Download or read book Foster s Historical Irish Oddities written by Allen Foster and published by Gill & Macmillan Ltd. This book was released on 2015-10-16 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strange, zany and at times downright baffling, Foster’s Historical Irish Oddities is a quirky compendium of true stories from all over Ireland. It is essential reading for anyone who loves to entertain friends and family with a good yarn or who needs further proof that Ireland is indeed a country with a unique cast of characters. From the Lismore man who rode to Fermoy in a tub pulled by a pig, a badger, two cats, a goose and a hedgehog to the tornado that ripped through Limerick in 1851, this is the perfect book for anyone with an interest in Irish history and a taste for the absurd. Foster’s stories may not be found in the history books but they certainly provide an entertaining and addictive read!
Download or read book Historical Irish Oddities written by Allen Foster and published by Gateway Books. This book was released on 2019-03 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compendium of stories from all over the country illustrates how bizarre and wonderful events and people have entertained us throughout history. From the Lismore man who rode to Fermoy in a tub pulled by a pig, a badger, two cats, a goose and a hedgehog, to the fortune discovered in a Belfast piano once owned by destitute sisters, and the Cashel man who insisted on being evicted while lying in his coffin, this is the perfect gift book for anyone with an interest in Irish history and a taste for the absurd.
Download or read book Foster s Irish Oddities written by Allen Foster and published by New Island Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This addictive, fascinating and humorous little book is an indispensable collection of Irish trivia, history, uncommon knowledge and vital irrelevances. It is presented in a handsome volume, with line drawings, making it the ideal gift for St Patrick's Day.
Download or read book Foster s Even Odder Irish Oddities written by Allen Foster and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Foster s English Oddities written by Allen Foster and published by Robert Hale. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Foster's English oddities is a wonderful collection of England's quirkiest characters, most extraordinary facts and strangest coincidences. Packed with little-known tales that are sure to fascinate and entertain. Discover the lucky, unclucky, spooky, strange, stupid, weird, wonderful and funny events that make up Allen Foster's entertaining contribution to the social history of this country. See England in a different light; sit back and enjoy!" --Inside jacket.
Download or read book Foster s Welsh Oddities written by Allen Foster and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-30 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ideal for trivia lovers and those interested in the more esoteric aspects of life in Wales, Foster’s Welsh Oddities is a wonderful collection of Wales’ quirkiest characters, most extraordinary facts and strangest coincidences. Discover the lucky, unlucky, strange, silly, downright weird, wonderful and funny events that make up Allen Foster’s entertaining contribution to the social history of Wales.Find out about such curiosities as:• the Welsh beach that whistles• the ferocious bull that once stopped a train• one of the strangest wills ever admitted to probate• the pioneer Welsh explorer who laid the foundations for the first overland expedition of America • how a young Welshwoman single-handedly captured a dozen French soldiers and helped to foil an invasion.
Download or read book Foster s Scottish Oddities written by Allen Foster and published by Black & White Publishing. This book was released on 2010-04-29 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating compendium of Scotland's most quirky characters, extraordinary facts and strange coincidence. Packed with the odd, the curious and the outright bizarre, this collection is a must read for anyone interested in Scottish trivia!
Download or read book Dead Funny The Little Book of Irish Grave Humour written by Allen Foster and published by Gill & Macmillan Ltd. This book was released on 2010-11-05 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Allen Foster lives in on a farm in Enfield, Co Meath. When not tending to his cattle or walking his beloved dogs he finds the time to be a freelance journalist and researcher. He is the author of eight other books, including Foster’s Irish Oddities, Foster’s Even Odder Irish Oddities and Around the World with Citizen Train: The Sensational Adventures of the Real Phileas Fogg.
Download or read book Foster s Australian Oddities written by Allen Foster and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foster s Australian Oddities is a wonderful collection of extraordinary facts and strange coincidences. It s packed with little-known tales that fascinate and entertain. From the story of the valuable cow with an apple stuck in her throat, to the schoolgirl who coughed up a small snake, from the waistcoat-wearing kangaroo, to the man who ate his panama hat... this book is dedicated to the strange, the unusual and the bizarre. Like Robert Ripley who travelled the world looking for strange facts, Allen Foster does the same via old books and digital archives from his home in a farm in Ireland.
Download or read book The Foster Brothers of Doon written by E. H. Walshe and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-03 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Foster-Brothers of Doon: A Tale of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 Though the following pages are in the form of fiction, no pains have been spared to preserve minute accuracy in all that concerns the history of that terrible outbreak known as the Irish Rebellion of 1798 The various volumes written on both sides of the question have been carefully studied, and innumerable contemporary docu ments - pamphlets, newspapers, broadsheets, and ballads - have been collected and examined. The sole desire of the writer has been to discover and present the truth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The British National Bibliography written by Arthur James Wells and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 870 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Nature in Ireland written by John Wilson Foster and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1998 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How has Irish nature been studied? How has it been expressed in literature and popular culture? How has it influenced, and been influenced by, political, economic, and social change? These long-neglected questions are pursued in Nature in Ireland, a pioneering collection of original essays by leading naturalists, science writers, and cultural historians who bring us from the geological prehistory of Ireland to the environmental threats of the late twentieth century.
Download or read book Scottish History Strange but True written by John Hamilton and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2016-06-06 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains hundreds of ‘strange but true’ stories about Scottish history. Arranged into a miniature history of Scotland, and with bizarre and hilarious true tales for every era, it will delight anyone with an interest in Scotland’s past.
Download or read book Foster s Book of Irish Murder written by Allen Foster and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-31 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now available in paperback, Allen Foster returns with the gruesome tales of some of Ireland's most infamous and lesser-known murders in history - a murder miscellany, you might say.
Download or read book Irish Literature Since 1990 written by Michael Parker and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2013-01-18 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. This is a distinctive book that examines the diversity and energy of writing in a period marked by the unparalleled global prominence of Irish culture. This collection provides a wide-ranging survey of fiction, poetry and drama over the last two decades, considering both well-established figures and also emerging writers who have received relatively little critical attention. Contributors explore the central developments within Irish culture and society that have transformed the writing and reading of identity, sexuality, history and gender. The book examines the impact of Mary Robinson’s Presidency; growing cultural confidence ‘back home’; legislative reform on sexual and moral issues; the uneven effects generated by the resurgence of the Irish economy (the ‘Celtic Tiger’ myth); Ireland’s increasingly prominent role in Europe; and changing reputation. In its breadth and critical currency, this book will be of particular interest to academics and students working in the fields of literature, drama and cultural studies.
Download or read book The Guardian Index written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 1952 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book New Readings in Theatre History written by Jacqueline S. Bratton and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-11-27 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Table of contents
