In The Name of Jaysus!: Stuff That Drives Irish People Round the Feckin' Bend

by Colin Murphy, Brendan O'Reilly (Illustrator)

Ever lose the head when the country grinds to a halt after two centimetres of snow?

Do the parish-pump politicians, perennially pathetic health services and practically useless road signs drive you to drink?

Are all these and a million other maddening quirks of Irish society sapping your will to live?

In the Name of Jaysus is a hilarious rant about all things exasperating, irritating and downright infuriating in Ireland today. If you’re Irish – or if you just live here and have to endure our traditional manner of doing things arseways – then, in the name of Jaysus, this is the book for you!

Genres: Ireland

147 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 19, 2015

About the author

Colin Murphy is the author of The Most Famous Irish People You’ve Never Heard Of and co-author of the bestselling ‘Feckin’ collection (The O’Brien Press). His début historical novel Boycott (Brandon) was published in 2012 to great acclaim.

Reviews

[Melanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

While there's some words I didn't understand, I enjoyed this book. Definitely had some funny points.

[Eleanor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Probably funnier to someone who has lived in Ireland. It is good to see that whinging about the government, taxes, politicians, etc. is pretty universal.

[Althea · Rating 2 out of 5]

Funny, but wears out it's welcome soon enough. A bit unrelenting.