Dead Interesting - Stories From the Graveyards of Dublin

Informationen zum Autor Shane MacThomais has been the resident historian and tour guide at Glasnevin Cemetery for over twelve years. A second-generation historian! Shane has been involved in the Dublin historical and literary fields for over 15 years. As well as being a television and radio pundit! Shane worked in the James Joyce Centre as its librarian and archivist and was a key member of the hugely successful 1916 Rising Tour. Klappentext Dead Interesting bears witness to a life that, in ways small or large, helped shape the history and culture of the Irish state and recounts the stories of famous, infamous, and just plain interesting Irish people interred in Glasnevin and other Dublin cemeteries, including Michael Collins, Christy Brown, Brendan Behan and Luke Kelly Zusammenfassung Dead Interesting bears witness to a life that! in ways small or large! helped shape the history and culture of the Irish state and recounts the stories of famous! infamous! and just plain interesting Irish people interred in Glasnevin and other Dublin cemeteries! including Michael Collins! Christy Brown! Brendan Behan and Luke Kelly

Product details

• Authors: Glasnevin Trust , Shane Macthomais, MACTHOMAIS SHANE GLASNEVIN TRUST
• Publisher: MERCIER PRESS TD
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.02.2012
• EAN: 9781856358057
• ISBN: 978-1-85635-805-7
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Glasnevin Trust; Glasnevin Trust
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Regional and national histories