4. ‘This Now Great Metropolis’: 1750–1780

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. List of Abbreviations xvii
5. Prologue: Dublin Town and the First Thousand Years 1
6. 1. The Fashioning of a Capital: 1600–1647 42
7. 2. Court City: 1647–1690 67
8. 3. Injured Lady: 1690–1750 105
9. 4. ‘This Now Great Metropolis’: 1750–1780 152
10. 5. Patriot Town: 1780–1798 201
11. 6. Apocalypse Deferred: 1798–1830 258
12. 7. A Tale of Four Cities: 1830–1880 306
13. 8. Whose Dublin? 1880–1913 379
14. 9. Eruption: 1913–1919 425
15. 10. A Capital Once Again: 1920–1940 461
16. 11. The Modern Turn: 1940–1972 502
17. 12. Millennium City: 1972–2000 536
18. Notes 564
19. List of Illustrations 651
20. Bibliographical Note 655
21. Index 670