Category Archives: dublin

Crewe

The book I read to research this post was Rail Centres: Crewe by Rex Christiansen which is an excellent book which I bought from Amazon. Crewe is the equivalent of a victorian new town & was just greenbelt land prior … Continue reading

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The Irish Civil War in Dublin

The Irish Civil War which followed Irelands independence. Continue reading

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History of Dublin Shipyards

A history of the Dublin shipbuilding industry. Continue reading

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Irish History

The book I read to research this post was Irish History for Dummies by Mike Cronin and it’s an excellent book. I must admit these kind of niche histories that they do in these dummies books. I did read african american … Continue reading

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