Dublin Tenement Life: An Oral History - Softcover

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9780717124688: Dublin Tenement Life: An Oral History

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ISBN 10: 0717124681 ISBN 13: 9780717124688

Publisher: Irish Books & Media, 1996

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About the Author:

Kevin C. Kearns, Ph.D., is a social historian and Professor Emeritus at the University of Northern Colorado. He has made thirty research trips to Ireland, a number of which have been funded by the National Geographic Society. Of his Seven books on Dublin, four have been bestsellers, most notably "Dublin Tenement Life: An Oral History" and "Dublin Pub Life and Lore". He now resides in the village of Charlotte, Vermont.

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A fascinating and vital book that captures perfectly the voices, smells and sounds of a way of life.... -- Roddy Doyle

Among the finest books ever written about Dublin. -- The Sunday Tribune

This book will long stand as the definitive social history of Ireland's gulags. -- Sunday Press

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