MOYNIHAN, Seán. Dublin’s Hidden Wonders! Inscribed copy by (Sean Moynihan)

Dublin: Printed by Powell Press, 22 Parliament Street, [c.1924]. Crown octavo. pp. 40. Printed wrappers, title within double rule, manuscript presentation in ink on upper cover and on dedication leaf. Some edge wear and minor fraying to covers, spine chipped, but overall a very good copy of a fragile publication. A rare survival of a Dublin social history curiosity — possibly privately issued in small numbers.

Contents: Dublin’s Wonder School; Dublin’s Silent Homes (The Marvels of Deaf-Mute Education); Dublin’s Happiest Home (The Blind Genius); The Deaf and Dumb Countess; “The Three Kings”; When Bloodhounds Guarded the Dead (The National Cemetery).

“Personally / To Jim & Mrs Smith / from the author / Seán Moynihan.”

A rare Dublin imprint documenting early twentieth-century philanthropic and educational institutions for the blind and deaf in the capital, with vivid local sketches and moral reflections. Moynihan’s essays blend social reportage with devotional sentiment, revealing an intimate familiarity with charitable works in late Victorian and early Free State Dublin. The printer, Powell Press of Parliament Street, was known for small-run civic and nationalist pamphlets during this period.

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