Cleansing Rural Dublin: Public Health and Housing Initiatives in the South Volume 40

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Focusing on the overlooked rural poor of nineteenth-century Dublin, this pamphlet explores the public health challenges faced by agricultural communities in the South Dublin Poor Law Union. It delves into the lives of inhabitants in areas like Rathfarnham, Clondalkin, Tallaght, and Crumlin, highlighting their struggles with poverty and disease. The study not only sheds light on these communities but also maps the changing landscape of place-names, providing a vital perspective on local history that contrasts with the more documented urban slum conditions.