The Little Book of Irishisms: Know the Irish through our Words

Product Description
If an Irish person said to you, “Gimmie that yoke,” would you think they were talking about an egg? If so, 99% of the time, you’d be wrong. How about banjaxed, bockety or craic? Any idea what they mean?\nThe Little Book of Irishisms is for anyone who wants to understand the Irish, not just how we speak English, but how we are as people, relaxed about some things, picky about others.\nIt’s also for those who'd like to sound Irish, even just for St. Patrick’s Day. An ambitious goal. But why not “give it a lash for the craic?”\nIn this little book, you’ll learn handy tricks to Irishify your sentences – and how to avoid those clangers that people think we say but never actually do, like the classic, “Top of the morning to you.”\nYou’ll even achieve the impossible and discover how to pronounce Irish names – like Clodagh, Tadhgh or Caoilfhinn. Call it a public service.\nIf you’re coming to Ireland and want to fit right in, this book’s for you. If you can’t make it to our little nation, here’s a way of visiting in spirit. “Go on, go on, go on. You will, you will, you will,” to quote the infamous Irish comedy,
Father Ted.\nThe Little Book of Irishisms is the perfect gift for anyone who enjoys being part of the Irish community.\nDue to a post-Brexit Amazon issue, people living in Ireland may have difficulty buying paperbacks from amazon.co.uk and should visit the amazon.de site. I have lowered the price of
The Little Book of Irishisms on amazon.de to counteract the increased delivery charge. Amazon assure me that they are working to resolve this issue.
About the Author
Aimee Alexander is the pen name of bestselling Irish author, Denise Deegan. She lives in Dublin with her family where she regularly dreams of sunshine, a life without cooking and her novels being made into movies. \nAimee has been a nurse, china restorer, pharmaceutical sales rep, college lecturer, public relations executive and entrepreneur.\nJoin Aimee's Reader's Club to connect with Aimee and receive a free short story, news and giveaways. To sign up, copy and paste this link into your browser's address bar: eepurl.com/-II1X\nYou can also visit Aimee's website on: aimeealexander.com