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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 7 books in this booklist
£4.50 hardback (2016) - ISBN 13: 9780717169214 | ISBN 10: 0717169219
The Irish famously have a way with words and this beautifully illustrated selection includes the best of Irish wit and wisdom to amuse and entertain on any occasion. Enjoy the stunning wit of some of Ireland's finest writers, as well as words o ... more
View book details£8.99 paperback (2015) - ISBN 13: 9780091960254 | ISBN 10: 0091960258
Bestselling author Christopher Winn takes us on a fascinating journey around Ireland, discovering the tradtions, triumphs, and disasters, foibles, quirks and customs that make up the Irish people. From their peccadilloes to their passions he uncovers ... more
View book details£11.99 hardback (2014) - ISBN 13: 9781847176325 | ISBN 10: 1847176321
Did an Irish monk discover America? Which rebel died of having a feckin’ tooth pulled? And who in the name of Jaysus was responsible for the Pledge? If you've ever wondered how much of our rabble-rousing history is true, and how much a load of wojus ... more
View book details£8.99 paperback (2011) - ISBN 13: 9781849016872 | ISBN 10: 1849016879
An hilarous and savage attack on the fifty people who fecked up the Emerald Isle. Which 50 People turned Ireland into the fecked-up country she is today? Bono? Haughey? Louis Walsh? de Valera? It's time to name and shame the great, the good and the g ... more
View book details£7.50 hardback (2010) - ISBN 13: 9781847172419 | ISBN 10: 1847172415
If you thought ‘Double-Dip’ was a move in dancing, and ‘Downsizing’ was losing the few extra pounds you’d put on after the Christmas, you haven’t been keeping up with the jargon and double-speak that covers up the parlous state of the country and the ... more
View book details£7.99 paperback (2010) - ISBN 13: 9780141046662 | ISBN 10: 014104666x
Nostalgia, identity, eccentricity, gin drinking and occasional violence... these are just some of the themes that stand-up comedian Dara O Briain explores in Tickling the English. O Briain moved to England many years ago, but when he ... more
View book details£10.99 paperback (2006) - ISBN 13: 9780340899458 | ISBN 10: 034089945x
The spotlight picked him out: the cool, calm, darkly handsome man sitting up smart and straight in his black leather chair, with a glass of the good stuff by his side and more than an evening's worth of mischief sparkling inside his eyes. He was Dave ... more
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