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Tue 07 Jul 2010Firmly planting Dublin on a bedrock of words
Dublin writers are a formidable tribe, writes EILEEN BATTERSBYLiterary Correspondent, and the city’s designation as a Unesco City of Literature recognises yet again the crucial role this tribe has played in building the capital
MOST CITIES are built of stone and brick, but Dublin, which has now been so deservedly designated a Unesco City of Literature, is firmly planted on a bedrock of words.
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