In Search of the Craic
Author: Colin Irwin
Publisher:
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780233002941
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The Secret of the Treasure Keepers
Author: A.M. Howell
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
Published: 2022-03-31
Total Pages: 233
ISBN-13: 1803705515
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the bestselling and award-winning A.M. Howell, author of The Garden of Lost Secrets and The House of One Hundred Clocks, comes a brand-new thrilling historical mystery of stolen treasure, friendship and deep courage set in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War. February 1948. Ruth has been whisked off to the lonely Rook Farm to investigate the discovery of long-buried treasure with her mother. But at the farmhouse, she finds secrets lurk around every corner. Joe, the farmer's son, is hiding something about the treasure, while land girl Audrey watches their every move. But before Ruth can find out more, the treasure is stolen... With a storm coming, Ruth must race to uncover the secrets of the treasure keepers before all of their lives are changed forever. Praise for A.M. Howell WINNER OF THE MAL PEET CHILDREN'S AWARD WINNER OF THE EAST ANGLIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR A SUNDAY TIMES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE WEEK "Howell is a hypnotically readable writer, who keeps the pulse racing, while allowing every character slowly to unravel." The Telegraph "Gripping plot as well as authentic historical detail." The Daily Mail "Fans of Emma Carroll will adore this historical tale of derring-do and righted wrongs." The Times "Atmospheric, full of period detail, and most importantly, thrilling." The i
Wordcatcher
Author: Phil Cousineau
Publisher: Cleis Press
Published: 2010-04-13
Total Pages: 331
ISBN-13: 1573444006
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe English poet W.H. Auden was once asked to teach a poetry class. 200 students applied, but he only had space for 20. When asked how he chose his students, he said he picked only those who truly loved words. Wordcatcher is a book for just such people: people who are fascinated by words, their origins, history and meaning. Who would ever have thought the country of Canada was named after a mistake? Or that all the adventures of Ancient Greek sailors rest on the word 'nostalgia'? Cousineau's delightful and fascinating book is the perfect gift for anyone with a love of words.
A Massive Book Full of FECKIN' IRISH SLANG that's Great Craic for Any Shower of Savages
Author: Colin Murphy
Publisher: The O'Brien Press Ltd
Published: 2016-09-26
Total Pages: 129
ISBN-13: 1847178944
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe deadliest ever dictionary of Irish slang! Can you tell your cute hoors from your chancers, or your gougers from your gurriers? Do you know a slapper, a snapper, a shaper or a sleeveen when you see one? No? Well, that's coola boola, because we've put together the most massive, mighty and manky collection of Irish slang in history, or at least in donkey's years. So stop acting the maggot and give it a lash! 'Side-splitting ... Irish Slang's the business!' The Sun
A Course Called Ireland
Author: Tom Coyne
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2010-02-02
Total Pages: 329
ISBN-13: 1592405282
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe hysterical story bestseller about one man's epic Celtic sojourn in search of ancestors, nostalgia, and the world's greatest round of golf By turns hilarious and poetic, A Course Called Ireland is a magnificent tour of a vibrant land and paean to the world's greatest game in the tradition of Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods. In his thirties, married, and staring down impending fatherhood, Tom Coyne was familiar with the last refuge of the adult male: the golfing trip. Intent on designing a golf trip to end all others, Coyne looked to Ireland, the place where his father has taught him to love the game years before. As he studied a map of the island and plotted his itinerary, it dawn on Coyne that Ireland was ringed with golf holes. The country began to look like one giant round of golf, so Coyne packed up his clubs and set off to play all of it-on foot. A Course Called Ireland is the story of a walking-averse golfer who treks his way around an entire country, spending sixteen weeks playing every seaside hole in Ireland. Along the way, he searches out his family's roots, discovers that a once-poor country has been transformed by an economic boom, and finds that the only thing tougher to escape than Irish sand traps are Irish pubs.
Serendipity and Craic
Author: Alan Clegg
Publisher:
Published: 2021-06-14
Total Pages: 78
ISBN-13: 9781954908963
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat a colourful life the author of these poems has led and it certainly shows in his various works. I love that they are not all of the same cloth from a subject and mood perspective. From the seriousness of What land is this I gaze upon? with its uplifting, almost spiritual words which build up the scene so masterfully to the tongue-in-cheek humour of Gary the Grasshopper, - the Matatu and -the Auldest Swinger in Town, the diversity is fabulous. As whole I found the poetry extremely clever and often wickedly and tremendously witty. Whether detailed or brief, each poem successfully tells a story, which to carry the reader along with the intended mood of the author. Being South African, I laughed so hard and was so thoroughly entertained by the Matatu as it so accurately describes a minibus taxi as if in fact it could feel. I chuckled further at - the Auldest Swinger in Town, which was the perfect marriage of humour, poetry and superb storytelling. Monkey on a Rope was also brilliantly clever (and educational) and I particularly loved the ending which tied in so beautifully and gives a thought-provoking touch. I do believe the poet has a way with words that is superbly entertaining. I thoroughly enjoyed his work.
Setsuko and the Song of the Sea
Author: Fiona Barker
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
Published: 2024-02-07
Total Pages: 22
ISBN-13: 1837916373
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSetsuko loves the sea. She swims its shallows. She dives its depths. But she worries that her friends have chosen to abandon her way of life. Then she meets a whale who also fears he is the last of his kind. In return for giving him hope, he gifts her a song which she uses to remind people of the beauty of the ocean. Setsuko took the song and made it her own. They played together from the first crisp light of morning until the setting of the evening sun. Everyone who heard Setsuko's song was filled with the wonder of the sea. They remembered the beauty and mystery of the ocean. A story of an unlikely friendship, Setsuko and her friend the whale have one thing in common - their love of the sea. Much like the revered ama-san, - women who have been diving off the coast of the Shima peninsula in Japan for over 2,000 years - Setsuko is a strong girl who is on the path to becoming one of these real-life mermaids.
AMAZING WORDS.
Author: PHIL. COUSINEAU
Publisher: Jaico Publishing House
Published: 2019-01-01
Total Pages: 303
ISBN-13: 9388423615
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPeople That Don't Exist Are Citizens of a Made-Up Country
Author: Joe Horgan
Publisher: eBook Partnership
Published: 2021-09-09
Total Pages: 83
ISBN-13: 1839783699
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPeople That Don't Exist Are Citizens Of A Made Up Country is an exploration of family emigration in the context of global migration. It seeks to display the increasingly universal reality of displacement as a lived experience. In a sequence of interlinked chapter essays migrant reality is married to one family's history.
A Few Drops Short of a Pint
Author: Chris Dowding
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Published: 2008-12-03
Total Pages: 358
ISBN-13: 1442953128
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith 700 pubs in Dublin alone, the Irish have no shortage of places to enjoy a pint of the black stuff. Guinness is very big business. Distinctive black delivery trucks scurried around the city carrying large kegs to the pubs. Advertisements were played regularly on TV. There were large posters on bridges, buses and billboards everywhere. In Dub...
