The Book of Feckin' Irish Trivia
Colin Murphy author Donal O'Dea author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:O'Brien Press Ltd
Published:16th Nov '09
Should be back in stock very soon
More trivia about Ireland than you ever needed to know!
Distract yourself from doom-and-gloom with useless information: guaranteed to make you a hit at parties or gatherings of more than one person!
This book contains jewels like the following:
- During the first half of the nineteenth century, the average number of CHILDREN per household in Ireland was 10.
- An ancient Irish marriage ritual called ‘handfasting’, involved tying a rope between the newlyweds’ wrists for 366 days. It is said that this is where the expression ‘TYING THE KNOT’ originated.
ISBN: 9781847171917
Dimensions: 177mm x 110mm x 10mm
Weight: 111g
128 pages