{"product_id":"9781781175354","title":"Irish Proverbs and Sayings","description":"\u003cp\u003ePadraic O'Farrell gathered a rich harvest of wise sayings from the Irish countryside, the lips of great men – such as Shaw, Wilde, Synge and Swift – and the unspoilt fount of Irish folklore and legend. Whenever Irish people congregate, however long removed from a rural environment, gems of wisdom are to be heard in their conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis appealing new hardback edition will be popular with tourists and locals alike, who are looking for a pithy statement such as:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e* The wrath of God has nothing on the wrath of an Irishman outbid for land, a horse or a woman.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e* A hair on the head is worth two on the brush.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e* The family that has no skeleton in the cupboard has buried it instead.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e* Dead men tell no tales but there's many a thing learned in a wake-house.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e* Put an Irishman on a spit and you'll soon have two Irish men turning him.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mercier Press, Limited, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131242529008,"sku":"9781781175354","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781781175354_p0.jpg?v=1763715859","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781781175354","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}