Galleries - Church Street Disaster
Plan outlining the proposals made by the Improvements Committee in January 1912 for the re-development of the area between Church Street and Beresford Street. (Irish Capuchin Provincial Archives)
Scenes from the site of the Church Street disaster as they appeared in the Daily Sketch in 1913. (Irish Capuchin Provincial Archives)
An image from The Daily Mail, published on the 5th Sept, showing the extent of the damage to the houses on Church Street. (Irish Capuchin Provincial Archives)
Workmen clearance the wreckage on the site of the collapsed houses, taken from The Freeman's Journal, 5th September 1913. (Irish Capuchin Provincial Archives)
An image from The Daily Sketch shows rescuers picking through the rubble in an attempt to find more victims underneath tons of masonry. (Irish Capuchin Provincial Archives)
The coffins of some of the victims of the tenement collapsed being carried from St Michan's Church, Halston Street. (Irish Capuchin Provincial Archives)
A statement containing information on the families who, prior to the disaster, lived at number 66 and 67: included are details on claims they have made for compensation. (Irish Capuchin Provincial Archives)
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