DUBLIN INNER SUBURB HISTORY BATTLES WARS IRISH IRELAND FOUR ROADS TO DUBLIN HCDJ

by Deirdre Kelly

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.no-subscribe { display: none} [contenteditable] { pointer-events: none; } Four Roads to Dublin: The History of Ranelagh, Rathmines and Leeson Street by Deirdre Kelly Published by The O'Brien Press, 1996. Very good hardcover, in very good dustjacket. Tight binding, solid spine, clean unmarked text. Illustrated, 8vo, index, 256 pages. This book spans seven hundred years in the history of Rathmines, Ranelagh and Leeson Street from the time of the medieval city to its present role as a dynamic living, distinctive inner suburb of Dublin. Subjects: Rathmines (Dublin, Ireland) History. Dublin (Ireland) History. Ranelagh (Dublin, Ireland) History. Leeson Street (Dublin, Ireland) History. Genre: History The book spans 700 years in the history of Rathmines, Ranelagh and Leeson Street from the time of the medieval city to its present role as a dynamic, living, distinctive inner suburb of Dublin. In ancient times, four roads led into Dublin from the south-west. What is now Rathmines and Ranelagh was a dangerous no-man's land between the walled city and the Wicklow mountains. Many a bloody battle was fought there between the native Irish, banished to the mountains, and the foreigners who has usurped their lands. The famous Battle of Rathmines between Cromwellian forces and Royalists was fought where now stand some of the finest late Georgian and Victorian streets. Fear of the mountain enemy inhibited suburban settlement until the mid-18th century when the tiny villages of Rathmines, Cull

• Publisher: Irish American Book Company
• Year: 1997
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 0862784239
• Condition: Very Good

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