Dublin tenement life : an oral history /

Kearns, Kevin Corrigan

Dublin tenement life : an oral history / Kevin C. Kearns. - Dublin Gill & Macmillan c1994 - 237p,[48]p of plates : ill, map,ports ; 25cm.

Formerly CIP. Includes bibliographical references p226-231. - Includes index.

Based on the oral histories of the survivors of the old Dublin tenements, this book describes a world of hunger, disease, unemployment, heavy drinking, prostitution and gang warfare. The book captures the tenants' social life, their wit and their incredible sense of community solidarity.

9780717121786 (hbk.) : 071712178X 9780717121786

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