Project Gutenberg 2022-08-25 Public domain in the USA. 208 O'Donoghue, D. J. (David James) 1866 1917 O'Donoghue, David James Paque, Oliver 1846 1908 Pike, William Henry Pike, W. H. (William Henry) The humour of Ireland $aUnited Kingdom :$bThe Walter Scott Publishing Co. Ltd.,$c1908. MFR, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Humour of Ireland" by D. J. O'Donoghue is a collection of humorous tales, anecdotes, and folk stories that showcases the rich tradition of Irish wit and satire, written in the early 20th century. The book highlights various topics within Irish culture, utilizing a wide range of narratives that reflect the people’s characteristic humour, folklore, and social commentary. The opening of the book presents an introduction that outlines the historical significance of Irish humour, revealing its ancient roots and the enduring tradition of storytelling in Ireland. It discusses the famous Irish wit and the capacity of humor to flourish even in the face of adversity, showcasing how writers and jesters have employed cleverness and satire to address social issues and human folly. The first selections feature intriguing tales like "Exorcising the Demon of Voracity," where a satirist cleverly banishes a king’s demon of gluttony, embedding deep cultural insights and showcasing the engagingly whimsical style that permeates the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/humourofirelands00odonrich 20191230200344odonoghue 1908 GB Reading ease score: 77.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Irish wit and humor PR Text Category: Humour Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 842396 2025-06-27T08:34:23.069073 text/html 856790 2024-10-19T00:14:26 text/html 5350881 2025-06-27T08:34:37.819044 application/epub+zip 5357220 2025-06-27T08:34:25.785105 application/epub+zip 381674 2025-06-27T08:34:24.320087 application/epub+zip 5642885 2025-06-27T08:34:46.286995 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5541988 2025-06-27T08:34:36.224999 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 590275 2022-09-30T23:35:35.196543 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 711604 2025-06-27T08:34:20.442650 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 691610 2024-10-19T00:14:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17215 2025-06-27T08:34:46.456931 application/rdf+xml 13889 2025-06-27T08:34:24.499049 image/jpeg 2457 2025-06-27T08:34:24.412058 image/jpeg 4927732 2025-06-27T08:34:23.290051 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia