The Trueish History of Ireland (eBook)

Garvan Grant (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2015
226 Seiten
Mercier Press (Verlag)
978-1-78117-834-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Looking for the perfect Irish book to celebrate St. Patrick's Day? Discover the humorous side of Irish history with 'The True(ish) History of Ireland'. Written by Garvan Grant and illustrated by Gerard Crowley use hearsay, rumour, and some brilliant cartoons to tell the story of the island from day one right up to yesterday. Learn about the accidental invention of poitín by St Patrick, the conquest of the country by posh English invaders, and the discovery of the legendary Everlasting Pint in a cave in East Galway. This book, containing the requisite number of shamrocks and leprechauns, will take you to the very heart of what it means to be a True Gael. Order your copy of this entertaining and informative book today!

Inside you'll find:

. The true(ish) story of the Sweeneys, Ireland's legendary first family.

· Lists of all the great stuff which the Irish have contributed to the world.

· Sixty of the deadliest cartoons ever put to paper.

· Dinosaurs, sheep, Vikings, potatoes, the British and a few Celtic tigers.

The True(ish) History of Ireland sums up the joyous and fun experience of being Irish.

Autor

Garvan Grant is a writer, editor, historian and award-winning short story writer. He worked for 'The Sunday Business Post' from 1999 to 2013 and is now working as a freelance editor and writer. He also wrote the satirical 'Backspin' column for 'In Dublin' from 1998 to 2004, and the hugely popular 'PostMortem' column for 'The Sunday Business Post' from 2004 to 2014. Gerard Crowley is one of Ireland's best-loved cartoonists. His comic strip, 'The Last Resort', has been appearing in 'The Sunday Business Post' for the past 20 years and his work regularly appears in 'The Irish Farmers' Journal'. His work has also appeared in the 'Irish Medical Times', the 'Irish Independent', the 'Herald' and the 'Irish Daily Star'.

Inhalt

Introduction
1 Before There Even Was History
2 A Place to Call Home
3 Saved by a Slave
4 So That's Why They Call Them the Dark
Ages
5 The Bloody Vikings are Coming!
6 Danger Here!
7 King to Queen to Checkmate
8 A Blight on the Landscape
9 Fighting Wars and Fighting Words
10 Industrial Weakness and Strength
11 The Birth of the Cúl
12 A Really Great War
13 Independence Daze
14 A Not So Free State
15 Another World War? Not for Us, Thanks
16 Swinging in the New Republic
17 Troubling Times
18 Brave New Ireland
19 The Roar of the Tiger
20 The Rise and Fall and Rise of the Irish
Empire

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.3.2015
• Illustrationen: Gerard Crowley
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Comic / Humor / Manga ► Humor / Satire
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseführer ► Europa
• Schlagworte: books about ireland • books for st patricks day • Brian Boru • Cuchulainn • fun facts • Irish humour • Irish wit • pints • snakes in ireland • St Patrick • st pattys day
• ISBN-10: 1-78117-834-8 / 1781178348
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78117-834-8 / 9781781178348