The Book of Feckin' Irish Trivia

Download or read book The Book of Feckin' Irish Trivia written by Colin Murphy and published by O'Brien Press. This book was released on 2009-10-30 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More trivia about Ireland than you ever needed to know! Distract yourself from doom-and-gloom with useless information: guaranteed to make you a hit at parties or gatherings of more than one person! This book contains jewels like the following: During the first half of the nineteenth century, the average number of CHILDREN per household in Ireland was 10. An ancient Irish marriage ritual called 'handfasting', involved tying a rope between the newlyweds' wrists for 366 days. It is said that this is where the expression 'TYING THE KNOT' originated.