Irish Wit: Religion, the Law, Literature, Love, Drink, Wisdom and Proverbs (Wit of Ireland) [Paperback]

Sean McCann (Author), Tom Mathews (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Wit of Ireland | Publication Date: August 1, 2001

Irish wit is an art form, centuries old yet up-to-the-minute wise, insulting, obscure, profound and idiotic. For years the Irish have mixed wit with wisdom -- as they have porter with whiskey -- and to the same intoxicating effect! In this book, Sean McCann has succeeded in distilling the essence of Irish wit -- on love, religion, the "hard stuff", the English -- with a generous mix from Behan, Yeats, Swift, Moore, O'Casey, but above all from "yer man", the leading authority on everything that grows, breeds, breathes, thinks or computes in the land.

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About the Author

Sean McCann is the author of The Wit of Oscar Wilde.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: O'Brien Pr; 2nd edition (August 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0862782279
• ISBN-13: 978-0862782276
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.3 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,136,991 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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