Follow me down to Dublin - Deirdre Purcell

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Title
Follow me down to Dublin - the city through the voices of its people
Author
Deirdre Purcell
format
Hardback
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Language
English
UK Publication Date
20071108

In the course of conversation, she learns how her birthplace is viewed and remembered by a host of
Dubliners - from broadcasters to shop workers recalling showband days; by the city's writers, actors, historians and, most tellingly,
her ordinary folk who, with wit and fondness, share far from ordinary reminiscences,



Here are images of the clip-clop of Guinness drays, of thronged and opulent Corpus Christi processions, of penitential but sociable rounds of The Seven Churches on Holy Thursdays, of Jewish tailoring houses, of the gentle self-sufficiency of the Dublin Protestant - and of an intimate, impenetrable lingo spoken and understood only by those in the city's retail trade.



In words and pictures, we learn about the closure of the fabled Frawley's of Thomas Street -
a hugely emotional event for the staff and its heartbroken customers - about the ballroom of romance in the Broadway Caf in O'Connell Street, about the blowing up of Nelson's Pillar and the devastating fire in Power's Distillery,
about Moore Street then and now, about the spread of the city into the 'new Dublins' of Finglas, Crumlin and beyond.



Dubliners featured include Dermot Bolger, Catherine Hogan, Peter Sheridan, Ronan Sheehan, Geraldine Plunkett, Aidan Mathews, Pat Liddy, Larry Gogan, Bernard Farrell, Deirdre McQuillan and Kevin Hough, all of whom agree that what makes the city special is the indomitable spirit of the Dubliner.



Follow Me Down to Dublin is a book to be savoured by Dublin's natives, her 'blow-ins', and by all who have enjoyed even a passing acquaintance with Anna Livia and her court.

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Deirdre Purcell was born and brought up in Dublin, and educated there and in a County Mayo convent. Before turning to the writing of fiction, she lived through an eclectic set of careers, including acting, as a member of the permanent company of Ireland`s National Theatre (The Abbey), and journalism for all media - for which she won Ireland's top awards. She has written numerous fiction and non-fiction bestsellers and for six years, presented 'What It Says in the Papers' slot for RTE's Morning Ireland programme, leaving in 2018 to concentrate on her writing.

Type
BOOK
Keyword Index
Dublin (Ireland) - Anecdotes.|Dublin (Ireland) - Social life and customs - 20th century.
Country of Publication
Ireland
Number of Pages
267

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