60 Search Results for: "kevin c. kearns"

Born in the Liberties of Dublin in 1910, Jim Branigan was, by his own admission, a shy, scrawny "sissy" as a lad. Cruelly beaten by bullies in the railway yard...

On 19 January 1947 Ireland was invaded by a "freakish" anticyclonic weather phenomenon that lasted for two months. The arctic siege brought freezing temperatures of -14 Degrees Centigrade (7 DegreesF),...

This book is totally unique. It is based on the original and wholly authentic testimonies of survivors of the old Dublin tenements. For nearly 150 years, the wretched, squalid tenements...

Kevin C. Kearns, the acclaimed author of Dublin Tenement Life and other oral histories, has now prepared a masterly work of reminiscence, celebration and dignity. Based on interviews he has...

Kevin C. Kearns, the acclaimed author of "Dublin Tenement Life" and other oral histories, has now prepared a masterly work of reminiscence, celebration and dignity. Based on interviews he has...

Social geographer Kevin C. Kearns has been exploring the urban landscape of inner-city Dublin for almost 30 years. His oral histories amount to a chronicle of Dublin city life in...

First published in 1989 to outstanding reviews, this classic oral history of a Dublin village is now available in paperback for the first time. The oldest settled community on the...

This book is based on the original oral histories of the survivors of the old Dublin tenements. For nearly 150 years, the wretched, squalid, tenements of Dublin were widely judged...

For nearly thirty years, Kevin C. Kearns has been collecting the memories and recollections of Dubliners on tape. His previous books have focused on specific themes such as tenements and...

For nearly thirty years, Kevin C. Kearns has been collecting the memories and recollections of Dubliners on tape. His previous books have focused on specific themes such as tenements and...

'Among the finest books ever written about Dublin' Dermot Bolger, 'The Sunday Tribune' 'This book will long stand as the definitive social history of Ireland's gulags, where the poor were...