Who's Feckin' Who in Irish History

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Cover; Title Page; Contents; Cormac Mac Airt; Niall of the Nine Hostages; St. Patrick; St. Brigid; St. Brendan the Navigator/the Voyager; Ivar the Boneless; Brian Boru; Dermot MacMurrough; Ruaidhrí Ua Conchobhair (Rory O'Connor); St. Laurence O'Toole; Gerald Mór FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare; Silken Thomas; Grace O'Malley; Hugh O'Neill; Red Hugh O'Donnell; Owen Roe O'Neill; St. Oliver Plunkett; Robert Boyle; Patrick Sarsfield; Jonathan Swift; Turlough O'Carolan; George Berkeley; Arthur Guinness; Oliver Goldsmith; Henry Grattan; Joseph Holt; Lord Edward Fitzgerald; Theobald Wolfe Tone.;Did an Irish monk discover America? Which rebel died of having a feckin' tooth pulled? And who in the name of Jaysus was responsible for the Pledge? If you've ever wondered how much of our rabble-rousing history is true, and how much a load of wojus oul' bull, then look no further. From the great to the gormless, this book is a hilarious parade of the life stories of Ireland's favourite heroes and gougers. Gathered in a collection of the best anecdotes from our chequered past, it will tell you everything you need to know about our writers, revolutionaries, and rogues. You never know - it might help you win the odd pub quiz as well ... The Feckin' collection returns with a funny, original and quirky take on some of Ireland's most famous faces! Illustrated with photographs and cartoons, the book covers key Irish figures across the millenia like: William Butler Yeats - Nobel Prize winning poet Saint Patrick - Patron Saint of Ireland Sir Ernest Shacklton - legendary Antarctic explorer Jonathan Swift - the man who wrote Gulliver's Travels Grace O'Mally - the pirate queen who ran Queen Elizabeth's troups ragged Brian Boru - the last High King of Ireland And many more!