Feb 24
Last year the East Wall History Group marked the 90th anniversary of the death of Walter Carpenter by erecting a plaque on the former family home on Caledon Road and launching an excellent book written by his Grand Daughter Ellen Galvin. To mark his anniversary this year , we are presenting this piece by D.R.O’Connor …
May 04
“For many years past, Liberty Hall has been a thorn in the side of the Dublin Police and the Irish Government. It was the centre of social anarchy, the brain of every riot and disturbance.” - Irish Times 1916 During the week of the Easter Rising Liberty Hall was extensively damaged by British artillery. Some …
Jan 14
“THE MAN WHO EXPOSED THE SLUM OWNERS” Municipal elections – January 15th 1914 On this date in 1914 Municipal elections took place in Dublin. Amongst the candidates was Walter Carpenter, a trade unionist and socialist who lived for some time on Caledon Road, East Wall. Despite living in the North Docks Ward, Walter stood as …
Aug 27
On this date, 27th August, over one hundred years ago an East Wall resident had just been released from a month long sentence in Mountjoy Jail. Walter Carpenter, with an address at 8 Caledon Road, had been convicted of “using language calculated to lead to a breach of the peace and with having endeavoured to …
