A historical journey from 5000BC to the end of the twentieth century. Includes the Vikings, the Normans, the Silken Thomas rebels and the arrival of many other visitors and invaders. Read about the revels of Donnybrook Fair, the revelations of tribunals, via the Black Death and the Glimmer Man.

The Dublin of Brian Boru, Lord Edward Fitzgerald, Jonathan Swift, Daniel O'Connell. Padraig Pearse, Eamon de Valera, and countless others are recalled in this engaging book.

Beautifully illustrated with original drawings and filled with snippets that reveal the character of this great city.