Who should pay for the Water: the story of the Malahide Water Supply Controversy
Research on local government records in Fingal for the period 1870-1910 repeatedly highlighted issues with the water supply in Malahide. This ongoing issue is a case study of how nationalists gained and utilised local political control through the local government institutions that were available to them. The nature of the issues and how they were resolved illustrates how local government and politics operated at the time.
Dr Declan Brady is a research historian, educator and professional genealogist. He completed his PhD, "The Evolution of Local Politics in North County Dublin, 1870-1948", at Maynooth University, where he now teaches.
This talk forms part of the 'History in the Library' day at the Fingal Festival of History. Four talks will take place over one day in the Carnegie Library in Swords. To book the other talks taking place that day, use the links below:
11.30am – 12.30pm Cathal Dowd-Smith ‘Dismissed - to the general joy of ye family’ - assembling a narrative of servant life in the country house in Fingal
2pm – 3pm Frank Whearity 'Aspects of the history of Kenure house & estate (Kenure Park), Rush, Co. Dublin: & the people who lived there (c.1652-1978)’
3.15pm – 4.15pm Daniel Eglington-Carey ‘Ancient Pile Undergoes Improvement: a period of change for Howth Castle at the opening of the 20th century’.
