Who Gives a Focal: A Hundred Words and Phrases Ireland Gave the English Language

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We Irish have enriched the English language with a slew of snazzy gems. Did you know were the ones behind quarks, electrons and vectors, Sudocrem and Wellington boots No surprise that we invented begrudgery, but croquet and Wunderkindwere us too! So if some yahoo is getting on your nerves, dont box him in the gob hit him with Irishisms galore, and youll soon put the kibosh on his shaninagans. Ydig

Written and illustrated by Colin Murphy and Donal O'Dea, the craggy old blokes behind the bestselling Feckin' Collection and Stuff Irish People Love.

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Colin Murphyis the author ofmore than two dozen booksand co-author of the bestselling Feckin collection (The OBrien Press). His dbut historical novelBoycott(Brandon) was published in 2012 to great acclaim.In his spare time, he is a dedicated hillwalker, and frequently contributes articles to MountainViews.ie. Donal O'Dea is a senior Art Director at one of Irelands leading advertising agencies.