Clachans: Narratives for New neighbourhoods

The presentation will focus on the design by Proctor and Matthews Architects for a recently completed residential development at Wilkinson’s Brook, Tyrrelstown, Fingal.

Taking initial inspiration from the historic Irish Clachan clusters, this project and other recent work looks to create low rise higher density neighbourhoods with a defined sense of place, identity and belonging : an approach which proffers an alternative to ubiquitous low density, car-dominated suburbia.

They will be joined by Dr. Eoin Flaherty, Lecturer, Department of Sociology, National University of Ireland Maynooth and author of 'Rundale and 19th Century Irish Settlement: System, Space, and Genealogy' for conversation.

Eoin Flaherty is a sociologist at Maynooth University. He is interested in different forms of inequality, how they are maintained, and how they change over time. He is especially interested in how human societies have formed systems of cooperation and collective resource management in the past. He is also interested in modern inequalities of income and wealth, and how these inhibit action on climate change.

Supported by Patrick McCabe Architects

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