num_pages: 119
description: Hearing news of a death or marriage, consoling neighbours in sorrow or sharing their joy, looking for a husband or wife, saving turf or going fishing - Irish people have blessings and curses for every occasion, as highlighted in this book.
language: English
title: Before the Devil Knows You're Dead: Irish Blessings, Toasts and Curses
titlecomplete: Before the Devil Knows You're Dead: Irish Blessings, Toasts and Curses
ratings_count: 6
publisher: Mercier Press