The Peeler's Notebook by Barry Kennerk

The Peeler's Notebook by Barry Kennerk

Dublin during the nineteenth century could be an unforgiving city, especially for the unwary. Established in 1836, the Metropolitan Police who patrolled its dark alleys and streets fought running battles with violent tenement mobs, Fenian rebels, street gangs and self-proclaimed kings. The Peeler's Notebook introduces the reader to a host of forgotten Victorian dangers, from rabid dogs and disease epidemics to garrotte-wielding thieves who plied their trade in the ever-present fog. Drawing on a selection of archival sources and newspaper accounts, this book casts fresh light on one of the liveliest eras in the history of Irish policing; in the process adding a raucous, sometimes poignant miscellany of tales to the story of Dublin's past.

Barry Kennerk graduated from Dublin City University with a PhD in history in 2014. This is his fifth book. When his third title, Moore Street: The Story of Dublin’s Market District (Mercier Press) was published in 2012, it garnered critical acclaim and was praised by current Lord Mayor of Dublin, Nial Ring, as an authoritative work. Since then, he has continued to write on an occasional freelance basis for newspapers at home and abroad including The Irish Times and New York Times.  He currently teaches English and history at Belvedere College, Dublin, and he is married with two daughters.

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ISBN 13	9781781177099
ISBN 10	1781177090
Titel	The Peeler's Notebook
Autor	Barry Kennerk
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Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	The Mercier Press Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr	2019-07-12
Seitenanzahl	240
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.
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