Tag Archives: Historical Geography
The Kilkenny Union Workhouse: A Place for Colonial Memory
The city of Kilkenny is known to possesses a rich medieval history, yet the streets of the larger city are scarred by the injustices which occurred whilst under the colonial rule of Britain. One place not included in the heritage tourism of the city is the former workhouse which is now the site of a […]
Official Maps and Community Mapping
Community Mapping and Spatial Justice As part of our M.A. in Spatial Justice, Maynooth geographers have worked with various civil society stakeholders and this has pushed the teaching and research of Maynooth geographers in novel directions, both in terms of topics and methodology. One of our most important contexts for learning has been in partnership […]
SJD8 #10: Soccer and the Making of Place in Inchicore
This is the tenth in a series of blogs on ‘Spatial Justice in Dublin 8’ (SJD8 #10), as a contribution to Maynooth University Social Justice Week 2022. Sports are undeniably a huge part of Irish culture. Many communities are thriving through sports, as it brings people together, from different places and different backgrounds. This essay […]
SJD8 #9: Activism and Housing In/Justice in Dublin 8
This is the ninth in a series of blogs on ‘Spatial Justice in Dublin 8’ (SJD8 #9), as a contribution to Maynooth University Social Justice Week 2022. Introduction Kitchin and Hubbard (1999: 5) discuss how different approaches in human geography are committed to exposing ‘the socio-spatial processes that (re)-produce inequalities between people and places; challenge […]
SJD8 #8: A Radical Historical Geography of Inchicore: Capital, Commemoration, and Nationalism
This is the eighth in a series of blogs on ‘Spatial Justice in Dublin 8’ (SJD8 #8), as a contribution to Maynooth University Social Justice Week 2022 Introduction The place of early Irish radicalism at the turn of the twentieth century is an integral component to our understanding of the foundation of the state. Elements […]
SJD8 #7: Mapping 1911 New Kilmainham Ward/Inchicore: A Representation of Social Granularity in Dublin 8
This is the seventh in a series of blogs on ‘Spatial Justice in Dublin 8’ (SJD8 #7), as a contribution to Maynooth University Social Justice Week 2022. Overview This blog is an effort to map the social granularity of Dublin 8, in particular the New Kilmainham Ward (NKW) in 1911, with a specific focus on […]
SJD8 #6: Jobs for the Boys, a Home for the Family? Multi-Generational Employment at the Inchicore Railway Works in 1911
This is the sixth in a series of blogs on ‘Spatial Justice in Dublin 8’ (SJD8 #6), as a contribution to Maynooth University Social Justice Week 2022. Introduction The establishment of the Railway Works (RW) at Inchicore in 1845 by the Great Southern and Western Railway Company (GS&WR) transformed Inchicore from a predominantly rural area, […]
SJD8 #5: Inchicore as Battleground: Spatial Conflict and Dublin’s Working Class, 1902-1914
This is the fifth in a series of blogs on ‘Spatial Justice in Dublin 8’ (SJD8 #5), as a contribution to Maynooth University Social Justice Week 2022. Dublin 8 is an area that should be of great interest to all advocates of spatial justice. The social and economic challenges faced by working-class communities, in the […]
SJD8 #4: Dublin’s Garden Cemeteries: Comparing Iconography, Design, and Community Social Space
This is the fourth in a series of blogs on ‘Spatial Justice in Dublin 8’ (SJD8 #4), as a contribution to Maynooth University Social Justice Week 2022. This blog post will discuss the historic iconographies of Goldenbridge Cemetery in Inchicore, Dublin 8, and Mount Jerome Cemetery in Harold’s Cross, County Dublin. Iconography is a process […]
Thinking geographically about Joyce’s ‘An Encounter’
Published in 1914, ‘An Encounter’ is a short story in Joyce’s Dubliners. An unnamed narrator remembers a day from his past when he and two young school friends long for freedom and escape; they “hunger for wild sensations,” driven by tales of the Wild West, cowboys and Indians. They make a plan to mitch from […]
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