Gift of the gab
Subtitle: the Irish conversation guide
By: Tadhg Hayes ; illustrated by Terry Willers
Contributors: Willers, Terry, illustrator
Publisher: O'Brien Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Dublin, Ireland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 89
ISBN-13: 9781847172891
Subjects: English language; Dialects; Conversation and phrase books; Irish wit and humor
Work titles: Wit of Irish conversation
Notes: Published as The Wit of Irish Conversation, 1998.
Table of contents: title: Opening lines. Greetings ; The weather ; Health ; Opening questions ; The Craic; title: Cover-ups. The poor mouth ; Excessive modesty ; Blarney; title: Something for all occasions. The pub ; Sport ; Travel ; Shopping ; Visiting ; Christenings, weddings, funerals ; Awkward situations; title: Green, white, orange; title: and blue! Fillers ; Curses; title: Parting shots. Farewells ; Congratulations; title: Dictionary.