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Stories Set in Dublin
Bloomsday routes, Barrytown bands, Grafton buskers and GPO history — Dublin is literature's hometown. These ten span 1904 to streaming hits; filter the city's stories by era on StoryTerra's map.
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Browse 83 books, 73 movies and 1 TV show set in Dublin.
Sing Street
A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
Conversations with Friends
A sharply intelligent novel about two college students and the strange, unexpected connection they forge with a married couple.Frances is twenty-one years old, cool-headed, and darkly observant. A college student and…
Leap Year
When yet another anniversary passes without a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Anna decides to take action. Aware of a Celtic tradition that allows women to pop the question on Feb. 29 she plans to follow her lover…
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
In this true story told through flashbacks Christy Brown is born with crippling cerebral palsy into a poor working-class Irish family. Able only to control movement in his left foot and to speak in guttural sounds he is…
Once
A vacuum repairman moonlights as a street musician and hopes for his big break. One day a Czech immigrant who earns a living selling flowers approaches him with the news that she is also an aspiring singer-songwriter.…
The Secret Place
An alternate cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.A year ago a boy was found murdered at a girlsʼ boarding school, and the case was never solved. Detective Stephen Moran has been waiting for his chance to join…
The Commitments
Jimmy Rabbitte just a tick out of school gets a brilliant idea: to put a soul band together in Barrytown his slum home in north Dublin. First he needs musicians and singers: things slowly start to click when he finds…
The Night Circus
The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking…
Riverdance: The Show
Riverdance--The Show is a cultural phenomenon that defies criticism for the enthusiastic and leaves everyone else scratching their heads. The wonderfully talented cast headed by the Riverdance Irish Dance Company…
Conor McGregor: Notorious
Conor McGregor is the biggest star in the history of Mixed Martial Arts. Filmed over the course of 4 years Notorious is the exclusive all-access account of Conor’s meteoric rise from claiming benefits and living in his…
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