Got some time on your hands before you hit Dublin's famous pubs? Then you need this book, an invaluable guide to twenty of Dublin's highlights for visitors and native alike. History, culture, strangeness and beauty are all here -- along with a list of the local hostelries to visit and let the experience soak in. Sprinkled with the wit of Murphy and O'Dea, best known for the Feckin' Collection. Includes:

• Christ Church Cathedral
• Dublin Castle
• The Chester Beatty Library
• The Guinness Storehouse
• Trinity College
• Temple Bar
• Royal Hospital, Kilmainham (IMMA)
• Old Jameson Distillery
• O'Connell Street & The GPO

And many more! Updated for 2017.

About the Author
Colin Murphy is the author of The Most Famous Irish People You've Never Heard Of and co-author of the bestselling 'Feckin' collection (The O'Brien Press). His debut historical novel Boycott (Brandon) was published in 2012 to great acclaim. Donal O'Dea is a senior Art Director at one of Ireland's leading advertising agencies.

Reviews

light and breezy ... readable ... no matter how long you have lived [in Dublin], you will find much in this to delight

-- Irish Echo

Murphy and O'Dea's ... travel guide-take it from a native-ticks all the boxes regarding what to do on a visit to Dublin, Ireland ... overlook the silliness and you'll have a strong, compact guide to Dublin

-- Library Journal

simple ... engaging ... writers Murphy and O'Dea have a deep grasp of Dublin's history and culture, but they're also really good on the diverting weirdness of some of its most colourful characters ... entertainingly written and immensely knowledgeable ... a seriously funny and seriously factual tourist guide that won't, they promise in the local parlance, bore the arse off you

-- Irish Voice

Murphy and O'Dea's travel guide-take it from a native-ticks all the boxes regarding what to do on a visit to Dublin ... a strong, compact guide to Dublin

-- Library Journal Review

an alternative to going on a pub-crawl

-- Books Ireland

for tourists and natives alike

-- Irish Daily Mail

basically a brew-print for city life

-- Irish Tatler Man



Book Information
ISBN 9781847179173
Author Colin Murphy
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint O'Brien Press Ltd
Publisher O'Brien Press Ltd
Weight(grams) 254g
Dimensions(mm) 177mm * 110mm * 12mm