Four Sisters: The History of Ringsend, Irishtown, Sandymount and Merrion

Author: Kurt Kullmann
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750985364
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 299

Book Description
This book traces the development of the four coastal villages – often referred to as ' the Four Sisters' – that make up the eastern part Dublin 4 from their foundation to the present day. Richly illustrated with modern and historic images, this work looks at the social, political, religious and economic history of Ringsend, Irishtown, Sandymount and Merrion, recalling the significant events, vanished industries and local characters.

The First Irish Railway

Author: Kurt Kullmann
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750988568
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 229

Book Description
The first Irish railway ran from Westland Row, in the centre of Dublin, to Kingstown, then a seaside resort on the coast south of the city. This historic line is now the DART line, Kingstown has become Dún Laoghaire and the world has changed around it. In this work, historian and author Kurt Kullmann recreates this era and takes us on a scenic journey through Ireland's past.

The Little Book of Sandymount

Author: Kurt Kullmann
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750981571
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 166

Book Description
The Little Book of Sandymount is a compendium of fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts about one of Dublin's most important suburbs. Here you will find out about Sandymount's streets and buildings, its schools and industries, its proud sporting heritage, and its famous (and occasionally infamous) men and women. Through main thoroughfares and twisting back streets, this book takes the reader on a journey through Sandymount and its vibrant past. A reliable reference book and a quirky guide, this can be dipped into time and time again to reveal something new about the people, the heritage and the secrets of this south Dublin suburb.

From the Grand Canal to the Dodder

Author: Beatrice Doran
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750996404
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 364

Book Description
The Dublin suburbs situated between the Grand Canal and the River Dodder consist of distinct neighbourhoods, each with their own character and style. It is an area that was, and continues to be, home to poets, writers, artists, politicians and academics, all of whom, in their own way, contributed to Irish life. Those featured include: Jack B. Yeats, artist; Mother Mary Aikenhead, Founder of the Religious Order; Brendan Behan, writer and dramatist; Mary Lady Heath, aviator and international athlete; Sophie Bryant, mathematician, educationist and suffragette; James Franklin Fuller, architect and Seamus Heaney, poet. In this book, Dr Beatrice M. Doran tells of the lives of some of the most fascinating people who once lived on the leafy roads and avenues of this interesting area of the city.

Four Sisters

Author: Kurt Kullmann
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750985364
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289

Book Description
This book traces the development of the four coastal villages – often referred to as ‘the Four Sisters’ – that make up the eastern part Dublin 4 from their foundation to the present day. Richly illustrated with modern and historic images, this work looks at the social, political, religious and economic history of Ringsend, Irishtown, Sandymount and Merrion, recalling the significant events, vanished industries and local characters.

From the Grand Canal to the Dodder

Author: Beatrice Doran
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750996404
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 348

Book Description
The Dublin suburbs situated between the Grand Canal and the River Dodder consist of distinct neighbourhoods, each with their own character and style. It is an area that was, and continues to be, home to poets, writers, artists, politicians and academics, all of whom, in their own way, contributed to Irish life. Those featured include: Jack B. Yeats, artist; Mother Mary Aikenhead, Founder of the Religious Order; Brendan Behan, writer and dramatist; Mary Lady Heath, aviator and international athlete; Sophie Bryant, mathematician, educationist and suffragette; James Franklin Fuller, architect and Seamus Heaney, poet.In this book, Dr Beatrice M. Doran tells of the lives of some of the most fascinating people who once lived on the leafy roads and avenues of this interesting area of the city.

Ulysses

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Languages : en
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Mount Merrion 300

Author: Mount Merrion Historical Society
Publisher: Nonsuch Publishing, Limited
ISBN: 9781845887131
Category : Mount Merrion (Dublin, Ireland)
Languages : en
Pages : 187

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Dubliners

Author: James Joyce
Publisher: Standard Ebooks
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228

Book Description
Dubliners is a collection of picturesque short stories that paint a portrait of life in middle-class Dublin in the early 20th century. Joyce, a Dublin native, was careful to use actual locations and settings in the city, as well as language and slang in use at the time, to make the stories directly relatable to those who lived there. The collection had a rocky publication history, with the stories being initially rejected over eighteen times before being provisionally accepted by a publisher—then later rejected again, multiple times. It took Joyce nine years to finally see his stories in print, but not before seeing a printer burn all but one copy of the proofs. Today Dubliners survives as a rich example of not just literary excellence, but of what everyday life was like for average Dubliners in their day. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.

Donnybrook: A History

Author: Beatrice Doran
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750955791
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 217

Book Description
Donnybrook is one of the most iconic areas of South Dublin, a prosperous and peaceful suburb that is well-known as the being the heartland of Leinster Rugby.It derived its name, however, from the violence and carousing that were a regular feature of the area in the 1800s, and this book tells the story of the development and the journey from these inauspicious beginnings to its current form through a series of rare and beautifully produced photographs.