Historical geographies of Dublin's public green spaces, from their origins to 1756

Abstract

The remit of this work is to provide a model of analysis for the evolution of public green spaces in an urban environment, through space and time. The geographical region examined in this thesis is Dublin, and the time period chosen is from the origins of the city - conventionally considered to be 841- to the year 1756 with the publication of John Rocque's map of the city of Dublin. The aim of the research is to identify phases of change in the forms, functions and meanings of public green spaces, and to evaluate these in consideration of the course of relevant historical events.