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"This is a charming gift book that celebrates everything that's wonderful about the green isle. Ranging from geographical wonders to cultural symbols, literary genius to enduring monuments, there is something for everyone. Also featuring mini-biographies of great Irish men and women, entertaining quotations and fascinating facts, ""Best of Irish"" is a lovely book championing the achievements, quirks and cultural wealth of Ireland. This title includes: mini-biographies of Oscar Wilde, Robert Boyle, James Joyce and Bono; tales of leprechauns and shamrock; the Giants Causeway; the Battle of the Boyne; and, the history of Guinness and St Patrick's Day."

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9781843173410

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When anyone asks me about the Irish character, I say look at the trees. Maimed, stark, and misshapen, but ferociously tenacious. --Edna O'Brien

That's the Irish people all overthey treat a joke as a serious thing, and a serious thing as a joke. Sean O'Casey, The Shadow of a Gunman (1923)

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Hannah Mulholland was born in Dublin and worked as a freelance journalist in Ireland before moving to London where she is now a copywriter.

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