Dublin Voices: An Oral Folk History

For nearly thirty years, Kevin C. Kearns has been collecting the memories and recollections of Dubliners on tape. His previous books have focused on specific themes such as tenements and pubs. Now in this ambitious work, he uses the voices of ordinary Dubliners to construct an oral folk history of the city in the twentieth century. Firemen, engine drivers, bell ringers, gatekeepers, cinema ushers, gravediggers, dockers, factory workers, butchers, hatters, booksellers and many more: all contribute their own words to this extraordinary mosaic of Dublin city life from Victorian to modern times. In 'Dublin Voices', the words of ordinary Dubliners are heard as they recall their lives and times. These detailed and graphic oral narratives bring the city to life in a manner that conventional histories cannot match. 'The book is a goldmine of tiny details...he has superbly brought to light many disappearing inner city voices.' Dermot Bolger, Sunday Tribune. 'Here transcribed from tape are the true voices of soldiers and sailors of World War II, transport drivers, undertakers, dockers, revolutionaries, factory hands, fighters, and tradesmen of every sort from hatter to shoe repairer.' Books Ireland. Other books by Kevin C Kearns Dublin Tenement Life Stoneybatter Streets Broad and Narrow.