Author : Colin Murphy
Publisher : The O'Brien Press Ltd
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 45,66 MB
Release : 2016-09-26
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1847178944
The deadliest ever dictionary of Irish slang! Can you tell your cute hoors from your chancers, or your gougers from your gurriers? Do you know a slapper, a snapper, a shaper or a sleeveen when you see one? No? Well, that's coola boola, because we've put together the most massive, mighty and manky collection of Irish slang in history, or at least in donkey's years. So stop acting the maggot and give it a lash! 'Side-splitting ... Irish Slang's the business!' The Sun
Author : Colin Murphy
Publisher : The O'Brien Press Ltd
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 44,5 MB
Release : 2024-10-21
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1788495497
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? No surprise that we invented begrudgery , but croquet and Wunderkind were us too! 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 shaninagans . Y' dig ? Written and illustrated by Colin Murphy and Donal O'Dea, the craggy old blokes behind the bestselling Feckin' Collection and Stuff Irish People Love.
Author : Colin Murphy
Publisher : Feckin' Collection
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,8 MB
Release : 2020-02-09
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781788491709
New edition of this bestselling and laugh out loud humour title. The almost incomprehensible wit and wonder of Irish slang words. Can you tell your bowsies from your gougers from your gurriers? No? Well, it's time to stop acting the maggot and find out, courtesy of this invaluable reference book that's been donkey's years in the making, (only coddin'). It's absolutely jammers with nouns, verbs and sayings that didn't quite make the Oxford Dictionary, including a few manky ones that are guaranteed to leave some oul' wans and Holy Joes completely morto.On the other hand, slappers and sleeveens will be dying for a gawk. So, feck it, you just know this is one book any self-respecting cute hoor just can't do without ...
Author : Colin Murphy
Publisher : The O'Brien Press
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 30,70 MB
Release : 2014-02-24
Category : Travel
ISBN : 184717650X
Got some time on your hands before you hit Dublin's famous pubs? Then you need this book, an invaluable guide to twenty of Dublin's highlights for visitors and native alike. History, culture, strangeness and beauty are all here -- along with a list of the local hostelries to visit and let the experience soak in. Sprinkled with the wit of Murphy and O'Dea, best known for the Feckin' Collection. Key attractions include: - Christ Church Cathedral - Dublin Castle - The Chester Beatty Library - The Guinness Storehouse - Trinity College - Temple Bar - Royal Hospital, Kilmainham (IMMA) - Old Jameson Distillery - O'Connell Street & The GPO And many more!
Author : COLIN. MURPHY
Publisher :
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 19,81 MB
Release : 2016-09-26
Category : English language
ISBN : 9781847178718
Celebrating the almost incomprehensible wit and wonder of Irish slang words. Incorporating everything from The Feckin' Book of Irish Slang and The 2nd Feckin' Book of Irish Slang, with more slang too! Feckin' brilliant
Author : Colin Murphy
Publisher : O'Brien Press
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 16,84 MB
Release : 2006-11-03
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780862789626
Hey you! Yeah, you holding this book, you with the face like a constipated greyhound. You're the sap in the family tree. Wouldn't know your langer from your thumb except for the nail. Word is if brains were taxed you'd be due a rebate. But why stand there and be insulted? With the help of this invaluable collection of Irish insults, you'll be able to tell your boss that for someone without cows he produces an awful lot of bullshit. Or your husband he's as useful as a concrete currach. Or you might observe that your wife's arse is as wide as a Leitrim hurler's shot.
Author : Mike Houlihan
Publisher : BlogIntoBook.com
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 50,15 MB
Release : 2008-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
HOOLIGANISM is an anthology of Mike Houlihan’s best columns from The Irish American News, with additional material from the Chicago Tribune Magazine, and Chicago Public Radio. This book captures the best stories from one of Irish America’s funniest raconteurs. Houlihan takes the reader on a picaresque journey as he recounts his travels in show biz as a Shakespearian clown; his days as proprietor of The Hooley-Dooley, an Irish gin mill in Rockaway Beach, NY.
Author : Cian Foley
Publisher : Upthedeise Enterprises
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 33,78 MB
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Counties
ISBN : 9780955475528
Author : Owen Kelly
Publisher : The O'Brien Press Ltd
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 19,41 MB
Release : 2016-09-05
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1847178952
Are you left not having a baldy by what punters around you are saying? Does the way you hear English being spoke lack rime and raisin? If so, this is exactly the wee toady book you've been duking for. Self-proclaimed Norn Irish expert Owen Kelly has compiled the definitive basic introduction to local lingo, helping the reader to tell the difference between an 'Absolutely!' and a 'Wise'! So, whether you're a native or a visitor, and without Annie Furderadoo, overcome your diffs and join in the banter. Square crack! 'The authentic voice of Ulster - irreverent, independent, humorous and humane.' Northern Life
Author : Colin Murphy
Publisher : Feckin' Collection
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,3 MB
Release : 2023-01-23
Category :
ISBN : 9781788494090
As a serious study of the nuances of the English language as spoken in Ireland, this book is as useful as tits on a bull. On the other hand, if you'd like to have a baldy of understanding the various expressions you regularly hear around Ireland, you'd have to be off your face to ignore it. So stall the ball there! Whether you're a fine bit of stuff or you have a head like a lump of wet turf, this invaluable collection of Ireland's most treasured (and irreverent) sayings is definitely worth having a gander at!
