6361087
9781860231544
A surprising and entertaining book, beautifully presented for the perfect gift. Rogues and charlatans, heroes and harlots a-plenty stride through the pages as a colorful historic Dublin comes alive, incuding John Pius Boland who won two Olympic medals for tennis in 1896, playing in street clothes; Jack Langan, the bare-knuckle boxer of Ballybough; and Dolocher, the savage beast in the form of a pig who was really a man.Hopkins, Frank is the author of 'Rare Old Dublin: Heroes, Hawkers and Whores', published 2008 under ISBN 9781860231544 and ISBN 1860231543.
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