A fellow was talking at the bar in a pub in Virginia, County Cavan: “I don’t know where all this fuss about smoking is coming from. I’ve been smoking for forty years and there’s nothing wrong with my lung.”

Sign seen on a Connemara pub: “Good clean entertainment in this pub every night except Tuesday.”

Two aul wans talking in a pub in Donegal. First aul wan: “How is your son gettin’ on in the army?” Second aul wan: “He’s gettin’ on terrific. Only two years in uniform and they’ve already made him a court marshal.”

Des Mac Hale collects these and hundreds of other witty snippets of conversation, signs, misunderstandings and downright cheek in this hilarious book. An ideal Christmas gift for those who like the mischievous side of life.