The Book of Feckin' Irish Trivia

By Colin Murphy and Donal O'Dea

Book Overview

Ireland trivia challenges readers by offering entertaining, surprising facts to counter gloom.

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847171915
• ISBN13: 9781847171917
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: O'Brien Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 7.4"