Who Gives a Focal?
A Hundred Words and Phrases Ireland Gave the English Language
Description of the book
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.