Feb 01
On this date, 1st February 2002 East Wall was severely flooded, causing major damage throughout the community. The flooding was the worst seen locally since 1954, when the impact caused the railway bridge on East Wall Road to collapse. A number of other photos are available at www.facebook.com/eastwallhistory If you have photos of either events, …
Jan 24
A new three part series ”Reinterpreting 1913″ will begin tomorrow night on NearFM, broadcasting on the station each Friday (24th, 31st January and 7th February) at 6pm.You can listen to it on NearFM which is on 90.3FM broadcasting across the North East of Dublin. It can also be streamed internationally live from near.ie/webcam. The poster for the series includes a wonderful image of Dublin Port , …
Jan 15
On this day one hundred years ago municipal elections took place in Dublin . Among the unsuccessful candidates was Caledon Road resident Walter Carpenter (http://eastwallforall.ie/?p=324) a prominent socialist and Trade unionist. Pictured above is Eamon Carpenter ,a grandson of Walter , with a reproduction of 1914 election material. The East Wall History Group were delighted …
Jan 03
As 2013 comes to a close and we welcome 2014 we wish you all a happy new year. Have you seen the East Wall “Faces from our past” calendar for 2014? Featuring a carefully chosen selection of photos, the calendar succeeds in capturing many of our residents down through the decades. People have been …
Dec 04
1913 Lockout evictions in East Wall – commemoration videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKMs_7YPmyw On the 4th December 1913 over sixty workers and their families were evicted from Merchants Road during the great Lockout . In this centenary year their sacrifice has been commemorated by the community with the unveiling of a beautiful mural and plaque . On …
Nov 17
In June 1903 the DMP raided a house at 12 Upper Oriel Street. The object of their attention was the resident of the top floor flat, Daniel Courtney, who was running an illegal sheebeen from the premises. Courtney was a Casual Grain Labourer on the Docks and sought to extend his young families precarious …
Nov 11
This month marks the centenary of the founding of the Irish Citizen Army during the 1913 Lockout. Since August the Dublin workers had been at war with the Dublin Employers Federation which had set out to destroy the Irish Transport and General Workers Union (ITGWU). They had locked out thousands of men and were …
Oct 13
The East Wall History Festival 2013 will launch this Sunday, 13th October and continue until Saturday 26th October. See brochure for full details of all events. This year we have some exclusive material to screen and display. We are delighted to have received permission to screen two Radharc episodes that feature scenes from the …
Oct 08
Faithful departed- Phil Chevron This week, on the 8th October 2013 Dublin musician Phil Chevron passed away, aged just 56 years. Chevron, originally from Santry, is best known as the guitarist with The Pogues. He was also a gifted songwriter, penning the haunting tribute to the Irish emigrant experience ‘Thousands are sailing’ and ‘Faithful …
Sep 28
Paul O Brien Paul O’Brien was born and bred in the Dublin Docks and has recounted the experience and history in song, with his 2009 collection “Songs from the North Lotts”. In recent years Paul has travelled widely , visiting Dockland communities such as Belfast, Glasgow , Rotterdam and many more , hearing their …
