From Clery's Clock to Wanderly Wagon by Damian Corless

From Clery's Clock to Wanderly Wagon by Damian Corless

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From Clery's Clock to Wanderly Wagon by Damian Corless

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: 9,000 Years of Irish Weather

'Amusing and erudite'

* Sunday Business Post *

'Immensely entertaining.'

* Irish Voice *

Damian Corless, a journalist and a former editor of Magill and In Dublin, currently contributes to the Irish Independent. He has written comedy sketches for BBC TV's classic Big Train and RTE's award-winning Stew. His acclaimed books include You'll Ruin Your Dinner and his most recent book, Looks Like Rain, a lively, humorous look at how weather has done its bit for and against Ireland over the past 9,000 years.

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ISBN 13 9781848892279
ISBN 10 1848892276
Title From Clery's Clock to Wanderly Wagon
Author Damian Corless
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Gill
Year published 2014-09-15
Number of pages 224
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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