Irish Miscellany: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Ireland
With Irish Miscellany, author Dermot McEvoy lets you revel in the fun and fascinating explanations behind Irish traditions and folklore. He offers the answers to questions you’ve always had—or never knew you had—as he covers all aspects of Ireland. From Irish culture to ancient history to modern pastimes, this full-color book educates and entertains. Such facts include:

The true history of Halloween
Why the Celtic cross is such a staple icon of Ireland
A history of the Irish Gaelic language
Where to find megalithic art in Ireland and why it’s there
A history of the Tailteann Games
Historical monarchies that ruled Ireland in ancient times
The world’s first suburban commuter railway
And many more

This delightful book is the perfect gift for anyone planning a visit to Ireland, with an interest in Irish history, or with a drop of Irish blood.

Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history—books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
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Irish Miscellany: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Ireland
With Irish Miscellany, author Dermot McEvoy lets you revel in the fun and fascinating explanations behind Irish traditions and folklore. He offers the answers to questions you’ve always had—or never knew you had—as he covers all aspects of Ireland. From Irish culture to ancient history to modern pastimes, this full-color book educates and entertains. Such facts include:

The true history of Halloween
Why the Celtic cross is such a staple icon of Ireland
A history of the Irish Gaelic language
Where to find megalithic art in Ireland and why it’s there
A history of the Tailteann Games
Historical monarchies that ruled Ireland in ancient times
The world’s first suburban commuter railway
And many more

This delightful book is the perfect gift for anyone planning a visit to Ireland, with an interest in Irish history, or with a drop of Irish blood.

Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history—books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
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Irish Miscellany: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Ireland

Irish Miscellany: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Ireland

by Dermot McEvoy
Irish Miscellany: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Ireland

Irish Miscellany: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Ireland

by Dermot McEvoy

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With Irish Miscellany, author Dermot McEvoy lets you revel in the fun and fascinating explanations behind Irish traditions and folklore. He offers the answers to questions you’ve always had—or never knew you had—as he covers all aspects of Ireland. From Irish culture to ancient history to modern pastimes, this full-color book educates and entertains. Such facts include:

The true history of Halloween
Why the Celtic cross is such a staple icon of Ireland
A history of the Irish Gaelic language
Where to find megalithic art in Ireland and why it’s there
A history of the Tailteann Games
Historical monarchies that ruled Ireland in ancient times
The world’s first suburban commuter railway
And many more

This delightful book is the perfect gift for anyone planning a visit to Ireland, with an interest in Irish history, or with a drop of Irish blood.

Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history—books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781629145167
Publisher: Skyhorse
Publication date: 02/10/2015
Pages: 160
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Dermot McEvoy is the author of five previous books, including The 13th Apostle: A Novel Of Michael Collins And The Irish Uprising. His writing can be found on IrishCentral.com. He lives in Jersey City, NJ.

Table of Contents

Introduction vi

1 How's Your Erse? Adventures in the Irish Language 2

2 Understanding Irish Slang: Don't Get Slagged Because You're an Eejit 7

3 Name that Irish Pejorative 11

4 Protestants of the Republic, Take a Bow 14

5 The Irish Famine: Fact or Fiction? 22

6 Can't Tell the Rebels Without a Scorecard 28

7 Ferocious Fenian Women 37

8 How Michael Collins Helped Save Winston Churchill's Career 44

9 Michael Collins: Sex and the Single Revolutionary 50

10 "The Troubles": Conflict in the North 54

11 The Irish Diaspora: Taking Part of Ireland with You 60

12 The Abbey Goes Hollywood: The Shields Brothers and The Quiet Man 66

13 Hollywood on the Liffey: The Irish Film Industry-Bigger Than You Think 72

14 Why the Irish Love Statues 76

15 Gay Gaels 82

16 Éire Errs on Censorship 86

17 What's a Taoiseach? How the kish Government Has Evolved Since 1916 89

18 Nighttown: "The Whores Will Be Busy" 93

19 How the Irish Put the "E" in Whiskey 99

20 Searching Under the Quid Sod for Your Irish Genealogical Roots 102

21 Saintly Irish Names 110

22 Ireland's Amazing Jews 115

23 The Irish Will Always Have Paris 123

24 Titanic to Viagra: Made in Ireland 130

25 What the Hell is Black Pudding? Adventures in Irish Cuisine 138

26 Another Kind of Spirits: Ghosts, Banshees, Leprechauns, Wakes, and Faeries 143

27 The Castrated Celtic Tiger: Beware of False Profits 150

Photo Credits 153

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