The "Beatles" and Ireland

From the day The Beatles arrived in Dublin at the height of Beatlemania in 1963, the Fab Four never hid their love for Ireland. This is not a music biography but simply details every connection The Beatles have with Ireland, from their family trees to their concerts and the many visits they've made. This is the legacy for Ireland of The Beatles.

Containing prime Irish Beatle locations, an Irish charts discography, the Irish fan club, and a detailed list of Beatles-related programmes on Irish radio and TV over the years including their hilarious interview with Frank Hall in 1963 as well as other interviews with Eamonn Andrews, Gay Byrne, B. P. Fallon and Bob Geldof. This is a must-have book for every Beatles fan.

Preface vi Acknowledgements ix Foreword by Tom Dunne xi 1 The Beatles' Irish Family Tree 1 2 The Beatles in Dublin and Belfast, November 1963 and October 1964 11 3 The Beatles' Irish Holiday, Easter 1964
45 4 A Beatle Buys an Irish Island, 1967 51 5 'Republican' Beatles 61 6 Paul Marries in Monaghan 73 7 The Beatles Return to the Irish Stage 83 8 Calling All Beatles Fans: Beatlemania, Dublin-style 97 9 Meeting John Lennon (by Richard and Maureen Hall) 105 10 Drive My Car: The Beatles, an Irishman and an Austin J4 111 Appendix 1 An Irish Beatles' Who's Who 115 Appendix 2 Day-Trippers 134 Appendix 3 Prime Beatles Sites in Ireland 148 Appendix 4 The Beatles and the Irish Charts: 1962‒
2008 152 Appendix 5 Beatle Interviews 158 Appendix 6 Irish Broadcasting and the Beatles 181 Index 215