History of Dublin.

Has one narrative come to dominate the history of Dublin

.http://www.dublincity.ie/node/14402. visited this exhibition today The story of the capital.

It is very interesting and free in, however when you get to the modern era a lot though not all is the usual themes of poverty large family's tenements etc a lot of the 1916 exhibition were the same it has become the dominant narrative.

Where is the history of middle class Dublin or Protestant Dublin both substantial group in the history of Dublin.

Walking back up the street I noticed the sign for the working boys home and Harding technical school which was a protestant organisation for working boys.

riffmongous

The tenements were the worst in the 'western' world though, no surprise they dominate

Who is the exhibition aimed at could you tell, Irish people or tourists?

Achasanai

I suppose in any exhibition you have to pick and choose what you include. It would be far stranger if they included a history of 'Protestant' Dublin and left out the tenements though. Having said that, 1916 and the tenements include Protestant histories too, those two things aren't exclusively Roman Catholic.

riffmongous

riffmongous wrote: »

The tenements were the worst in the 'western' world though, no surprise they dominate

Who is the exhibition aimed at could you tell, Irish people or tourists?

It Dublin city council history I suppose, its got the Mace, Seal and sword of Dublin.

Achasanai

Achasanai wrote: »

I suppose in any exhibition you have to pick and choose what you include. It would be far stranger if they included a history of 'Protestant' Dublin and left out the tenements though. Having said that, 1916 and the tenements include Protestant histories too, those two things aren't exclusively Roman Catholic.

Yes but a full history would be better its not just the tenements its the general narrative of poverty when that is only one story.

riffmongous

mariaalice wrote: »

It Dublin city council history I suppose, its got the Mace, Seal and sword of Dublin.

I mean who are the people most likely to go to the exhibition, if it's locals then I agree that ignoring a section of the history is wrong, but if it's for tourists then it makes sense to focus on the big and most interesting events imo.

riffmongous

riffmongous wrote: »

I mean who are the people most likely to go to the exhibition, if it's locals then I agree that ignoring a section of the history is wrong, but if it's for tourists then it makes sense to focus on the big and most interesting events imo.

That is a good point hand't though of that, its not just that exhibition though there is definitively a dominant narrative of poverty in modern era history of Dublin. That narrative excludes a lot of other history.

Achasanai

mariaalice wrote: »

Yes but a full history would be better its not just the tenements its the general narrative of poverty when that is only one story.

A full history of what? Dublin? Poverty?

A full history of either of those things would require an absolutely vast exhibit space.