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The very heart of the city : the story of Denis Guiney and Clerys / Peter Costello & Tony Farmar

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Dublin : Clery and Co. (1941) Ltd, 1992.Description: 150 p : ill ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0950929530
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 941.835
LOC classification:
  • HF5465.I734 C553 1992
Summary: For generations, Clerys has represented the excitement of shopping in the heart of Ireland's capital. It was founded as one of the world's first department stores in the bustling, crinolined Dublin if the 1850s. Over the years it has seen enacted on its doorsteps the stirring events of the city's history - from the Fenians and the 1916 Rising, to President Kennedy's visit and the demolition of Nelson's pillar. In the 1940s the shop was rescued from bankruptcy by a large-than-life character who made it a centre of Dublin life. For many, Clerys is still Denis Guiney's store. This lively memoir traces the changes of fortune through the years of a much-loved Dublin landmark.
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Loanable Book Library Irish Reserve 941.835 COS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 000437910

"The big store at the heart of the city"

Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-146) and index

For generations, Clerys has represented the excitement of shopping in the heart of Ireland's capital. It was founded as one of the world's first department stores in the bustling, crinolined Dublin if the 1850s. Over the years it has seen enacted on its doorsteps the stirring events of the city's history - from the Fenians and the 1916 Rising, to President Kennedy's visit and the demolition of Nelson's pillar. In the 1940s the shop was rescued from bankruptcy by a large-than-life character who made it a centre of Dublin life. For many, Clerys is still Denis Guiney's store. This lively memoir traces the changes of fortune through the years of a much-loved Dublin landmark.

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