{"product_id":"me-jewel-and-darlin-dublin-amonn-macthomis-9781788495325","title":"Me Jewel and Darlin' Dublin: 50th Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eCelebrates the rich history and vibrant culture of old Dublin through engaging anecdotes and historical insights.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e50th Anniversary Edition \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA beautifully presented and attractively laid out commemorative edition, with new introductions by Ivan O'Brien, MD of The O'Brien Press and best-selling author D?nal Fallon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe very first book published by The O'Brien Press in 1974 celebrates fifty years in print.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe O'Brien Press launched its first publication in November 1974. \u003ci\u003eMe Jewel and Darlin' Dublin \u003c\/i\u003e, written by ?amonn MacThom?is and published while the author was in jail, was an immediate success and has become a classic. Full of historical facts, anecdotes and Dublin wit, this book evokes the spirit, the characters and colours, the sights, sounds and even the smells of old Dublin. With sections on markets, pawn shops, street characters, the Liberties, slang and wit of Dublin's newspapers, the city's history is traced right back to Brian Boru, the Huguenots, 'the debtors' prison', and Dublin's troubled history of risings and revolutions .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCelebrating fifty years of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMe Jewel \u0026amp; Darlin' Dublin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e - and of The O'Brien Press.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e ?amonn Macthom?is\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1788495322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781788495325\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e O'Brien Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"?amonn Macthom?is","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46401588887807,"sku":"9781788495325","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_369ef3be-3749-49cc-a419-3e5272bb26bb.jpg?v=1733888040","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/me-jewel-and-darlin-dublin-amonn-macthomis-9781788495325","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}