Stop Your Shenanigans: Colourful Irish Words for Everyday Use - Couverture souple

Conghaile, Micheál Ó

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1848408641 ISBN 13 : 9781848408647

Editeur : New Island Books, 2026

Synopsis

A humorous and insightful look at the origins of some of Ireland’s more colourful and interesting words. Words are alive. They have and have had a life of their own, a sort of biography, before we meet them and get to know them, before they cross into our minds, our bodies, our spirits and get lodged there amongst our extending family of words collected from around the world. And just like people they have a story to tell, a history as many of them have travelled a long way. Like people also, some are more colourful than others and this collection of words from the Irish language – or that the Irish people have made their own through the way we speak the English language in Ireland – such as amadán, banshee, an béal bocht, bladdar, plámás, blas, bockety, coleen, ciotóg, cruiskeen, dudeen, galore, gossure, keening, meitheal, meela murder, plamause, shebeen and sláinte – have made the English language and the way we speak it in Ireland more interesting, unique, rich, different, funny and obviously … more colourful.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Micheál Ó Conghaile was born in Galway and studied Irish and History at the local National University of Ireland. He is a prolific and versatile writer who has been awarded many prizes for his work. His novel and several of his short story collections are available in English translation.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: New Island Books
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1848408641
• ISBN 13: 9781848408647
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible