Mountpleasant Buildings

donaghs

May be the wrong place for this post, but does anyone know anything about the now demolished Mountpleasant Buildings? They stood near Mount Pleasant Square in Ranelagh. I think near where Swan Grove is now, but would anyone have an exact location, or photos? The only stuff I can find on the web about it are the Dail debates where TDs complain about the living conditions there, and discuss the anti-social behaviour.

No Bills

donaghs,

You are right about the location. The Buildings appear on the Ordnance Survey 25inch:1mile map DN018-15 of circa 1910. I don't have any pictures for you. Maybe you could visit the Pearse Street Library and check with them (http://www.dublincity.ie/living_in_the_city/libraries/heritage_and_history/dublin_and_irish_collections/) ?

Nolanger

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJhtNOkB07I

galwaybabe

What a find that video is! I grew up around the corner from the buildings in the seventies. I think there might have only been the front blocks left then. Lots of squatters as far as I can remember. The shelftered housing for old folk and Swan Grove replaced them.

brianthebard

Wow youtube has everything on it these days. When were they built OP?

Nodin

There, Hollyfield, and the civillian housing for Rathmines Army Barracks off Leinster Road were terrible by all accounts. I only witnessed the barracks meself, and it was chronic. The road in and around them had long disintegrated, and the railings along the second floor were gone in places, along with holes in the landing (they were fully occupied at the time).

Rathmines has always been odd like that, in that you have that kind of urban poverty mixed in closely with affluence.

donaghs

Here it is in the present day. Sorry, only camera phone photos. The second photo looks particularly out of place in what people think of as Ranelagh.

Dunner55

Does anyone remember the Dunne and broe family from
The buildings

a_buildings_lad

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/112288791#Comment_112288791

@Dunner55 This might be too late, I only came across this post now. I remember the Dunnes, as I lived in the Buildings during the '60's & '70's. I don't remember the Broe family. I'm sure you might know a few more families that lived in the Buildings, like the McKever's, Phelan's Ned & Richie, the Cleary's, Peter was me best mate in school and we used to play soccer from early morning to late in the evening during the summer months.

a_buildings_lad

Now that I'm on here… Is there anyone else from Mount Pleasant Buildings on here? If so, drop me a line, as I'd love to hear from you.