111 places in Dublin that you shouldn't miss
By: Frank McNally ; photographs by Róisín McNally
Contributors: McNally, Róisín, photographer
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Emons Verlag GmbH
Published: 2015
Place of publication: [Germany]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9783954516490
Subjects: Guidebooks
Other titles: 111 places in Dublin that you should not miss; One hundred eleven places in Dublin that you shouldn't miss
Description: Once the second capital of the British Empire, Dublin is a city of monumental architecture with a history both glorious and tragic. But it's also a city brimming with humanity: home to a friendly, gregarious people, who love to hear and tell stories. The combination has arguably produced more great writers per capital than any other place on earth. And yet, as any Dubliner can tell you, the great writers didn't know the half of it. This unique guide leads you behind the granite façades and postcard-perfect pictures to explore the heart and soul of the city through all its eccentricities and foibles. Encounter a whiskey-soaked windmill guarded by St. Patrick or visit a shrine for lovers with the relics of St. Valentine; pay your respects to the grave of a much-decorated four-legged war hero or stop in for a pint at a haunted pub called the Gravediggers; discover a House of the Dead on an island you can reach on foot, or explore a literary micro-museum where everybody buys soap --