Download or read book Irish Wit and Wisdom written by Joan Larson Kelly and published by Peter Pauper Press, Inc.. This book was released on 1998 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Folklore, humor, proverbs, toasts -- and blarney!

Download or read book The Big Little Book of Irish Wit Wisdom written by Fergus Kelly and published by Black Dog & Leventhal Pub. This book was released on 1997-01 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A delightful look at Irish culture and experience and at the inimitable Irish way with words, this treasury includes triads dating from the ninth century, 28 riddles of traditional Irish life, 32 prayers and blessings for all occasions, 50 proverbs, the best of Ireland's toasts and 50 early "Brehon" laws. A full-color illustration adds enchantment to each spread.

Download or read book The Wicked Wit of Ireland written by Myles Byrne and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2019-02-21 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The people of Ireland are renowned worldwide for their wit. This collection combines a pinch of traditional Irish humour, mixed with distinctly modern one-liners, quips and quotes.

Download or read book Irish Wit Irish Wit written by Tom Hay and published by Summersdale. This book was released on 2012-09-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Never hit an Irishman when he's down. He might get up again.' Seamus O'Leary If you take your Guinness with a twist of Gaelic, you'll love these hilarious quips and quotes from such celebrated characters as Oscar Wilde, Terry Wogan and Spike Milligan. From Cork to Kilkenny and from Dublin to Donegal, Irish Wit showcases the funniest wisecracks and one-liners from the Emerald Isle.

Download or read book Irish Wit Wisdom and Humor written by Gerd De Ley and published by Hatherleigh Press. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The greatest collection of Irish wit, wisdom and humor ever published. The best of humorous quotes, witty observations, and funny one-liners from those hailing from the Emerald Isle. "Ireland sober is Ireland stiff." Irish Wit, Wisdom & Humor collects over 1000 witticisms, musings, deep thoughts, and one-liners from and about Ireland and its people. It features hundreds of authors, poets, comedians, actors, politicians and many more that best represent the Emerald Isle including James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, Bono, Edna O'Brien, C.S. Lewis, Sinead O'Connor, George Bernard Shaw, and many others.

Download or read book How the Irish Saved Civilization written by Thomas Cahill and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2010-04-28 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A book in the best tradition of popular history—the untold story of Ireland's role in maintaining Western culture while the Dark Ages settled on Europe. • The perfect St. Patrick's Day gift! Every year millions of Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but they may not be aware of how great an influence St. Patrick was on the subsequent history of civilization. Not only did he bring Christianity to Ireland, he instilled a sense of literacy and learning that would create the conditions that allowed Ireland to become "the isle of saints and scholars"—and thus preserve Western culture while Europe was being overrun by barbarians. In this entertaining and compelling narrative, Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Europe evolved from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Without Ireland, the transition could not have taken place. Not only did Irish monks and scribes maintain the very record of Western civilization -- copying manuscripts of Greek and Latin writers, both pagan and Christian, while libraries and learning on the continent were forever lost—they brought their uniquely Irish world-view to the task. As Cahill delightfully illustrates, so much of the liveliness we associate with medieval culture has its roots in Ireland. When the seeds of culture were replanted on the European continent, it was from Ireland that they were germinated. In the tradition of Barbara Tuchman's A Distant Mirror, How The Irish Saved Civilization reconstructs an era that few know about but which is central to understanding our past and our cultural heritage. But it conveys its knowledge with a winking wit that aptly captures the sensibility of the unsung Irish who relaunched civilization.

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Download or read book Irish Wit written by Des MacHale and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first paperback edition of this bestselling compilation by the author of the Wit books, comes complete with a gaelic twist...and just in time for St. Patrick's Day. From some of the most celebrated figures of the Emerald Isle - Samuel Beckett, Dave Allen and Ardal O'Hanlon amongst others - Ireland's Des MacHale brings together a collection of wit, humour and Irish wisdom that only the world's leading anthologist of humour could have achieved.

Download or read book Irish Wit written by Tom Hay and published by Summersdale Pub Limited. This book was released on 2009 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you take your Guinness with a twist of Gaelic, you'll love these hilarious quips and quotes from such celebrated characters as Oscar Wilde, Terry Wogan and Dillie Keane. From Cork to Kilkenny and from Dublin to Donegal, Irish Wit showcases the funniest wisecracks and one-liners from the Emerald Isle.

Download or read book The Wee Book of Irish Wit Malarkey written by Sean McCann and published by The O'Brien Press Ltd. This book was released on 2015-09-30 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Irish mix wit and wisdom the way they do whiskey and water, and to the same intoxicating effect. Irish wit is an art form that can be sage, silly, insulting, or profound, but it's always entertaining. The Wee Book of Irish Wit & Malarkey is a pint-sized draft of potent mirth and malarkey from Oscar Wilde, Jonathan Swift, Brendan Behan, and many other wags, including 'yer man' – your everyday son of the sod – on everything from love and marriage to death and dying and everything in between.

Download or read book The Big Little Book of Irish Wit Wisdom written by Fergus Kelly and published by Black Dog & Leventhal Pub. This book was released on 2010-02-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From prayers to proverbs, ancient customs to homespun advice, this charmingly illustrated compendium perfectly captures the spirit of the Emerald Isle. Included among the pearls of wit and wisdom are a selection of the famous ninth-century triads, beguiling riddles of traditional Irish life, prayers and blessings for all occasions, timeless proverbs, the best of Ireland's toasts, and a fascinating selection of the revered "Brehon" laws.

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Download or read book Irish Wit and Wisdom written by Consumer Guide and published by Consumer Guide Books. This book was released on 1999-02 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Capturing the charm and beauty of Ireland, "Irish Wit & Wisdom" presents a lush portrait of a centuries-old culture through folklore, anecdotes, and humor. Laced throughout with historical tales of legendary Celtic warriors such as Finn MacCool, Irish Saints and the ever-present leprechauns, this book offers a glimpse into the history of the Emerald Isle and its people. To read "Irish Wit & Wisdom" is to experience the mystique of the land.

Download or read book Irish Wit written by Sean McCann and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irish wit is an art form, centuries old yet up-to-the-minute wise, insulting, obscure, profound and idiotic. For years the Irish have mixed wit with wisdom, as they have porter and whiskey, and to the same intoxicating effect! In this book, Sean McCann has succeeded in distilling the essence of Irish wit - on love, religion, the 'hard stuff', the English, with a generous mix from Behan, Yeats, Swift, Moore, O'Casey, but above all from 'yer man', the leading authority on everything that grows, breeds, thinks or computes in the land. Spiced with Tom Matthews cartoons