A glimpse into the golden year of Irish history.The 1930s in Ireland is often remembered as a bleak period of economic stagnation and unemployment. But, 1932, hailed by the Irish Press as a ‘new...

For over fifty years, Kevin C. Kearns trekked the streets of Dublin recording the city’s vanishing oral history. Armed only with a Sony tape recorder, the ordinary people he encountered shared private stories of hardship, joy, sorrow, suffering, survival and triumph. This book is the culmination of a life’s work.

Revisits the extraordinary year of 1963 in Ireland, deftly recording the unrelenting roller coaster ride of dramas, traumas, and mysteries that took place. First hand sources bring a riveting authenticity to the tales. B&W plates.

Based on 30 years of research, this is an intimate and poignant celebration of the women who held the fabric of family life together in Dublin tenements through the 20th century.

This is the untold tale of a great historical event and human tragedy that has long needed telling.

Dublin Tenement Life is one of the great books about the Irish capital. From first hardback publication it was recognized as an instant classic and was a huge critical and commercial success. It is now re-issued in small-format paperback.