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Abair: Three Castles Burning: Journey Back to Monto

Sunday, 16 March 2025
About this event
On the 100th anniversary of its closure, historian and podcaster Donal Fallon takes us on a journey back to The Monto, Dublin’s notorious former red light district which closed it doors in March 1925. Expect tales of madams, IRA safe houses and a range of characters from Michael Collins to James Joyce.
Contributors include Dr. Caroline West (author of Wrong Women: Selling Sex in Monto) and inner-city folklorist Terry Fagan, with poetry and music from Paula Meehan, Phelim Drew and Seán Fitzgerald (The Deadlians).
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