Acclaimed historian John Gibney weaves a multitude of tales to explain how the city of Dublin developed, from its origins to the present day. He forms a rich tapestry of the capital's social, political, cultural and architectural past through anecdotes about personalities, goings-on, buildings, literature and song over the centuries.
A gripping personal account of the revolutionary years 1916 to 1921. This captivating journal is written with wry, down-to-earth humour and gives the reader a real insight into Ireland's fight for freedom, from the inside.
This entertaining book contains fascinating and quirky sketches of the capital city, past and present, like pirates executed in St Stephen's Green and Mother Bungy's 'sink of sin' in what is now Temple Bar. Rogues and charlatans, heroes and harlots a-plenty stride through the pages of this book, bringing colourful historical Dublin to life.