O'Connell Street : the history and life of Dublin's iconic street /: the history and life of Dublin's iconic street. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nicola Pierce.
• Authors: Pierce, Nicola
• Contents: Author’s Note page 9; 1 A Brief Summary 13; 2 STATUES AND MONUMENTS 37; Daniel O’Connell 37; William Smith O’Brien 46; Sir John Gray 49; Father Theobald Mathew 52; Charles Stewart Parnell 56; James Larkin 62; The Spire of Dublin 66; Anna Livia Plurabelle 68; James Joyce 70; Patrick Sheahan 72; Nelson’s Pillar 75; Death of Cú Chulainn 86; Fidelity, Hibernia, and Mercury 88; 3 LANDMARK BUILDINGS 91; The Gate Theatre (Nearby O’Connell Street) 91; The Rotunda 96; Abbey (Findlater’s) Church 101; Clerys Department Store 106; Eason 119; The General Post Office (GPO) 130; The Gresham Hotel 141; The Happy Ring House 153; 4 THE CINEMAS 161; The Savoy 161; The Carlton 167; The Metropole Cinema and Restaurant 169; The Grand Central Cinema 174; La Scala Theatre and Opera House 174 The Capitol 177; The Ambassador 178; 5 O’CONNELL STREET BRIDGE 183; 6 MURDER AND MAYHEM ON O’CONNELL STREET 201; August 1854 201; Sunday, 31 August 1913 202; Monday, 24 April 1916 206; Sunday, 21 November 1920 208; Wednesday, 5 July 1922 212; Friday, 17 May 1974 214; 7 GATHERINGS ON O’CONNELL STREET 217; St Patrick’s Day Parade 217; Celebrity Motorcades 224; American Presidents 232; Funeral Processions 239; Afterword 257; Bibliography 260; Index
• Publisher Details: Dublin : The O'Brien Press
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 941.835; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; O'Connell Street (Dublin, Ireland); Dublin (Ireland) -- History; Dublin (Ireland) -- Buildings, structures, etc
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781788493062
• Related ISBNs: 9781788491488
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