing schemes 1880-1925”, will describe the development of the Marino housing estate, from Lord Charlemont’s estate to the completed garden suburb. Ruth is editor of the forthcoming Drumcondra suburbs atlas, as part of the RIA’s Irish Historic Towns Atlas project.

This talk is part of the Marino 100 History Talks series, running until February 2025.

See https://marino.ie/centenary/ for details.