STOP YOUR SHENANIGANS (NEW ISLAND BOOKS) (PB)

A humorous and insightful look at the origins of some of Ireland’s more colourful and interesting words. Many of them have travelled a long way and have interesting stories to tell including amadán, banshee, an béal bocht, bladdar, plámás, blas, bockety, coleen, ciotóg, cruiskeen, dudeen, galore, gossure, keening, meitheal, meela murder, plamause, shebeen and sláinte.