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Murphy, Colin; O'Dea, Donal

 
9781847171917: The Book of Feckin' Irish Trivia

Synopsis

More trivia about Ireland than you ever needed to know!

Distract yourself from doom-and-gloom with useless information: guaranteed to make you a hit at parties or gatherings of more than one person!

This book contains jewels like the following:

During the first half of the nineteenth century, the average number of CHILDREN per household in Ireland was 10.

An ancient Irish marriage ritual called 'handfasting', involved tying a rope between the newlyweds' wrists for 366 days. It is said that this is where the expression 'TYING THE KNOT' originated.

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À propos des auteurs

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 début 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.

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