Wicked Irish | 
 enlarge | Author: Howard Tomb
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Category: Book
Buy New: $27.06
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 331749
Media: Paperback
Edition: Min
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 64
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 5.7 x 3.9 x 0.3
ISBN: 076111355X
Dewey Decimal Number: 491.62834210207
UPC: 019628113559
EAN: 9780761113553
ASIN: 076111355X
Publication Date: July 1, 1999
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Product Description
Master the gift of gab with the phrase book that makes Erin go ha!
From Dublin on Five Pints an Hour to Genuflection for Beginners, Wicked Irish helps visitors negotiate the nuances of a country where even trees are considered Protestant or Catholic. Learn to flatter customs agents: "'Tis a grand machine you have there, officer!" Politely decline the heavy Irish breakfast: "I've given up pig entrails/congealed blood for Lent." Show appreciation for fine whiskey: "ACK ACK! Mother Mary! That goes down the nun's knickers!" There's even a special section just for golfers: "Should I replace divots in consecrated ground? Am I entitled to relief from this dolmen/ewe/leprechaun? Shite! I don't usually lose a putt in the wind."
Wicked Irish is instant gift of gab, and soon you'll be toasting newfound friends, strangers, barmaids, and even stray dogs with confidence.
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 relax, don't worry, have a guinness August 3, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book was one of several on the night table in the guest room of my friend's house. I read it through before I turned out the light. The next morning, my host said to me: 'I guess you picked up the Wicked Irish book?'
I admitted I had. He said, 'Whenever somebody says goodnight, goes to bed and laughs for a half-an-hour, I know it's that book.'
And that's precisely what this book is good for, although I will try to work the expression 'the nun's knickers' into a conversation in the near future.
Lynn Hoffman, author of bang BANG
I'm Trying To Follow In Leopold Bloom's Footsteps. August 9, 2007
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
I have been teaching myself Gaelic for the past year or so but felt my instruction was lacking something; where was all the slang? How could I possibly make it in Ireland without knowing how to say that I've given up congealed blood for Lent, in Gaelic? What would I do if I was in a pub making eyes at a gentleman and couldn't tell him that I was spellbound by his deltoids, in Gaelic? How could I properly yell at a Dubliner without knowing to call him a Jackeen?
Wicked Irish is a pocket sized little book and its 64 pages are filled with some hilarious phrases. It gives you pick up lines, things to say at a wake, in church, on the golf course or in the pub. Mixed in with all the fun and frivolity is an equal amount of useful Gaelic sayings, if you're inclined to try it out on the locals. Each word is phonetically written out so if you are not familiar with the language you will have no problem pronouncing the words.
This book doesn't cost very much and the entertainment I have received from it was well worth the price and then some. One night after a few too many Guinness, my sister and had a grand time reading through it and shouting insults at each other and our husbands; laughing the entire time. If anything, this book is a great conversation starter. Enjoy!
GIves you a giggle December 1, 2005
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is the type of book you would read on the long flight to Ireland if you're leaving from the US. No real practical use but it will delight your friends in Ireland if you share some of the phrases. Reading this book is a good way to relax and just have fun. Don't expect anything more.
 Cute, funny, but not trustworthy December 22, 2004
17 out of 19 found this review helpful
If you are considering getting this book as a fun way to add some vocabulary to your study of Irish, don't. It's very funny, but even with my very (!) limited knowledge of Irish I've found a mistake - so now of course I don't take anything it says at face value.
Specifically (leaving out the marks that are difficult to type), p. 59, Social Ireland, Kiss My Aphorism:
"May the road" = "Go n-eiri",
"rise to meet" = "an bothar",
"your face" = "i t'aghaidh"
Apparently they just cut apart the phrase, without regard for grammar.
Well worth the price as a general humor book. A nice thing to leave on the coffee table to amuse your friends. Just don't try to learn from it.
Funny, not realistic, Irish phrase book August 17, 2004
15 out of 22 found this review helpful
When you think you might want to learn a new language, first read How To Learn Any Language. You'll find a path to follow for learning languages. One tool is the phrasebook. This phrasebook, however, isn't really what you're looking for. It is funny, outrageous, and it has a pronunciation guide. There are a lot of golfing references (strange enough), and really interesting bits of background history of the country. I just can't imagine ever saying "That goes down like the nun's knickers!" in a pub, no matter how strong the whiskey.
It is funny to see it laid out in Irish's horrific grammar.
Get this book to lighten you up a bit as you slosh through Learning Irish (the best Irish course out there).
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