More trivia about Ireland than you ever needed to know!Distract yourself from doom-and-gloom with useless information: guaranteed to make you a hit at parties or gatherings of more than one person!
This book contains jewels like the following:
- During the first half of the nineteenth century, the average number of CHILDREN per household in Ireland was 10.
- An ancient Irish marriage ritual called ‘handfasting’, involved tying a rope between the newlyweds’ wrists for 366 days. It is said that this is where the expression ‘TYING THE KNOT’ originated.
- ISBN10 1847171915
- ISBN13 9781847171917
- Publish Date 16 November 2009
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country IE
- Imprint O'Brien Press Ltd
- Format Paperback (A-Format (178x111 mm))
- Pages 128
- Language English