2/3 Bed, Terraced/semi-detached, Cabra, Dublin 7.
Last week I featured social housing flats/apartments in Oliver Bond, Dublin 8. This week we have a look at another social housing initiative, this time on Dublin's Northside in Cabra. There was a lot of sub-standard housing in Dublin in the early part of the 20th century, especially in the city centre area where there were vast numbers of people living in overcrowded tenement buildings. So in1937 plans were drawn up to build 1,950 houses, a school and a church in the Parish of Fingal, and the scheme called Cabra West was commenced in November 1938. The first houses were built on Swilly Road. My neighbour told me that his Auntie was housed in Cabra West after the German Luftwaffe bombed North Strand in Dublin in 1941 - supposedly by mistake, because Ireland remained neutral during the 2nd World War.
Today Cabra is a typical Middle Class residential area and while there was an issue with drugs in the past the area is now much sought after. The houses were originally 2 bed, but a lot of people have added a third bedroom. There is a small front garden and a large back garden, where I have actually seen apple trees and vegetables being grown.
Last week I featured social housing flats/apartments in Oliver Bond, Dublin 8. This week we have a look at another social housing initiative, this time on Dublin's Northside in Cabra. There was a lot of sub-standard housing in Dublin in the early part of the 20th century, especially in the city centre area where there were vast numbers of people living in overcrowded tenement buildings. So in1937 plans were drawn up to build 1,950 houses, a school and a church in the Parish of Fingal, and the scheme called Cabra West was commenced in November 1938. The first houses were built on Swilly Road. My neighbour told me that his Auntie was housed in Cabra West after the German Luftwaffe bombed North Strand in Dublin in 1941 - supposedly by mistake, because Ireland remained neutral during the 2nd World War.
Today Cabra is a typical Middle Class residential area and while there was an issue with drugs in the past the area is now much sought after. The houses were originally 2 bed, but a lot of people have added a third bedroom. There is a small front garden and a large back garden, where I have actually seen apple trees and vegetables being grown.
2 comments:
My ma is from Cabra. Half of the family is in Cabra and Cabra West. I was always up there in my granny's place when I was small. Thanks Blogaire......that was quite a treat!
No you should have said - me Ma is from Cabra! I love that unique Dublinese...
All the Street's are named after places somewhere in Ireland...
Ventry, Carnlough, Leix, Swilly, Dingle...
There's a Cabra website at www.dublin.ie/forums
or just google - Cabra west...
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