Peter Sheridan: On Behan, On Dublin

14 Henrietta Street Dublin 1, Dublin

**Waitlist only** 2023 marks the centenary of the birth of the writer Brendan Behan. Raised in Dublin’s north inner city and with strong connections to Dublin’s tenements, Behan is regarded as one of the greatest Irish writers and poets of all time. In 2000, Peter Sheridan directed Borstal Boy, inspired by Brendan's 1958 memoir. Sheridan...

Francis Thackaberry: ‘Industrious poor’ and ‘strolling vagabonds’

14 Henrietta Street Dublin 1, Dublin

**Waitlist only** An exploration of attitudes and responses to poverty in eighteenth-century Dublin by Francis Thackaberry. The citizens of prosperous Georgian Dublin associated poverty with idleness, disease and moral decay and sought ways to prevent ‘foreign’ vagrants from ‘infesting’ the city. One response was to found Dublin’s first tax-funded workhouse in James's Street in 1703....

Irish Sign Language: ISL Guided Tour of 14 Henrietta Street

14 Henrietta Street Dublin 1, Dublin

This tour will be delivered exclusively in ISL. When you enter 14 Henrietta Street you’ll experience over 300 years of city and family life in the walls of one address. Our intimate guided tours bring you on a journey from the house's grand Georgian beginnings to the tenement dwellings of its later years. By connecting...

Living The Lockout and After: ANU Productions with Louise Lowe

14 Henrietta Street Dublin 1, Dublin

**Event CANCELLED due to unforseen circumstances** In 2013, ANU Productions presented 'Living the Lockout' at 14 Henrietta Street. For many, this was a first engagement with the museum space. Since then, ANU Productions have been a central force in the Decade of Centenaries in Dublin. Louise Lowe from ANU will discuss all of this with...

Lindie Naughton on Herbert Simms: An Architect for the People

14 Henrietta Street Dublin 1, Dublin

**Booked out** Lindie Naughton’s forthcoming engaging and accessible overview of the history of public housing in Dublin has at its centre the remarkable achievement of Herbert Simms. During his time as city architect from 1932 to 1948, Simms was responsible for delivering 17,000 dwellings, thereby doubling the rate of delivery of his predecessors in the...