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Dublin in the 1960s / selected and edited by Michael Hinch ; introduction by Dermot Bolger.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Publication details: Cork : The Mercier Press, 2016.Description: 287 pages : illustrations : 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781781174661
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 914.1835
Contents:
Introduction -- The city's landscape -- The destruction of Nelson's Pillar -- Life in the 1960s -- Childhood -- Celebrity visits -- Beatlemania -- That's entertainment -- The big freeze -- Parades -- The Congo -- The 1966 Easter Rising Celebrations -- Official visits.
Summary: The 1960s was a decade of change in Ireland - RTÉ television began broadcasting, cheaper air travel was opening up the world, while in fashion skirts were getting shorter and hair was getting bigger. Nowhere were these changes more obvious than in Dublin, and they are captured in this fascinating collection of images from the archives of the Irish Independent.
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Loanable Book Library Irish Collection 914.1835 HIN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 000413593

Introduction -- The city's landscape -- The destruction of Nelson's Pillar -- Life in the 1960s -- Childhood -- Celebrity visits -- Beatlemania -- That's entertainment -- The big freeze -- Parades -- The Congo -- The 1966 Easter Rising Celebrations -- Official visits.

The 1960s was a decade of change in Ireland - RTÉ television began broadcasting, cheaper air travel was opening up the world, while in fashion skirts were getting shorter and hair was getting bigger. Nowhere were these changes more obvious than in Dublin, and they are captured in this fascinating collection of images from the archives of the Irish Independent.

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