The decline of Henrietta Street - and Dublin more broadly - was a more gradual event in the aftermath of the Act of Union than often presented. Read more ››
Dublin City Council Culture Company is seeking to add to our panel of tour guides for 14 Henrietta Street, Richmond Barracks and our engagement programmes. Read more ››
14 Henrietta Street will reopen to the public on Wednesday 1st July 2020 in line with Government guidelines and under strict health and safety protocols. Read more ››
It must have felt like a million miles away when people headed to their new homes in the suburbs of Dublin - the country as some would call it. Read more ››
Opposite 14 Henrietta Street is James Bryson House, the name bestowed upon 5 Henrietta Street by Uinseann MacEoin, who together with his wife Margaret was instrumental in bringing new focus to this street in the 1960s and 1970s. Read more ››
14 Henrietta Street is delighted to welcome historian Donal Fallon to write a series of blog posts about the building and it’s rich and varied history.
Today, Donal considers one of our neighbours, Henrietta House.
You might look at the people of tenement Dublin and think they were poor and you might even feel sorry for them but in most cases you would be wrong. These were proud, hard-working people who had jobs and earned a wage to put food on their family’s table.
Street games and children playing together was an important, fun, part of tenement life in Dublin and it’s something that former residents of Henrietta Street have often told us about.
