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From clery's clock to wanderly wagon, Irish history you weren't taught at school, Damian Corless ; Hugh Adams, cover design

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From clery's clock to wanderly wagon, Irish history you weren't taught at school, Damian Corless ; Hugh Adams, cover design

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references

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illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

From clery's clock to wanderly wagon

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electronic resource eBook

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bibliographydictionaries

Responsibility statement

Damian Corless ; Hugh Adams, cover design

Sub title

Irish history you weren't taught at school

Summary

Kerrygold butter. The Dublin Spire. The Buntús Cainte booklet. The DeLorean sports car. All of these things are an indisputable part of Irish history, yet never quite made the school curriculum. Damian Corless uses his trademark wit to trawl through our past and capture fleeting moments on the way to modern Ireland. Old reliables like the Angelus Bell, the Aran sweater, the shillelagh and the Jack Charlton mug spring fresh surprises. This is a seriously entertaining ramble through an alternative history of Ireland that you weren't taught at school.  Also by this author: Looks Like Rain: 9,00

Table Of Contents

Cover; Title Page; About the Author ; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; 1 THE HALF-CROWN COIN; 2 THE SHAMROCK CAR; 3 'THE SOLDIER'S SONG' SHEET MUSIC; 4 THE QUIET MAN POSTER; 5 THE TELEPHONE DIRECTORY; 6 THE CITIZENS BAND RADIO SET; 7 THE BLACK BABIES BOX; 8 THE PEARSE-CUCHULAINN TEN-BOB PIECE; 9 THE CERTIFICATE OF IRISHNESS; 10 THE PEAT BRIQUETTE; 11 THE UILLEANN PIPES; 12 GUINNESS; 13 HENRY II's PAPAL BULL; 14 THE DUBLIN TRAM; 15 THE TRICOLOUR; 16 IRISH WHISKEY; 17 20 MAJOR CIGARETTES; 18 THE PENNY COIN; 19 LINEN UNDERWEAR; 20 BUNGALOW BLISS; 21 THE SKULL OF A BARBARY APE22 the electric light bulb23 the head of oliver plunkett; 24 dowth, knowth & newgrange; 25 the strap; 26 the eurovision logo; 27 the thatched cottage; 28 the angelus bell; 29 the ryanair logo; 30 the irish elk; 31 the primus stove; 32 the saint brigid cross; 33 the aran jumper; 34 the anglo-irish treaty of 1921; 35 the shamrock; 36 the hedge school; 37 the john hinde postcard; 38 the buntús cainte booklet; 39 the book of kells; 40 the titanic centre, belfast; 41 the sacred heart lamp; 42 the soup bowl; 43 the bus stop; 44 the condom; 45 the road to nowhere; 46 the yellow pack47 the leaving certificate48 the high nelly; 49 the border customs post; 50 the 45-rpm hucklebuck; 51 the tara brooch; 52 mister tayto; 53 an fáinne nua; 54 the 1916 proclamation; 55 the joy by paul howard; 56 a modest proposal; 57 the irish coffee; 58 the pint brick of ice cream; 59 the lambeg drum; 60 gaeltacht roadsigns (blacked out); 61 the jack charlton mug; 62 the ballot paper; 63 the safe cross code booklet; 64 dublin's spire; 65 the mgm lion; 66 the marian grotto; 67 kerrygold butter; 68 the election poster; 69 fry's chocolate cream; 70 the irish sweeps ticket71 the massey ferguson tractor72 wanderly wagon; 73 the martello tower; 74 the cattle boat; 75 clery's clock; 76 the shovel; 77 the mass card; 78 the musical bus; 79 the irish donkey; 80 the 'i shot jr' sticker; 81 the tourist brochure; 82 the harp; 83 irish dancing brogues; 84 the catechism; 85 the film censor's certificate; 86 the delorean; 87 the cream phone box; 88 the tilley lamp; 89 the parish pump; 90 the jacob's biscuit tin; 91 the map of ireland; 92 the papal cross, phoenix park; 93 rosary beads; 94 the hurley; 95 the irish wolfhound; 96 the schoolbook97 DANIEL O'CONNELL'S DUELLING PISTOL98 THE BLARNEY STONE; 99 THE PIONEER PIN; 100 THE SHILLELAGH; 101 THE FLAT CAP; Bibliography; Imprint Page; If you have enjoyed this book, you might also enjoy the following eBooks

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