Donnybrook
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Donnybrook is one of the most iconic areas of South Dublin, a prosperous and peaceful suburb that is well-known as the being the heartland of Leinster Rugby. It derived its name, however, from the violence and carousing that were a regular feature of the area in the 1800s, and this book tells the story of the development and the journey from these inauspicious beginnings to its current form through a series of rare and beautifully produced photographs.
Dr Beatrice Doran grew up in Donnybrook and she still lives there. She was educated at Muckross and University College Dublin. A librarian by profession, Beatrice has worked in a number of academic libraries including the library at University College Cork and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland where she was Library Director. In her retirement she gained a PhD from the Smurfit Business School, University College Dublin. Beatrice has a keen interest in local history and archaeology and was active for a number of years in the Cork Historical & Archaeological Society as a Council member, Vice-President and Hon. Organiser. She is a member of the Ballsbridge, Donnybrook and Sandymount Historical Society, the Irish Georgian Society, the Royal Society of Antiquaries and the Royal Dublin Society.