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Books
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A Hundred Words for Grand (Hardback)€8.99
A collection of words and phrases to showcase the famed Irish gift of the gab
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Ah That's Gas! : The ads, fads and mad happenings that swept the Irish nation€9.99
What has Ireland really been talking about for the last forty years?
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The Book of Feckin' Irish Slang that's great craic for cute hoors and bowsies€8.99
The almost incomprehensible wit and wonder of Irish slang words.
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Lost In Translation: Misadventures in English Abroad€9.99
Spoken by over 700 million jabbering individuals, the English language has travelled to all corners of the globe - unfortunately, some of it has got a bit muddled along the way ...
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All That Glisters And Other Quotations You Should KnowSpecial Price €7.99 Regular Price €11.99
This entertaining and informed - but not too serious - take on the wit and wisdom of the last 2000 years is ideal for modern readers who like their knowledge in tweet-sized chunks.
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Never Eat Shredded Wheat : Weird Ways to Remember ThingsSpecial Price €7.99 Regular Price €11.99
This book is a cornucopia of mnemonics. Amusing as well as informative, it includes well-known examples that you might remember from school, some of which have been in use for centuries, as well as more recent ones and alternatives to the traditional versions.
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Kiss My...Póg Mo Thóin: Dictionary of English-Irish Slang€9.99
This is the first dictionary of its kind in the Irish language. Irish publications have always been reluctant to explore the more raunchy vocabulary of the Irish language, but this little book fearlessly breaks that taboo.
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Now That's What I Call JargonSpecial Price €8.39 Regular Price €11.99
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!
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Overheard in Dublin Again€8.00
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.