Diarmaid O Muirithe is senior lecturer emeritus in the Department of English in UCD. He is the author of many books, including Irish Words and Phrases, Irish Slang and A Dictionary of Anglo-Irish Words. He was a consultant contributor to The Encyclopaedia of Ireland.
Reviews of the hardback edition: "As entertaining as his book is, it has an element of the hospital about it, featuring as it does row upon row words in different stages of unwellness. Some, like discombobulate, have every chance of making a recovery. Others, like kenspeckle, are probably beyond the reach of medicine". Frank McNally, Irish Times. "O Muirithe...has nailed it again with his charming, witty and informative...rattlebag". Donal O'Donoghue, RTE Guide. " a treasure trove of a book of over 300 pages". John Arnold, Evening Echo.
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