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From Clery’s Clock to Wanderly Wagon
ISBN-13:
9781848898813
Veröffentl:
2014
Seiten:
223
Autor:
Damian Corless
eBook Typ:
EPUB
eBook Format:
Reflowable
Kopierschutz:
Digital Watermark [Social-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Most Irish history is presented by earnest historians. Such books overlook light-hearted, lesser-told and entertaining parts of history. From the high nelly to the old school Catholic catechism, and from Daniel O'Connell's duelling pistol to the abominable musical bus of the 1970s, this is a hugely entertaining ramble through the history of Ireland
Kerrygold butter. The Dublin Spire. The Buntús Cainte booklet. The DeLorean sports car. All of these things are an indisputable part of Irish history, yet never quite made the school curriculum. Damian Corless uses his trademark wit to trawl through our past and capture fleeting moments on the way to modern Ireland. Old reliables like the Angelus Bell, the Aran sweater, the shillelagh and the Jack Charlton mug spring fresh surprises. This is a seriously entertaining ramble through an alternative history of Ireland that you weren't taught at school. Also by this author: Looks Like Rain: 9,000 Years of Irish Weather