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The Peeler's Notebook

The Peeler's Notebook
Policing Victorian Dublin, Mad Dogs, Duals and Dynamite
by Barry Kennerk
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Introduces us to a host of forgotten Victorian dangers, from rabid dogs and disease epidemics to garrotte-wielding thieves who plied their trade in the ever-present fog. Established in 1836, the Metropolitan Police who patrolled Dublin's dark alleys and streets fought running battles with violent tenement mobs, Fenian rebels and street gangs.
Dublin during the nineteenth century could be an unforgiving city, especially for the unwary. Established in 1836, the Metropolitan Police who patrolled its dark alleys and streets fought running battles with violent tenement mobs, Fenian rebels, street gangs and self-proclaimed kings.

The Peeler's Notebook introduces the reader to a host of forgotten Victorian dangers, from rabid dogs and disease epidemics to garrotte-wielding thieves who plied their trade in the ever-present fog. Drawing on a selection of archival sources and newspaper accounts, this book casts fresh light on one of the liveliest eras in the history of Irish policing; in the process adding a raucous, sometimes poignant miscellany of tales to the story of Dublin's past.
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About the author

Barry Kennerk graduated from Dublin City University with a PhD in history in 2014. This is his fifth book. When his third title, Moore Street: The Story of Dublin’s Market District (Mercier Press) was published in 2012, it garnered critical acclaim and was praised by current Lord Mayor of Dublin, Nial Ring, as an authoritative work. Since then, he has continued to write on an occasional freelance basis for newspapers at home and abroad including The Irish Times and New York Times.  He currently teaches English and history at Belvedere College, Dublin, and he is married with two daughters.

 

ISBN: 9781781177105
Format: eBook
Publication Date: 12/07/2019
Imprint: Mercier Press