Me Jewel and Darlin' Dublin
Author | : Éamonn MacThomáis |
Publisher | : The O'Brien Press |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 2015-03-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781847177766 |
ISBN-13 | : 184717776X |
Rating | : 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Download or read book Me Jewel and Darlin' Dublin written by Éamonn MacThomáis and published by The O'Brien Press. This book was released on 2015-03-03 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Full of historical facts, anecdotes and Dublin wit, this book evokes the spirit, the characters and colours, the sights, sounds and even the smells of old Dublin. With sections on markets, pawn shops, street characters, the Liberties, slang and wit of Dublin's newspapers, the city's history is traced right back to Brian Boru, the Huguenots, the 'debtors' prison', and Dublin's troubled history of risings and revolutions.