The Irish Sweep: A History of the Irish Hospitals Sweepstake, 1930-87

by Marie Coleman

Book Overview

The Irish hospitals sweepstake, initially established to provide money for cash-strapped voluntary hospitals in Dublin, provided funding for Irish hospitals for over fifty years. Apart from its role in bringing millions of pounds of foreign currency into Ireland to build new hospitals and provide employment, it also contributed to the development of Irish advertising and broadcasting, horse-racing, the growth of Irish business and commercial sponsorship...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1906359415
• ISBN13: 9781906359416
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: University College Dublin Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"