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    Irish Wit and Humor
    Irish Wit and Humor
    Irish Wit and Humor
    Audiobook5 hours

    Irish Wit and Humor

    Published by Author's Republic

    Narrated by James E. Carson

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    About this audiobook

    Folklore, humor, proverbs, toasts -- and blarney!

    Excerpted anecdotes from the biographies of Swift, Curran, O'Leary and O'Connell, relating humorous snippets of politics in Ireland. For some these may be poignant in addition to being humorous and for others they may be humorous in addition to being poignant.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthor's Republic
    Release dateAug 16, 2016
    ISBN9781518931710
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