The Little Book of Blackrock

Nonfiction, History, British
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Author: Hugh Oram ISBN: 9780750991629
Publisher: The History Press Publication: April 1, 2019
Imprint: THP Ireland Language: English
Author: Hugh Oram
ISBN: 9780750991629
Publisher: The History Press
Publication: April 1, 2019
Imprint: THP Ireland
Language: English

Blackrock is a noted residential area on Dublin’s southside, close to Dublin Bay. Its leafy streets cover a multitude of historical connections. Blackrock College is one of Ireland’s leading privately owned secondary schools and a whole host of famous people have had links with it: Éamon de Valera, Ireland’s longest serving Taoiseach and also a President of Ireland, taught maths there as a young man; another teacher at the college was Michael Cusack, founder of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1884; while Sir Bob Geldof was a student there. Historical events have included the assassination of the first justice minister in the new Irish state, in 1927.A reliable reference book, this can be dipped into time and time again to reveal something new about the people, the heritage and the secrets of Blackrock.

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Blackrock is a noted residential area on Dublin’s southside, close to Dublin Bay. Its leafy streets cover a multitude of historical connections. Blackrock College is one of Ireland’s leading privately owned secondary schools and a whole host of famous people have had links with it: Éamon de Valera, Ireland’s longest serving Taoiseach and also a President of Ireland, taught maths there as a young man; another teacher at the college was Michael Cusack, founder of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1884; while Sir Bob Geldof was a student there. Historical events have included the assassination of the first justice minister in the new Irish state, in 1927.A reliable reference book, this can be dipped into time and time again to reveal something new about the people, the heritage and the secrets of Blackrock.

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