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What have the Irish ever done for us?

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ISBN: 9781782189046
AuthorForsythe, David
Pub Date15/02/2019
BindingPaperback
Pages180
CountryIRL
Dewey920
Publisher: Columba Books
Quick overview This book covers a wide range of topics including how the Irish built New York, why a Cork woman was awarded Israel s highest honour and how the Irish helped create the modern-day horror boom.
€14.96

For centuries, the Irish have had an impact on the world far beyond what you would expect for a tiny nation on the edge of Europe. In What have the Irish ever done for us? we learn how the Irish have revolutionised global agriculture, brought water to Los Angeles, split the atom, invented the submarine and the tank, created drinking chocolate, and many more fascinating stories!

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For centuries, the Irish have had an impact on the world far beyond what you would expect for a tiny nation on the edge of Europe. In What have the Irish ever done for us? we learn how the Irish have revolutionised global agriculture, brought water to Los Angeles, split the atom, invented the submarine and the tank, created drinking chocolate, and many more fascinating stories!

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