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On Dublin: Reflections on the Irish Capital

On Dublin: Reflections on the Irish Capital

Dublin has a long and storied past, from its Viking origins and English rule to its place at the heart of a modern republic. Today, the European Union’s only English-speaking capital is a bridge between Europe and the wider world. Irresistible to visitors, the Irish capital is also one of the most misunderstood cities on the continent.

A grey-haired man feeding seagulls outside Stephen's Green. Two children are standing beside him with a number of pigeons clambering on top of them.
Daniel Holtzschlag, a man who loves the pigeons of St Stephen’s Green, with their lopsided wings and gnarly missing toes. Known as “the pigeon man”, Holtzschlag is a retired German economist who came to Dublin and never left.

On Dublin offers an insider’s portrait of life in the Hibernian metropolis. Author Louise East was at The Irish Times for many years before moving to Berlin, where she now works as a writer. The text is accompanied by a photo essay from Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Deanne Fitzmaurice.

An angry looking seagull flies away with a chicken nugget in its mouth while a man and a young girl look startled by the recent theft.
Photographer Deanne Fitzmaurice catches a delinquent seagull stealing a chicken nugget.

Created by the award-winning Little Museum of Dublin—one of the world’s great small museums—this handsome new book captures life in a city that is as complex, creative and charismatic as the people who call it home. 

A smiling young red-haired girl with a puppy in her hand holds onto the reins of a horse in Smithfield, Dublin.
Alex Daly at the Smithfield Horse Fair.

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