{"product_id":"9780717165681","title":"Dublin Street Life and Lore - An Oral History of Dublin's Streets and their Inhabitants: The Recollections of Dublin's Tram Drivers, Lamplighters and Street Dealers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first half of this century was the heyday of Dublin’s vibrant and bustling traditional street life. Now in \u003ci\u003eDublin’s Street Life and Lore\u003c\/i\u003e, through the vivid oral histories of the participants themselves, Professor Kevin Kearns chronicles this rich street life and lore for future generations.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe fascinating and often poignant verbal testimonies of Dublin’s last surviving tram drivers, lamplighters, market traders, street dealers, spielers, buskers, local characters and others of their vanishing breed, comprise a wholly original and captivating personal historical record of Dublin’s long renowned street life, told in Professor Kearns’s uniquely engaging and informative style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDublin Street Life and Lore\u003c\/i\u003e: Table of Contents\u003col\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eDublin Street Life and Oral Urbanlore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistorical Perspectives on Dublin Street Types\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStreet Figures of Yesteryear\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLamplighters\u003cbr\u003eDockers\u003cbr\u003ePostmen\u003cbr\u003eChimney Sweep\u003cbr\u003eSignwriter\u003cbr\u003ePawnbroker\u003cbr\u003eFortune Teller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDealers, Spielers, Vendors and Collectors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarket and Street Dealers\u003cbr\u003eSpieler\u003cbr\u003eNewspaper Vendors\u003cbr\u003eScrap Collectors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTransport and Vehicles Men\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJarveys\u003cbr\u003eTram Drivers\u003cbr\u003ePioneer Cabbie\u003cbr\u003eBicycle and Car Parkers\u003cbr\u003eBusman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAnimal Dealers, Drovers and Fanciers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrovers\u003cbr\u003eHorse Dealers\u003cbr\u003ePig Raiser\u003cbr\u003eBird Market Men\u003cbr\u003ePigeon Fanciers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEntertainers and Performers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuskers\u003cbr\u003ePavement Artists\u003cbr\u003eMimes and Clowns\u003cbr\u003eBardic Street Poets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Gill Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125515206896,"sku":"9780717165681","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780717165681_p0.jpg?v=1763618726","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780717165681","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}