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Author Thomsen, Brian

Title Ireland's most wanted : the top 10 book of Celtic pride, fantastic folklore, and oddities of the Emerald Isle / Brian M. Thomsen
Edition 1st ed
Published Washington, DC : Potomac Books, ©2005

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Description 1 online resource (x, 277 pages) : illustrations
Series Most wanted
Most wanted.
Contents Cover; Contents; List of Photographs; Introduction; Irish Emblems, Terms, and Things Known by All; Proverbs and Maxims; Saintly Scions; High Crosses; Sites of Beauty and Wonder; Irish Castles; Dublin History before 1850; Modern Dublin History; Irish Bars of Dublin; Irish Bars in New York City; Irish Pub Drinks; Irish Cocktails; Spirited Drinkers of the Old Sod; Irish Delicacies; Rebel Songs; Heroes of Legend and History; Legendary Lasses; Silver-Tongued Orators; Irish Men of the Cloth; Irish Novelists; Narratives of Ireland; Memoirs of the Old Sod; Poets, Playwrights, and Pamphleteers
Pearls of Wisdom from Oscar WildeActors of The Emerald Isle; Irish Actresses; Out-of-Place Irish; U.S. Film Appearances by Irish Republican Army Members; Cinematic Masterpieces of the Old Sod; Irish Filmmakers; Acts, Shows, and Entertainers; Engineers, Explorers, and Men of Science; Ghosts, Spectres, and Other Spooky Stuff; Sprites, Spirits, and Superstitions; Leprechauns; Sports Figures and Accomplishments; Ireland's Contributions to Rock 'n' Roll; Gems of Irish TV; The Emerald Isle in Emmy Contention; Irish-American Politicians Past and Present; St. Patrick's Day Parades
Battles on the Old SodIndignities and Crimes; The Worst of the Penal Laws; Irish Jailbirds; Guerrilla Warriors of the Old Sod; Rebellions, Mutinies, and Rescues; Irish Warriors Fighting off the Shores of the Emerald Isle; IRA Guerrilla Objectives; Societies and Gangs; Cutthroats and Killers; The Heights of Irish Absurdity; Irish Stereotypes; Irish Jokes; Museums, Libraries, and Research Centers; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W; X; Y; About the Author
Summary Faith and begorrah, 'tis a grand book, it is!
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-269) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Curiosities and wonders -- Ireland
HISTORY -- Europe -- Ireland.
Curiosities and wonders
SUBJECT Ireland -- Miscellanea
Subject Ireland
Genre/Form Trivia and miscellanea
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781597974424
1597974420