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The Pillar

Paperback • 2014 • 1. edition

The Pillar

By Donal Fallon

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About the book

No monument in the history of Ireland has proven quite as controversial as the Nelson Pillar on Dublin's O'Connell Street. Erected in the early 19th century, the column, in honor of Admiral Horatio Nelson, was ultimately blown to pieces by a bomb in 1966, planted by members of a left-wing republican faction. The story of the Pillar and its location involves many famous Dublin names and characters, from Arthur Guinness to James Joyce, and W.B. Yeats to The Dubliners. This book examines the life o...Show more

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9781848403260

Publisher

New Island Books

Published year

2014

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1

Original title

The Pillar

Format

Paperback

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