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The Great Book of Ireland: Interesting Stories, Irish History & Random Facts About Ireland

History & Fun Facts, Book 1

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The Great Book of Ireland: Interesting Stories, Irish History & Random Facts About Ireland

By: Bill O'Neill
Narrated by: Scott Miller
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How much do you know about Ireland? There’s so much to learn about the Emerald Isle that even its residents don’t know. In this trivia book, you’ll learn more about Ireland’s history, pop culture, folklore, and so much more!

In The Great Book of Ireland, you’ll learn:

  • How did Ireland get its name?
  • Why is it known as the Emerald Isle?
  • Who was St. Patrick really?
  • What do leprechauns and shamrocks have to do with St. Patrick’s Day?
  • Which Irish company had a 9,000-year lease?
  • What is Ireland’s top attraction?
  • Which movies have been filmed in Ireland?
  • Which famous novel may have been based on an Irish myth?
  • Which legends did the Irish believe in?

And so much more!

This book is packed with trivia facts about Ireland. Some of the facts you’ll learn in this book are shocking, some are tragic, and others will leave you with goosebumps. But they’re all interesting!

Whether you’re just learning about Ireland or you already think you’re an expert on the state, you’ll learn something you didn’t know in every chapter. Your history teacher will be interesting at all of your newfound knowledge.

So what are you waiting for? Get started to learn more about Ireland!

©2019 LAK Publishing (P)2019 LAK Publishing Europe Ireland

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Great book with interesting facts. I highly recommend it to anybody who’s going or even living in Ireland.

Great book.

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This book is great! At first, I thought it was going to be another large collection of Irish stereotypes, like: the Irish are lucky! (due to the general affiliation of leprechauns with the Irish), Ireland is a backwards European state, they love potatoes etc. This book turned out to be really interesting, with a lot of fun details about the great emerald island.
The significance of many things are explained in details, like why the green colour is associated with St.Patricks day and Ireland as a whole (spoiler: it is not because Ireland has a very green landscape!). I found a lot of the information from this book really useful for having an insider view into the history of Ireland and the accomplishments of the Irish people. Although, I am not certain to visit Ireland soon enough, but I am sure to have a better time exploring the island with all these stories and fun facts in mind.

I requested for this book, and was given as a free review copy. This review is solely based on my experience with this book.

Really informative and culturally relevant.

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This is a very interesting book. Ireland is one of the many fascinating places in Europe, with a lush vegetation and budding economy. However, many people (mostly brits) only go by stereotypes of what the Irish and Ireland are. I think think this book can be useful in changing these notions, as it contains a lot of fascinating facts about the truth of Ireland. It is also a great info. guide for visiting Ireland in the near future. Good idea, and great narration.


This book was given to me as a free review copy, at my own request. This written review is of my own opinion and volition.

An insider view into Ireland.

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Boy is this bad. Highlights being a list of umpteen counties read out very slowly, complete inaccuracies....there is no sea in Northampton so the Titanic did not set sail from there and soo repetitive. Complete waste of time and money

I can't understand how this was even published

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some facts are incorrect and I did not find the book useful or interesting

incorrect facts

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Unfortunately this is a rather disappointing listen. The facts are poorly researched with some of them being straight up wrong.

The pronunciation of the names and locations was terrible. I’m a non Irish living in Ireland so understand some of the names can be a challenge. However there was clearly a tight deadline to record this so the names are almost incoherent.

Waste of time

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This is by far the worst audible book I’ve bought! Th delivery is slow and tedious. It is interspersed with rhetorical questions. It follows no logical progression and is more suited to young children than adults. I’ve got nothing positive to say about the book.

The Worst Audible Book I’ve Bought

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