Catch the Irish Laughter

By Dave Abbott

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0968602401
• ISBN13: 9780968602409
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing USA Distribution
• Length: 127 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Excellent insight

A window into the Irish soul and psyche, Catch the Irish Laughter is a marvelous book filled with good Irish humour, history and, of course, a bit of blarney. Dave Abbott's reminiscences of his youth and the people he's known are an insight into the man and his heritage. Well worth the read.Jim Reynolds Langley, B.C

Catch the Irish Laughter

What would an Hungarian/German immigrant know about Irish humour? After reading Dave Abbott's delightful book a lot more, and I enjoyed every delicious bit of Irish wit and wisdom included in this "must-have" book. Abbott is a great story teller, and a remarkably good writer: the two don't always come together in one person. There were dozens of jokes I of course had heard over the years, and having been briefly engaged to a "mad Irishman" I even knew a little about their origin. Abbott's work is refreshing and compelling, especially when he talks about the fascinating people has has known, such as Kathleen Behan. Moreover, the bit of Irish history he does include makes me want to read more about those "fightin' Irish." Just call me Monika O'Forberger! Monika ForbergerEntertainment VancouverVancouver, BC Canada

tickled green

So glad i caught and am keeping Abbott's delightful new work. For it's a compendium of often hilarious and insightful gems whose narrative flows and sparkles like the Liffey herself. one happy customer, Nicholas

Non-Irish should catch this green disease

Dave Abbott's CATCH THE IRISH LAUGHTER has even me -- a non Emerald Isle resident laughing. If as Norman Cousins said "Laughter is the best medicine" then this 122-page book is a medical recipe for any type of ailment.Although Dave Abbott is known world-wide for his speaking humour his translation to the Gutenberg-format has caught this acoustical rhythm.From his Irish "Spy stories" to those about pilots will throughly exercise your laughing mechanisms.Don't just stand there and listen to me: go buy the book.Frank Ogden "Dr. Tomorrow"

refreshingly new

This book has many delightful funny and touching stories which I have never seen written down before. The author has drawn on his own personal experience and certainly touched me with his stories of the Behan and Kennedy families. We'd look forward to more short stories from Mr Abbott.