O'Connell Street

The History and Life of Dublin's Iconic Street

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

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Beskrivning

O'Connell Street is at the heart of Dublin. It has been through name changes and revolutions, destruction and rebuilding and remained at the heart of the story of Ireland for centuries. Nicola Pierce explores the people, the history, the buildings and the stories behind the main street in our capital city.Packed with stories of the people connected to the streets, from the subjects of the statues, to the sculptors that created them, from those who owned and developed the street since the days of St Mary’s Abbey in 1147, to those who worked and lived there through the centuries and all the drama and scandals that went on both on the street and behind closed doors.O'Connell Street will also feature more personal, anecdotal stories of the cinemas, meeting under Clery’s clock, buying engagement rings at The Happy Ring House, witnessing motorcades such as the Apollo XIII coming down the street, the heyday of film stars staying at the Gresham, and scandals and murders on the street.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-09-13
Mått:155 x 226 x 29 mm
Vikt:627 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:O'Brien Press Ltd
ISBN:9781788491488

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Europas historia inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

Nicola Pierce published her first book for children, Spirit of the Titanic, to rave reviews and five printings within its first twelve months. City of Fate, her second book, transported the reader deep into the Russian city of Stalingrad during World War II. The novel was shortlisted for the Warwickshire School Library Service Award, 2014. Nicola went on to bring seventeenth-century Ireland vividly to life in Behind the Walls (2015), a rich emotional novel set in the besieged city of Derry in 1689, followed by Kings of the Boyne (2016), a moving and gritty account capturing the Battle of the Boyne (1690), which was shortlisted for the Literacy Association of Ireland (LAI) awards. In 2018 Nicola delved in to the true stories of the passengers, crew and the legacy of the fated ship Titanic, in her illustrated book of the same name. To read more about Nicola, go to her Facebook page, www.facebook.com/NicolaPierce-Author and on Twitter @NicolaPierce3.

Recensioner i media

For Titanic: True Stories of Her Passengers, Crew and Legacy‘a delightful book and a valuable resource in the Titanic canon’ RTÉ.ie‘handsome hardback’ History Ireland‘the photographs are amazing … another big hit’ Gerry Kelly Show, LMFM

Innehållsförteckning

Author’s Note page 91 A Brief Summary 132 STATUES AND MONUMENTS 37Daniel O’Connell 37William Smith O’Brien 46Sir John Gray 49Father Theobald Mathew 52Charles Stewart Parnell 56James Larkin 62The Spire of Dublin 66Anna Livia Plurabelle 68James Joyce 70Patrick Sheahan 72Nelson’s Pillar 75Death of Cú Chulainn 86Fidelity, Hibernia, and Mercury 883 LANDMARK BUILDINGS 91The Gate Theatre (Nearby O’Connell Street) 91The Rotunda 96Abbey (Findlater’s) Church 101Clerys Department Store 106Eason 119The General Post Office (GPO) 130The Gresham Hotel 141The Happy Ring House 1534 THE CINEMAS 161The Savoy 161The Carlton 167The Metropole Cinema and Restaurant 169The Grand Central Cinema 174La Scala Theatre and Opera House 174 The Capitol 177The Ambassador 1785 O’CONNELL STREET BRIDGE 1836 MURDER AND MAYHEM ON O’CONNELL STREET 201August 1854 201Sunday, 31 August 1913 202Monday, 24 April 1916 206Sunday, 21 November 1920 208Wednesday, 5 July 1922 212Friday, 17 May 1974 2147 GATHERINGS ON O’CONNELL STREET 217St Patrick’s Day Parade 217Celebrity Motorcades 224American Presidents 232Funeral Processions 239Afterword 257Bibliography 260Index