Grangegorman – The Transportation Story

East Quad, TU Dublin Grangegorman Campus, Dublin 7, Dublin

This lecture by Dr Joan Kavanagh, will highlight the transportation narrative of the Grangegorman Female Penitentiary from 1840 to 1852.  Its development, the policies that were put in place for the management of the Female Depot and the movement of the female convicts from their respective county gaols will be explored. It will also focus...

The Asylum Workshop (Documentary screening)

East Quad, TU Dublin Grangegorman Campus, Dublin 7, Dublin

TU Dublin Conservatoire will screen a documentary exploring the history of St Brendan's Hospital Grangegorman, in relation to the site's new role as a university. The history is seen through the lens of Colin Murphy's play The Asylum Workshop, commissioned by the Conservatoire and written for and performed by the Conservatoire's final-year Drama students. Contributors...