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Hundreds of hilarious hypothetical questions for anyone aged 6 to 106 who loves princess movies, stories and fairy tales.Would you rather have Harr...

Quotes are instant sympathy. A good quote says, I've been there, too, in just a few words. And the perfect quote in the perfect moment can be just ...

Meet Maggie Muff, Belfasts newest and most loveable heroine. On a trip to the Bru she meets Mr Red White and Blue (Belfasts answer to Christian Gre...

In 1999, Aaron Peckham established UrbanDictionary.com, inviting users to define their world by compiling the most epic collection of slang ever. S...

'Susie Dent is a national treasure' RICHARD OSMAN'Susie Dent is a one-off. She breathes life and fun into words and language' PAM AYRES____________...

Superpiss used to be a brand of windscreen washer fluid in Finland but they've changed the name for some reason. Bra milk has gone the same way.Luc...

You know your one Nikita? Youve seen her around town: always within 100 metres of Penneys (where she likes to spend her eurdos), her hair done up i...

Who else but the Irish can perform minor miracles with a prayer to St Anthony? Or truly appreciate the medicinal purposes of flat 7Up? Not to menti...

Dundonians have a defining, distinctive way of expressing themselves and communicating feelings. The ancient citys characteristic accent can be hea...

The perfect stocking filler for anyone who imagines themselves flying a spitfire . . . Drop your visiting cards, put aside your beer-lever, stop be...

This is an articulatory reference guide for actors and anyone fascinated by the modern Scots language. This book focuses on the particular dialects...

All over Ireland there are oul fellas putting the world to rights. They've little patience for the ogeous handlins they find themselves in; they b...

Although rap music is famous for its ingenuity, double entendres and clever turns of phrase, until now no one has attempted to collect rap lyrics i...

Craic, or crack is a Gaelic word, with no exact English translation. The closest you get is fun. The expression ceoil agus craic, means music and f...

What better way to say how you feel than with a collection of cute and paw-sitive af-fur-mations? With over 60...

Collated from various sources including Helen Beatons 1925 At the Back o Benachie and Professor Alexander Fentons academic collection of the saying...

From rebels to writers, athletes to astronauts, join Kate Fox takes on an entertaining and eye-opening journey through the lives of t...

Robert Sheehan is one of Irelands brightest stars of the screen, both at home and abroad. Best known for his roles in Love/Hate and The Umbrella Ac...

Waterford Whispers News is the ninth annual from Ireland''s leading online satirical site, featuring the funniest stories of the year. Read all abo...

The surely soon-to-be million-copy bestselling sort-of inspirational parody.. A timeless parody of C...

In his second book Ronan Moore, author of Irishology, has created a humorous and irreverent guide to every county in Ireland: Galway, where rainfal...

This is not a book about how to be posh. We have some slightly bigger issues to deal with these days.We've all got a million things to do and are c...

Waterford Whispers News 2019 is the sixth annual from Ireland''s leading online satirical site, featuring the funniest stories of the year. Packed ...

Discover everything you''ve ever wanted to know about marijuana all in one place with this authoritative A-to-Z guide to cannabis!What''s a wake an...

A Pocket Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue is a profane guide to the slang from the backstreets and taverns of 18th-century London. This slang dicti...

If you can't say something nice... say it in emoji.Shock your friends and family with this brilliantly offensive collection of emoji put-downs and ...

An indispensable companion for readers, writers, and even casual users of the language, the Penguin Modern Classics edition of Kingsley Amis's The ...

Here We F**king Go (HWFG) is the much-anticipated follow up to Chris McQueer s hilarious, award-winning debut short story collection Hings. In HWFG...

While officially in Ireland we may have only two languages, in truth is it is probably closer to three: English, Irish and Irish-English. And it is...

It is essential in polite society to be aware of social niceties. One needs to be aware when cooling your luncheon that ones bunnet should be wafte...

The Broons are a very close 11-strong family! And in a tenement flat, it can get mair crowded than Sauchiehall Street on a Saturday night when abod...

The Irish mix wit and wisdom the way they do whiskey and water, and to the same intoxicating effect. Irish wit is an art form that can be sage, ...