The Great Little Book Of Things You Probably Don't Know About Ireland

Here's our new, expanded edition of "The Great Little Book Of Fun Things You Probably Don't Know About Ireland." It contains all the fun, interesting and amusing facts about Irish culture we've compiled while working on this site for more than five years.

Read up on all kinds of offbeat stories from the Irish media, unusual facts about old and new Ireland, unique and less-known Irish traditions and more. This year, we included a huge selection of wonderful Irish quotes and quotations - some from unexpected sources - plus chapters on Irish baby names, the mystery of "strawboys" the meaning of "craic."

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Did you know?...

• The name of the last witch allegedly born in Ireland, who had four husbands die in suspicious circumstances?



• Which word came into the English language when a theater owner bet he could make a nonsense word known in Dublin in just 48 hours?



• What’s the idea behind an Irish holiday known as “Little Women’s Christmas?”



• Which Irish soccer star said, at the end of his life: “I spent 90% of my money on women and drink. The rest I wasted."

Entertain yourself while you become an expert on:

• Old Irish traditions and eccentricities
• Irish and Gaelic words and meanings
• Unusual and interesting quotes by Irish politicians, writers, sports stars and others
• Hilarious Irish trivia
• Great Irish proverbs
• Irish baby names
• Shrove Tuesday, Ireland's pancake night
• Political and geographic facts about The Republic of Ireland

Enjoy this collection of interesting, amusing and, yes, even useful facts about Ireland and Irish culture - or give a great gift to the Ireland lover in your family! All for just $14.99 (145 pages)