Gifts for Christmas
NewsStoriesPublished 25 November 2024
If you are looking for a gift for the history lover in your life look no further! We have a range of original publications available to buy online and onsite in 14 Henrietta Street this Christmas.
If you are purchasing gifts from our online store and would like to receive your order in time for Christmas, please take note of our Christmas shipping dates
MUSEUM by Dragana Jurišić and Paula Meehan
€18.00
Renowned Irish poet, Paula Meehan and award-winning photographer, Dragana Jurišić join forces to create a book celebrating the varied history of, and the lives lived in, 14 Henrietta Street. The result is ‘MUSEUM’, a 68-page book, featuring 11 sonnets inspired by the house, with accompanying photography taken in and from the house. Both Paula’s words and Dragana’s photography beautifully capture the story of the building and the lives lived in it.
14 Henrietta Street 3 Books Collection
€48.00
14 Henrietta Street is delighted to present not one, not two, but three publications which expand on, and uncover the lives of the people who lived at 14 Henrietta Streets and the surrounding areas.
Each of the three publications focuses on a significant chapter in the history and evolution of the house; from its grand Georgian beginnings, through its decline into a tenement house, to the last of its residents and their move to suburbia.
These publications are commissioned, edited and published by Dublin City Council Culture Company, written by historians Dr Melanie Hayes, Dr Tim Murtagh and Donal Fallon, and designed by Atelier TypoGraphic Design. They are an extension of the engagement work that runs through the museum.
The three publications are:
14 Henrietta Street: Georgian Beginnings, 1750 - 1800 By Melanie Hayes (ISBN: 978-0-9957446-6-0)
14 Henrietta Street; Grandeur and Decline, 1800 - 1922 By Timothy Murtagh (ISBN: 978-0-9957446-7-7)
14 Henrietta Street; From Tenement to Suburbia, 1922 - 1979 By Donal Fallon (ISBN: 978-0-9957446-8-4)
14 Henrietta Street: Georgian Beginnings, 1750 - 1800 By Melanie Hayes
€18.00
In 1800, Henrietta Street was one of the most elegant and elite addresses in all of Georgian Dublin, home to some of the most powerful members of the Anglo-Irish ruling class. 14 Henrietta Street: Georgian Beginnings explores the early history of 14 Henrietta Street, its first residents, the Molesworths, Bowes, and O'Brien families, and the lives lived behind the red brick facade.
About the author: Dr Melanie Hayes is an architectural and cultural historian, specialising in Ireland’s eighteenth-century architectural and social history. Melanie was part of the historian research team at 14 Henrietta Stree.
14 Henrietta Street: Grandeur and Decline, 1800 - 1922 By Timothy Murtagh
€18.00
By 1900, Henrietta Street had become synonymous with Dublin’s poverty and decline, as almost every house on the street was in use as tenements.
14 Henrietta Street: Grandeur and Decline tells the story of Henrietta Street over the period 1800 to 1914. Using the story of one house and street, the book investigates the nature and origins of Dublin’s housing crisis in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. A dark but necessary tale, it is a story of hardship and tragedy – but also of endurance and resilience.
About the author:
Dr Timothy Murtagh received his PhD from Trinity College, Dublin in 2015, having completed a thesis on the history of Dublin’s eighteenth-century workers. From 2016–2019, he was a historical consultant to 14 Henrietta Street.
14 Henrietta Street: From Tenement to Suburbia, 1922 - 1979 By Donal Fallon
€18.00
In the decades that followed independence, Dublin expanded rapidly as new suburban developments attempted to eradicate the tenement landscape. From streets like Henrietta Street, families moved to places like Crumlin, Cabra, Whitehall and later Ballyfermot. Brendan Behan quipped there was ‘no such thing as suburbia, only Siberia’, but others made happy homes there.
14 Henrietta Street: From Tenement to Suburbia tells the story of the last residents of Dublin’s tenements and their move to a new life in the Suburbs and includes the recollections of some of those who made that journey.
About the author:
Donal Fallon is a historian, broadcaster and curator from Dublin. He is the author of numerous studies of twentieth-century Dublin. He produces the Three Castles Burning podcast and continues to be involved with the museum as a historian for 14 Henrietta Street.
Notebook Grey
€12.00
Our hand-bound bespoke notebooks are made in Dublin 1 at the Five Lamps by Duffy Bookbinders. This version cover design is an authentic recreation of the stylized floral motif wallpaper that was found the house and is displayed in the Dowling Family Flat.
The wallpapers were recreated and hand screen-printed by David Skinner, the renowned wallpaper maker, conservator and researcher. As part of the conservation project, Dublin City Council commissioned David Skinner to recreate the historic papers found in the house.
Notebook Beige
€12.00
Our hand-bound bespoke notebooks are made in Dublin 1 at the Five Lamps by Duffy Bookbinders. This version cover design is an authentic recreation of the stylized floral motif wallpaper that was found the house and is displayed in the Horrigan family flat.
The wallpapers were recreated and hand screen-printed by David Skinner, the renowned wallpaper maker, conservator and researcher. As part of the conservation project, Dublin City Council commissioned David Skinner to recreate the historic papers found in the house.
CHRISTMAS SHIPPING DATES
Below are the posting dates for Christmas 2024:
- Ireland - December 20
- Northern Ireland - December 19
- Great Britain - December 18
- USA - December 5
You can order from our online gift shop and collect in person. Orders can be collected Wednesday to Sunday between 10 am and 5 pm.
If you have any queries please don’t hesitate to contact us on +353 1 524 0383 or email us at info@14henriettastreet.ie.