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Dublin can be proud of its iron heritage, ranging from cast iron and wrought iron building structures, bridges, railway stations, railings & gates, street lamp-posts, pillar letterboxes, band-stands, fountains, glasshouses, and the humble manhole cover. The 19th century was the heyday of iron foundries, and the 20th century to a lesser extent, but such skilled industries are now lost, although leaving behind many mementos.

Traces of Dublin's former business activities can still be seen on many buildings in the city centre, often at first floor level, such as old shop signs, lettering, logos, monograms, and even "ghost signs" where the removal of lettering has left stains on the wall. These signs were well known to Dubliners up until the 1960's, and this book will bring back happy memories of a lively and more interesting city, aided by numerous colour photographs. Besides shops, the book deals with former banks, clubs, and other organisations, where there are traces of their signs or logos.

Up until the middle of the 20th century, Dublin had hundreds of tall industrial free-standing chimneys, puffing out smoke and fumes, serving the boilers and steam-engines of factories, laundries, hospitals and other institutions. With the advent of cheap and plentiful electricity, the chimneys became redundant, and were often demolished to save on maintenance costs or to secure some extra space in the factory yard.

Hannah Daly is a paediatric Occupational Therapist and an advanced Sensory Integration Practitioner who is profoundly dyslexic, dyspraxic and has sensory processing disorder. She has multiple university degrees, but still cannot read or write.

Farm Stories that make reading fun! These children’s books have been designed to help children (particularly struggling readers & children with dyslexia) to acquire literacy skills. These books are written by a Special Education Teacher whose aim is to make her books enjoyable for both the avid and the reluctant reader. These books are designed to be dyslexia friendly and incorporate many tools to make the books accessible to all.

I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at the age of 30. At the same time I was looking to start a new life in Australia and had just met Des (my fiancé) while working at an Irish bar. Des stood by me through this illness and supported me in ways I could have never imagined with his love. After having to cancel our wedding in 2018 and give up work, we finally found our happy place in 2020.The love that Des showed me during this time and the illness inspired me to write a book so that I could help others who are also going through a difficult time.

Alexander Robert Forbes (1849-1924), born on Skye, off Scotland's west coast, studied law in Edinburgh University and became Deputy Keeper of the Minute Book of the Court of Sessions in Edinburgh. A noted Celtic scholar, he was an authority on place-names. He published his most famous work - The Gaelic Names of Beasts (mammalia), Birds, Fish, Insects and Reptiles — in 1905, based on a variety of Gaelic sources in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man. The book includes information for individual animals from folk-lore and early manuscript sources.

There is no road to Glenlough, not even a well-worn path. This valley, in the highlands of south-west Donegal, is as remote and monumental as it is enchantingly beautiful. This lavishly illustrated volume brings its storied past back into focus once more.