Heritage Week starts next week and RCSI Heritage Collections are delighted to be running tours and talks on Monday 24th, Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th August. Tours will take place at 11am, 2pm and 6pm each day and will be followed by a talk entitled
The talk will look at what it was like to live in Dublin in the decades leading up to the 1916 Easter Rising with a particular focus on the living, health, sanitation and hospital conditions during those years.
Advertisements taken from the Medical Directory of the time show what new medical devices were being sold, what courses were available and the latest waterproofers in fashion! You will notice some of these establishments are still around in Dublin today.
The horrendous living conditions endured by those in the tenements and the diseases Dubliners battled on a daily basis will also be touched upon.
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| Tenement in Kilmainham in 1914 |
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| Sir Charles Cameron's pamphlet appealing for better housing (RCSI/PAMP/341) |
If you would look to come along and hear about the College's history and life in Dublin leading up to 1916 follow the link below to register. We look forward to seeing you there!