Irish America in the 1950s

History Ireland by alanheadstuff

Apr 17, 202654:54Society & Culture

Dublin Festival of Books presents one of a series of presentations on this year's One City One Book—John Banville’s Christine Falls . While most of the action takes place in the gloomy streets of 1950s Dublin, it interse...

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