Irish Humour

This book conducts a campaign to try and stave off the contamination of the English language. Instead of asking for the 'time-frame', ask 'how long will it take'. Let's call a spade a spade. Here's to plain English!

One of Ireland’s most notable writers, poets and playwrights, his lacerating wit had London at his feet. Hundreds of quotations from the most quotable Irishman ever.

Talking in the canteen yesterday about pets and the likes, one girl known for confusing her words came out with this in front of six or seven of us: ‘My cousin has a few birds but isn’t allowed keep them in the house, so he built an actuary out the back for them.

He returned in 2007, to find surprising changes to the country that had been his home for the first years of his working life. An interesting and amusing account of living and working abroad, which documents a unique period of Polish history.

A foolhardy attempt to win a drunken bet led to Tony Hawks having one of the most unforgettable experiences of his life.

The Sunday Times Bestseller.

The bemusing, confusing, and amusing book by Ireland’s quirkiest collector of the rare and strange.