Series:

The Feckin' Collection

14 total works

Cover of The Book of Feckin' Irish Sayings For When You Go On The Batter With A Shower of Savages

As a serious study of the nuances of the English language as spoken in Ireland, this book is as useful as tits on a bull. On the other hand, if you’d like to have a baldy of understanding the various expressions you regularly hear around Ireland, you’d have to be off your face to ignore it. So stall the ball there! Whether you’re a fine bit of stuff or you have a head like a lump of wet turf, this invaluable collection of Ireland’s most treasured (and irreverent) sayings is definitely worth having a gander at!

Cover of The Book of Irish Songs yer oul' fella always sang when he was jarred at a hooley

Every song you never wanted to hear warbled again -- and then some.

You've heard them all a thousand times before in the pub or at a late night hooley … Danny Boy, Biddy Mulligan, The Wild Colonial Boy. You've knocked back your Jemmy with a drop of water or your Vodka and red, breathed deeply and then tried desperately to remember the opening lines to your party piece. But all that comes out is 'la la di da di da la la'. Fear no more. They're all here in all their glory -- every word, every line, every chorus of the most popular Irish songs ever to be performed through that happy, misty haze of alcohol. The only thing we can't guarantee is your singing. But don't worry. Everyone will be so plastered they won't notice!

Cover of What Are We Feckin’ Like?
Traditionally, there has been a stereotypical image of the Irish as happy-go-lucky, loveable male rogues and flaming, red-haired, hot spirited lassies.

So what is the feckin’ Irish character really like? What better way to find out than to take a gander inside at individual characters themselves? You never know, you might just recognise yourself!

As you read, please remember what the great psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud had to say about the Irish – ‘This is one race of people for whom psychoanalysis is of no use whatsoever’.

Cover of The Feckin' Book of Irish Sex and Love that's not fit for dacent people's eyes
There's been a rule of thumb in Ireland the last thousand years - if it's something you enjoy, it's a sin. And if it's anything to do with SEX, it's a mortal sin. Here, in one uncensored package, is everything you've ever wanted to know about sex and love in Ireland but were afraid to ask for fear of a clatter on the ear - Abstinence, Confession, Clingfilm, Croke Park, the Ballybunion Bachelor Festival ... what more could you ask? Find out who shouldn't have, but did; why there were lots of 'fallen women' but no 'fallen men'; and the extreme measures taken to stop us thinking about our wobbly bits and return to singing about the Famine.

Cover of The Feckin' Book of Everything Irish
A deadly compendium of all your favourite feckin’ books

Do you know the difference between a bowsie and a cute hoor? Can you sing all the words to ‘Raggle Taggle Gypsy’ or whip up a Beef and Guinness casserole with a side of Boxty? If these questions have you scratching your head, then look no further.

Discover how feckin’ deadly Irish Slang can be, find out why plastic-wrap played a vital role in the sex lives of the Irish in the seventies, learn the words to the most beloved Irish songs and get the recipes for the most famous and delicious Irish dishes. The Feckin’ Book of Everything Irish is a laughter-filled guide to the genuine culture of Ireland.

Cover of Who's Feckin' Who in Irish History

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!

Cover of The Feckin' Book of Bankers, Builders, Blaggers and Bowsies that Banjaxed the Nation

Complete from Affluenza to Zombie Bank, complete with Bullshit Boxes full of what the messers who go us here said before we all got downsized.

Cover of The Book of Feckin' Irish Trivia
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.

Cover of The Feckin' Book of Irish Stuff: Céilís, Claddagh rings, Leprechauns & Other Aul' Blarney

Those Feckin' lads are back!

Packed full of hilarious banter and craic, The Feckin' Book of Céilís, Come-all-yes, Claddagh Rings and other Blarney is stuffed with topics that the Irish are famous for, whether they like it or not! Includes…

  • The Aran Sweater
  • The Full Irish Breakfast
  • Irish Stew
  • Kissing the Blarney Stone
  • The Bodhran and the craic to be had at Wakes.
  • And many more

Cover of The Feckin' Book of Irish Love
There’s been a rule of thumb in Ireland the last thousand years - if it’s something you enjoy, it’s a sin. And if it’s anything to do with SEX, it’s a mortal sin.

Here, in one uncensored package, is everything you’ve ever wanted to know about sex and love in Ireland but were afraid to ask for fear of a clatter on the ear – From Abstinence to Virginity via Confession, Clingfilm, Croke Park and the Ballybunion Bachelor Festival ... what more could you ask?

Find out who shouldn’t have, but did; why there were lots of ‘fallen women’ but no ‘fallen men’; and the extreme measures taken to stop us thinking about our wobbly bits and return to singing about the Famine.

Cover of The Book of Luvely Irish Recipes yer ma useta make when you were a little gurrier
Ah, Ireland. Renowned the world over for the great wealth of its cuisine. Sorry, that should have read 'the great wealth of its politicians'. But really, in Ireland you can't beat eating. Well, okay, you can -- there's drinking -- and of course, there's sex. So it's just as well that this book combines all three in a heady stew, with a gansey-load of uniquely Irish recipes you'll remember from your youth, along with some of Ireland's favourite ingredients of religion, politics and cynicism thrown in for good measure.Bon appetit! Or as they say in Termonfeckin, get that into yer gob, ye dirty little bowsie ye!

Cover of The Feckin' Book of Irish Insults for gobdaws as thick as manure and only half as useful
Hey you! Yeah, you holding this book, you with the face like a constipated greyhound. You're the sap in the family tree. Wouldn't know your langer from your thumb except for the nail. Word is if brains were taxed you'd be due a rebate.

But why stand there and be insulted? With the help of this invaluable collection of Irish insults, you'll be able to tell your boss that for someone without cows he produces an awful lot of bullshit. Or your husband he's as useful as a concrete currach. Or you might observe that your wife's arse is as wide as a Leitrim hurler's shot.

Cover of A Massive Book Full of FECKIN’ IRISH SLANG that’s Great Craic for Any Shower of Savages

The deadliest ever dictionary of Irish slang!

Can you tell your cute hoors from your chancers, or your gougers from your gurriers? Do you know a slapper, a snapper, a shaper or a sleeveen when you see one? No? Well, that’s coola boola, because we’ve put together the most massive, mighty and manky collection of Irish slang in history, or at least in donkey’s years. So stop acting the maggot and give it a lash!

'Side-splitting ... Irish Slang's the business!' The Sun

Cover of Now That's What I Call A Big Feckin' Irish Book
Do you know your “Doss Artists” from your “Doxies?” Want to give someone a piece of your mind with a wicked insult like, “You’re as useful as an ashtray in a force-10 gale?”

Find all that and more in this riotous, fascinating guide to Irish culture.

It includes:

  • Twenty-five of the most popular Irish surnames: where they originated, what they mean, and all that oul’ blarney
  • Enough Irish slang to pepper your conversations with and impress your friends
  • Tried and tested Irish insults that are as wicked as they are craic
  • A gansey-load of fascinating facts and interestingIrish trivia
There is even a chapter filled with age-old Irish proverbs that will ensure you’ll never be short of a few wise words. Get reading or you’ll be in rag order!