The Making of Dublin is a series of books, published by Four Courts Press, in Dublin that traces the history of the city of Dublin from the earliest times to the present day.

There are currently eight volumes in the series.

Each volume is designed to explore how the streetscape of the city developed and changed over time.  It does so using a great many maps, images and photographs.

The text is designed to be academically rigorous but to appeal to the general reader.  There is a substantial bibliography for anyone who wants to explore further

Use the menu above to explore the various volumes.

 

See also Building Healthy Homes – Dublin Corporation’s First Housing Schemes 1880-1925

by Joseph Brady and Ruth McManus (2021).

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