Summerhill, Dublin

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Georgian housing in Summerhill, Dublin
Red brick social housing on Summerhill Parade in 2004 which replaced c.40 5 storey Georgian houses

Summerhill (Irish: Cnoc Críonáin) is a primarily residential area of Dublin, Ireland, on the Northside of the city located roughly between Talbot Street, Gardiner Street, Mountjoy Square, Amiens Street and Ballybough. It is in the Dublin 1 postal district. It is one of the most densely populated and economically deprived areas of the city.[1]

The area is known historically for containing a range of red brick Victorian and Georgian terraced[2] avenues along streets such as Buckingham Street and Gardiner Street as well as for the Monto red-light district of Dublin and the Gloucester Diamond.[3][4]

In the 19th century, the area became known for tenement housing and later in the 20th century these were mostly replaced with large scale social housing schemes. Streets such as Summerhill Parade were entirely demolished (c.40 5 storey Georgian houses) and replaced with social housing.[5][6][7] In 1981 alone approximately 120 Georgian houses were demolished in Summerhill.[8]

Summerhill Group (1992)

In 1992, the sculpture Summerhill Group was unveiled. It is a bronze work on Kilkenny limestone by Cathy Carman and was commissioned by Dublin Corporation as part of the . The work invokes the history of the street, before its redevelopment into a dual carriageway, when children would play on the street.[9]

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  1. ^ "The Trinity National Deprivation Index for Health and Health Services Research 2016" (PDF). tcd.ie. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Summerhill, Dublin, Dublin City". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  3. ^ Murtagh, Peter (24 December 2016). "Embracing history is central to future vision of Dublin inner city area". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  4. ^ Maurice Curtis (6 April 2015). To Hell or Monto: The Story of Dublin’s Most Notorious Districts. History Press. pp. 140–. ISBN 978-0-7509-6476-0.
  5. ^ "GD010 Summerhill Tenements (rear), Lourdes House, Gloucester Place Upper, Corporation Flats, Gloucester Place Lower, 1978". dublincity.ie. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  6. ^ Crowe, Catríona. "Dublin 100 Years Ago: Death, Disease And Overcrowding". frg.ie. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  7. ^ Freyne, Patrick. "Gang feud: Life goes on in Dublin 1, but so does the fear". irishtimes.com. The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  8. ^ Henry, Colm. "U2 in Summerhill, Dublin City, Ireland 1981". morrisonhotelgallery.com. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  9. ^ Doherty, Neal (2015). The complete guide to the statues and sculptures of Dublin City. Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland: Orpen Press. p. 137. ISBN 978-1-909895-72-0. OCLC 907195579.


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