Acclaimed historian and guide John Gibney weaves a multitude of tales to explain how the city of Dublin developed, from its origins to the present day. Unlike other histories, this sweeping portrait starts with the prehistoric settlements from which the
John Gibney is a historian attached to the Royal Irish Academy's Documents on Irish Foreign Policy Project. He is a long-time contributor to History Ireland and is the author of A short history of Ireland, 1500-2000 (Yale University Press, 2018).