An entertaining, page-turning overview of Irish History and Culture--packed full of fascinating stories, quirky facts, and lesser-known tales--IRELAND, IRISH HISTORY, IRISH CULTURE, IRISH PEOPLE...All this in a mighty little book that'll fit in the palm of your hand...DISCOVER--How an Irish mill worker invented sneakers--That St. Patrick wasn't actually Irish; he came to Ireland as a slave--How Dracula is linked to a cruel Irish Lord and memories of the Famine--That the Emerald Isle is only about 3/4 the size of MaineLEARN--How the Murphy bed was invented by an Irish couple newly arrived in San Francisco--Which Irish monument is 600 years older than the Pyramids--How Duty-Free shopping started in Ireland--Why it should be WhisK-E-Y or it's not from Ireland
