{"product_id":"9780717164714","title":"Dublin Pub Life and Lore - An Oral History of Dublin's Traditional Irish Pubs: The Recollections of Dublin's Publicans, Barmen and 'Regulars'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDublin is renowned for its amazing profusion of pubs and for its exuberant pub culture. In \u003ci\u003eDublin Pub Life and Lore\u003c\/i\u003e, Professor Kevin Kearns examines the history of this phenomenon by speaking to old publicans, barmen and regular customers, relating the story of Dublin pubs and their patrons in an engaging and entertaining fashion.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTraditionally in Ireland, the public house or ‘pub’ was the centre of a community’s social life and a social institution ranking second in importance only to the parish church. Pubs ranged from dusky watering holes frequented by labourers, dockers and shawlies to elegant Victorian gin palaces where the gentry and literati gathered. Along the Dublin quays there were dives filled with scoundrels, prostitutes and misfits of every sort. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing the success of his bestselling classic \u003ci\u003eDublin Tenement Life\u003c\/i\u003e, Kevin Kearns has researched and created a wonderful oral historical chronicle of Dublin’s pub life. Based on conversations with old publicans, pub ‘regulars’ and long-serving barmen, \u003ci\u003eDublin Pub Life and Lore\u003c\/i\u003e captures the folklore, customs, characters and wit of the traditional Dublin public house.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDublin Pub Life and Lore\u003c\/i\u003e: Table of Contents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHistory and Evolution of Dublin Public Houses\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOrigins and Uses of Alcohol\u003cbr\u003eA City of Taverns and Alehouses\u003cbr\u003eDublin’s Colourful Public Houses\u003cbr\u003eDrinking Customs of the Social Classes\u003cbr\u003eDisreputable Drinking Dens\u003cbr\u003eProud and Prosperous Publicans\u003cbr\u003eDublin Temperance Movement\u003cbr\u003eGovernment Inquiry into Intemperance and the Role of Public Houses\u003cbr\u003eOral History and Pub Lore\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDublin Pub Culture and Social Life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Pub as a Living Social Institution\u003cbr\u003eThe Publican’s Role and Status\u003cbr\u003ePub Regulars and Their Local\u003cbr\u003ePorters, Apprentices and Barmen\u003cbr\u003ePubs as IRA Meeting Places\u003cbr\u003eWomen on the “Holy Ground” \u003cbr\u003eThe Pintman and His Pint\u003cbr\u003ePub Customs and Traditions\u003cbr\u003ePub Entertainment\u003cbr\u003eSinging Pubs\u003cbr\u003eLiterary Pubs\u003cbr\u003eNotable Pub Characters\u003cbr\u003eEccentric Publicans and Notorious Pubs\u003cbr\u003eUnderworld of Shebeens, Kips and Speakeasies\u003cbr\u003eFamous Barmen’s Strikes\u003cbr\u003eTransformation and Desecration of Venerable Pubs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eOral Testimony of Publicans and Barmen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eOral Testimony of Pub Regulars and Observers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Gill Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125683929328,"sku":"9780717164714","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780717164714_p0.jpg?v=1763621788","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780717164714","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}