Do you want to find out what the gaeilgeoir says when he/she uses the Irish equivalent of nerdy, well-hung, effing and blinding, slimeball or drop-dead gorgeous? It's all here in Garry Bannister's Dictionary of English Irish Slang, with copious entries under the letters C and F. Not for the faint-hearted, this is a book that should come with a health warning for adult language. Garry Bannister's sharp eye for the changing face of his language is clear. For many he represents the enfant terrible of Irish language studies. The reams of words and expressions will enable the serious student to impress or shock the average bean an tí. The book represents a momentous, controversial and necessary contribution to Ireland s first language.
