Got some time on your hands before you hit Dublin's famous pubs? Then you need this book, an invaluable guide to twenty of Dublin's highlights for visitors and native alike. History, culture, strangeness and beauty are all here -- along with a list of the local hostelries to visit and let the experience soak in. Sprinkled with the wit of Murphy and O'Dea, best known for the Feckin' Collection. Includes:
Christ Church Cathedral
Dublin Castle
The Chester Beatty Library
The Guinness Storehouse
Trinity College
Temple Bar
Royal Hospital, Kilmainham (IMMA)
Old Jameson Distillery
O'Connell Street & The GPO
And many more! Updated for 2017.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
light and breezy ... readable ... no matter how long you have lived [in Dublin], you will find much in this to delight -- Irish Echo Murphy and O'Dea's ... travel guide-take it from a native-ticks all the boxes regarding what to do on a visit to Dublin, Ireland ... overlook the silliness and you'll have a strong, compact guide to Dublin -- Library Journal simple ... engaging ... writers Murphy and O'Dea have a deep grasp of Dublin's history and culture, but they're also really good on the diverting weirdness of some of its most colourful characters ... entertainingly written and immensely knowledgeable ... a seriously funny and seriously factual tourist guide that won't, they promise in the local parlance, bore the arse off you -- Irish Voice Murphy and O'Dea's travel guide-take it from a native-ticks all the boxes regarding what to do on a visit to Dublin ... a strong, compact guide to Dublin -- Library Journal Review an alternative to going on a pub-crawl -- Books Ireland for tourists and natives alike -- Irish Daily Mail basically a brew-print for city life -- Irish Tatler Man
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2 Maps; 90 Halftones, color; 30 Illustrations, black and white
Maße
Höhe: 177 mm
Breite: 111 mm
Dicke: 15 mm
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ISBN-13
978-1-84717-917-3 (9781847179173)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Colin Murphy is the author of more than two dozen books and co-author of the bestselling 'Feckin' collection (The O'Brien Press). His debut historical novel Boycott (Brandon) was published in 2012 to great acclaim. In his spare time, he is a dedicated hillwalker, and frequently contributes articles to MountainViews.ie.
Donal O'Dea is a senior Art Director at one of Ireland's leading advertising agencies.
