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Sat 04 Apr 2007Urban archiveArchitect Niall McCullough's history of Dublin development points to what we are in danger of losing, writes Gemma TiptonDefined by the cut of the canals, the city of Dublin is full of mysteries and stories. "Mysteries and stories" is a much better way of putting it than "history". The idea of history tends to put a lot of people off . . . but hearing about a place through the telling of tales, and reading about the reasons why things are the way and shape they are, is a very good route to falling in love with it. Architect Niall McCullough is in love with Dublin, and the stories he celebrates in his new book are not so much the stories of individual people, but of the city herself.