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A City Runs Through Them Fergal Tobin

A City Runs Through Them By Fergal Tobin

A City Runs Through Them by Fergal Tobin

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An original and fascinating history of Dublin that tells the story of the city through its bridges.

A City Runs Through Them Summary

A City Runs Through Them: Dublin and its Twenty River Bridges by Fergal Tobin

Dublin's twenty bridges cross the tidal section of the River Liffey flowing through its centre; they were built over a span of a thousand years. Each has made a contribution to the city's development over time, so much so that it is possible to piece together its history by tracing their construction in chronological order.

Starting with Church Street Bridge, Dublin's first, which dates back to the Vikings, and ending with the Rosie Hackett Bridge, erected in 2014, Fergal Tobin charts the rise of Ireland's capital city as never before and reveals how it has been truly made by its bridges.

A City Runs Through Them Reviews

Witty, thought-provoking, wide-ranging and highly readable. * Irish Times on THE IRISH DIFFERENCE *
The beauty of this book is in the telling: The Irish Difference lays out its themes and chronologies with impeccable clarity, and is full of fascinating detail... Exemplary. * Irish Independent on THE IRISH DIFFERENCE *
You may not agree with everything Fergal Tobin says; you may not even agree with any of it. But the book is so entertaining, so well-written, and so thought-provoking that you are certainly likely to enjoy it. -- David McCullagh * RTE Online on THE IRISH DIFFERENCE *

About Fergal Tobin

Fergal Tobin was a freelance writer and historian. His career was in publishing and he was president of the Federation of European Publishers in Brussels from 2010 to 2012. Under the pen name Richard Killeen he wrote several acclaimed works of Irish history, including Ireland in Brick and Stone: The Island's History and Its Buildings, The Historic Atlas of Dublin and The Concise History of Modern Ireland. His previous book, The Irish Difference, was chosen as a Book of the Year by the Irish Times. Fergal died in February 2023, just after he finished writing A City Runs Through Them.

Table of Contents

1: Fr Mathew Bridge 2: Islandbridge 3: Rory O'More Bridge 4: Grattan Bridge 5: O'Donovan Rossa Bridge 6: Mellowes Bridge 7: O'Connell Bridge 8: The Ha'penny Bridge 9: Heuston Bridge 10: Liffey Viaduct 11: Butt Bridge 12: Loopline Bridge Water Break: Water Break 13: Talbot Memorial Bridge 14: Frank Sherwin Bridge 15: East Link 16: Millennium Bridge 17: James Joyce Bridge 18: Sean O'Casey Bridge 19: Samuel Beckett Bridge 20: Rosie Hackett Bridge

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GOR013440654
9781838959357
1838959351
A City Runs Through Them: Dublin and its Twenty River Bridges by Fergal Tobin
Fergal Tobin
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Atlantic Books
2023-11-02
304
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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