A Hundred Words and Phrases Ireland Gave the English Language
by Colin Murphy and Donal O'Dea
Price: $18.99
ISBN: 9781788495240
Publisher: The O'Brien Press
Pub Date: 2025-01-02
Format: Paperback
Imprint: The O'Brien Press
160 Pages
We Irish have enriched the English language with a slew of snazzy gems. Did you know we’re the ones behind quarks , electrons and vectors , Sudocrem and Wellington boots? So if some yahoo is getting on your nerves , don’t box him in the gob – hit him with Irishisms galore , and you’ll soon put the kibosh on his shenanigans . Y’ dig ?
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