‘Dubliners are gay and friendly, but they take their theatre seriously’ – what an old travel guide tells us about Dublin today

Written in the 1950s, ‘The Official Guide’ reads like a time capsule, but also sheds a little light on the modern city

Bord Fáilte's Official Guide to Dublin, from 1959

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A city in which you can ride elephants, fish for salmon, and enjoy both the world’s largest city park and a climate “free from the extremes of heat and cold”.

Welcome to Dublin in 1959.

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