Cycling in Victorian Ireland
by Brian Griffin

Published by Nonsuch Press of Dublin, Cycling in Victorian Ireland cost 18 euros.

It is stocked by Eason’s and Waterstone’s.

This book examines the social history of cycling in nineteenth-century Ireland. Drawing from the numerous Irish and British cycling journals and newspapers of the period, it illustrates the profound impact which the introduction of the bicycle and tricycle had on the lives of Irish men, women and children. This is done through an examination of such topics as the role of cycling clubs, the emancipatory effect of cycling on men and women alike, and cycle touring in the Irish countryside. The discussion of these topics is supported by 111 illustrations, such as contemporary cartoons, photographs and advertisements.