The Grand Tour of Limerick

Author: Kelly, Cornelius

Edition: Illustrated

Format: illustrated

Number Of Pages: 240

Release Date: 16-01-2004

Details: County Limerick, Ireland, through the eyes of sixty-four visitors. For centuries visitors have written about their experiences in Limerick. This anthology brings together the best of these first-hand accounts sixty-four writers spanning five centuries. Theres a Jacobite soldier at the Siege of Limerick, Catherine McAuley setting up a Convent of Mercy, Eamon De Valera seeing Ireland for the first time. Along with Brendan Behan, Heinrich Boll, Charles Dickens and Harold Pinter, they take us on a tour of every corner of the county. Their accounts, vividly brought to life with old maps, photographs and art, are a valuable archive of Limericks history.

EAN: 9780953782345

Languages: English

Binding: paperback

Item Condition: UsedLikeNew