Bray: Did You Know...? - Softcover

Lennon, Brian; Lennon, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1908308362 ISBN 13: 9781908308368

Publisher: The Liffey Press, 2012

Synopsis

"Bray - Did You Know...?" is a unique book which contains a wonderful collection of strange, humourous and occasionally astonishing facts, stories and photographs - some almost forgotten in time - of Ireland's most famous and most loved seaside town. For example, did you know that: one of the bloodiest battles in Ireland took place in Little Bray, in 1401; Bray was once the site of a huge scotch pine forest that extended well into the Irish Sea; in the 1950s, 60s and 70s you could get a ride on the chair-lifts to the Eagle's Nest at Bray Head; on the base of the supporting columns of the Esplanade's bandstand the name Dublin is actually misspelled? The statue of the wyvern at the Town Hall was the source of a row as to whether it should be of the Virgin Mary or a knight in armour; Great Sugarloaf and Little Sugarloaf Mountains were once called 'The Gilt Spears'; and, Neil Jordan's film "Michael Collins" was filmed in Bray, with the Carlisle Grounds used for the 1920 Croke Park massacre. "Bray - Did You Know...?" contains a vast amount of unusual and entertaining reminders of days gone by, and readers will enjoy the life changing facts and events that have occured in Bray over the years.

About this title

About the Author

Brian and Stephen Lennon are graphic designers living in - you guessed it - Bray.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Liffey Press
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1908308362
• ISBN 13: 9781908308368
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 270