…a useful and compact history which is likely to be picked up by a visitor wanting to get a good cross-section of the political, geographical, and social stratas of the city
The Irish Times
Pat Boran's A Short History of Dublin was first published in 2000 to mark the Millennium. It charts the history of Dublin from the earliest Liffey-side settlement to its present status as one of the most vibrant capitals of Europe and a city in which the written word has long had a central place.