{"product_id":"gallivanting-with-words","title":"Gallivanting with Words","description":"'Not only is Gallivanting with Words a treasure trove of fascinating facts, it's also funny. Very funny.' JOHN CREEDON\n\n'Colm explains and elevates our unique linguistic heritage in a book that will be treasured by generations to come; it's hilarious and full of love for our language and the people who use it.' DONAL RYAN\n\nGallivanting With Words is a captivating tour of the phrases, quirks and glorious oddities that make Hiberno-English so special. From Shakespearean echoes in 'WE'LL HAVE THE TAY' to old curses — 'MAY THE DEVIL MAKE A LADDER OF YOUR SPINE' — this is language to be celebrated and enjoyed.\n\nRambling from Cork to Connemara, you'll meet LANGERS, DOSES and GURRIERS; learn the difference between NOTHING TOO HECTIC and getting LOCKED; and find out why foxes caused SHENANIGANS. Along the way, you'll discover words from THEMUNS and USSUNS, hear the SLAGGING from the GAA sideline, and maybe even steal a SNEAKY SHIFT.\n\nWarm, sharp and gloriously Irish, this book is both a love letter and a laugh-out-loud romp through the words that shape us — the ones we use, the ones we've lost and the ones that make us who we are.","brand":"Colm O'Regan","offers":[{"title":"M.H. Gill \u0026 Co. U. C. \/ 2025 \/ 555","offer_id":55548131574101,"sku":"9781804583487","price":3.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0501\/4188\/8668\/files\/1804583480.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg?v=1793105408","url":"https:\/\/www.bookworld.ie\/products\/gallivanting-with-words","provider":"Book World Ireland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}