Author: Wilmot HarrisonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dublin (Ireland)
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Memorable Dublin Houses
Author: Wilmot HarrisonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dublin (Ireland)
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Rare Old Dublin
Author: Frank HopkinsPublisher: Mercier Press Ltd
ISBN: 1860231543
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Pirates executed in St Stephen's Green; Mother Bungy's 'sink of sin' in what is now Temple Bar; the Viking thingmote in College Green where human sacrifices took place; hidden holy wells under the city streets: these are just some of the things uncovered by Dubliner Frank Hopkins in this surprising and entertaining book. Famous sons and daughters of the city also make an appearance: John Pius Boland of the famous milling family, who won two Olympic medals for tennis in 1896 playing in street clothes and leather shoes; Jack Langan, the bare-knuckle boxer of Ballybough; Sir William Cameron, the public health specialist who devised a bounty scheme for captured houseflies in 1913; and the Dolocher, the savage eighteenth-century beast in the form of a pig who turned out to be a man.
Hidden Dublin
Author: Frank HopkinsPublisher: Mercier Press Ltd
ISBN: 1856357252
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Criminal incidents, accidents, whippings, beatings, jail escapes and hangings were all part of Dublin's 'brilliant parade' in the eighteenth and nineteenth century, including actors, clergymen, scientists, politicians and rogues and rascals of every hue. Hopkins describes the poverty, soup kitchens, food riots, street beggars and workhouses that were all a feature of Dublin life. He also introduces us to the weird, wonderful, and often downright strange customs and pastimes of Dubliners stretching back to the Middle Ages, such as the 'bearing of balls' annual parade by the city's bachelors and the ritual humiliation of would-be bridegrooms at the bullring.
The Journal of Alexander Chesney
Author: Alexander ChesneyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American loyalists
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Given by the Brazos Genealogical Association.
The Proceedings and Papers of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
Author: Royal Society of Antiquaries of IrelandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 966
Book Description
The Sphere
Author: The Athenæum
Author: General Catalogue
Author: Belfast Library and Society for Promoting KnowledgePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description
Bulletin
Author: Library Company of PhiladelphiaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Classified
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Author: