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Informative book on Monto?

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  • 07-01-2009 4:59pm
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    humberklog
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    Can anyone recommend a good book on Monto? I'm looking more for reading material than a photo album. Pics are good too but mostly I'm looking for historical accuracy and good anecdotes.
    Time for a bit of genealogical investigation. I'll be donning the deer-stalker cap, magnifying glass and Groucho marx costume for a few weeks but need a good map of history to help guide me.


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    spurious
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    If you can get your hands on it, the North Inner City Folklore Project's "Monto - Madams, Murder and Black Coddle" is a good read.


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    Degsy
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    Dublin Pub Life And lore an Oral History..by Kevin kearns.

    It doesnt have a great deal about monto as such but it contains a lot of information about Dublin pubs including interviews with publicans,barmen and customers.A very good read.


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    Wishbone Ash
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    Degsy wrote: »
    Dublin Pub Life And lore an Oral History..by Kevin kearns.

    It doesnt have a great deal about monto as such but it contains a lot of information about Dublin pubs including interviews with publicans,barmen and customers.A very good read.
    His other book 'Dublin Tenament Life' does it as well as far as I remember.


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    humberklog
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    Cheers for the suggestions. Really am looking for Monto specifically at moment Degsy but I'll keep that book in mind for my next adventure.


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    Wishbone Ash
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    Both books are a great read anyway regardless of whether they cover Monto in enough detail. ;)


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