
Irish Signs and Notices
Desmond MacHale(Author)
The Mercier Press
Published on 1. March 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-85635-658-9 (ISBN)
Description
What is it about a sign or a notice that often provokes hilarity? The message is condensed, space is at a premium, and the sign or notice often loses its meaning, or indeed acquires a whole new meaning, sometimes unintended, and in many delicious cases, quite rude. To put this book together Des MacHale has scoured public toilets (not literally!) hotels, churches, shops and supermarkets, garage forecourts, car stickers, undertakers (surprisingly funny), pubs and bars, buses, trains, factories, schools and colleges, farms, newspapers, sports clubs, and indeed just about anywhere sigs and notices are displayed in Ireland. The results are hilarious and add yet another dimension to Irish humour, already known to be among the best in the world.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cork
Ireland
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85635-658-9 (9781856356589)
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Person
Des MacHale was born in Castlebar, County Mayo. He works in University College Cork as Associate Professor of Mathematics. He is a regular contributor to all forms of media on both mathematics and humour. He has had over thirty humour books published, including the hugely successful series of 'Wit' books.