Green paperback official guide from c. 1931–1937
Sin títuloHand-coloured engraved map of the city between the canals with vignettes of some of the principle buildings
Sin títuloTwo brown Thomas Paper pags
Sin títuloMap of part of North West Dublin. Black and white map showing from part of the Phoenix Park to Smithfield, the Liffey to Cabra Lane. ‘An Exact Survey of the City and Suburbs of Dublin in Which is expressed the Ground Plot of all Publick buildings dwelling Houses, warehouses, stables, courts, yards’
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Sin títuloHot Press Vol 3, No 20, March 29th – April 11th. Headline ‘The Class of 80 Goes to London’ with a black and white group photo. Also displays a page from inside the magazine with the article ‘U2 sign to Island’
“By 1980,” recalls John Stephenson, “a young advertising executive called Paul McGuinness had spent the last of his money on a new Dublin band he’d been managing since 1978. McGuinness had persuaded Chris Blackwell of Island Records that U2 were worth considering, but the album deal was far from done.” A showcase in London might do the trick. That’s where Stephenson came in – his Sense of Ireland Festival provided a platform for U2, the Virgin Prunes, Berlin, the Radiators from Space and Paul Cleary. Paul McGuinness persuaded Blackwell to bring the entire Island staff to the Acklam Hall, where U2 were playing as part of the festival. The band signed their first record deal a few days later. Hot Press is Ireland’s music magazine, founded in 1977 and edited to this day by Niall Stokes. The publication championed U2 and is still an important platform for emerging Irish music.
Sin títuloA black and white photographic portrait of Christy Brown.
Christy Brown was an author, painter and poet who suffered from cerebral palsy. He is most famous for his autobiograpy My Left Foot – his left leg was the only limb over which he had complete control, so he taught himself to write and paint with his left foot. Noel Pearson’s 1989 film of the same name, directed by Jim Sheridan and starring Daniel Day Lewis as Brown, is one of the most celebrated Irish movies of the last 30 years.
Sin títuloA gold coloured plaque saying Hirschfeld Centre in black writing.
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