Dublin Voices: An Oral Folk History - Softcover

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9780717132911: Dublin Voices: An Oral Folk History

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ISBN 10: 0717132919 ISBN 13: 9780717132911

Publisher: Gill & MacMillan, Ltd. (Ireland), 1752

For nearly thirty years, Kevin C. Kearns has been collecting the memories and recollections of Dubliners on tape. His previous books have focused on specific themes such as tenements and pubs. Now in this ambitious work, he uses the voices of ordinary Dubliners to construct an oral folk history of the city in the twentieth century. Firemen, engine drivers, bell ringers, gatekeepers, cinema ushers, gravediggers, dockers, factory workers, butchers, hatters, booksellers and many more: all contribute their own words to this extraordinary mosaic of Dublin city life from Victorian to modern times. In 'Dublin Voices', the words of ordinary Dubliners are heard as they recall their lives and times. These detailed and graphic oral narratives bring the city to life in a manner that conventional histories cannot match. 'The book is a goldmine of tiny details...he has superbly brought to light many disappearing inner city voices.' Dermot Bolger, Sunday Tribune. 'Here transcribed from tape are the true voices of soldiers and sailors of World War II, transport drivers, undertakers, dockers, revolutionaries, factory hands, fighters, and tradesmen of every sort from hatter to shoe repairer.' Books Ireland. Other books by Kevin C Kearns Dublin Tenement Life Stoneybatter Streets Broad and Narrow.

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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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