The Feckin' Book of Irish History: for anyone who hasn't been paying attention for the last 30,000 years

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Main Details

Title The Feckin' Book of Irish History: for anyone who hasn't been paying attention for the last 30,000 years
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Colin Murphy
By (author) Donal O'Dea
SeriesThe Feckin' Collection
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 190,Width 125
Category/GenreHumour collections and anthologies
ISBN/Barcode 9781847170699
ClassificationsDewey:941.500207
Audience
General
Illustrations 256 Illustrations, black and white

Publishing Details

Publisher O'Brien Press Ltd
Imprint O'Brien Press Ltd
Publication Date 16 March 2009
Publication Country Ireland

Description

Forget the boring stuff you learned in school. Here's the REAL skinny on Irish history. Invasions, Emergencies, one Big Rising, all sorts of Troubles; the Siege of Limerick (continuing), Paddy of the Snakes, Niall of the Nine Hostages, The Big Fella, The Long Fella, Aer Lingus and the Flight of the Earls, Daniel O'Connell, Wolfe Tone and other singers, Gun-running at Howth, Wind-surfing at Lahinch; the IRB, the IRA, the EEC, the GAA, the Celtic Tiger, RIP. With illustrations that put the Book of Kells in the ha'penny place.

Author Biography

Colin Murphy is the author of The Most Famous Irish People You've Never Heard Of and co-author of the bestselling 'Feckin' collection (The O'Brien Press). His debut historical novel Boycott (Brandon) was published in 2012 to great acclaim. Donal O'Dea is a senior Art Director at one of Ireland's leading advertising agencies.

Reviews

'the 10th book in O'Brien's best-selling Feckin' series' -- Irish Independent 'like its forerunners it's a riot' -- Irish Independent 'hilarious' -- Books Ireland