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How to Be Irish

Download or Read eBook How to Be Irish PDF written by David Slattery and published by Orpen Press. This book was released on 2011-10-31 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
How to Be Irish
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Publisher : Orpen Press
Total Pages : 186
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ISBN-10 : 9781871305418
ISBN-13 : 1871305411
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Book Synopsis How to Be Irish by : David Slattery

Book excerpt: From the quintessential Irish Mammy to love for all things GAA, the Irish have a particularities – and peculiarities – that make us different from our neighbours. Social anthropologist David Slattery takes us through the rules of being Irish with deadpan humour, from how to approach an Irish wedding or funeral to the Irish attitude to health, business, politics, death, Christmas and being cool. For his research, David canvassed undercover for a major political party during the recent election campaign, attended opportune weddings and funerals, and interviewed doctors, psychiatrists, and a bunch of builders: "I have begged, spied, knocked down my house, got a job, dressed in drag and drank in many pubs – all in the interest of science." A unique popular anthropology book about being Irish, not only will this book prove instructive to the tourist or foreigner who wants to blend in without a fuss, but the Irish will find it interesting as a mirror to how we are.


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