An Irish Word a Day by Hector Ó hEochagáin

An Irish Word a Day by Hector Ó hEochagáinMany of us wish we had paid more attention in Irish class and could still speak the cpla focal. When we lose our language, we lose a part of who we are. Here, Hector makes adding an Irish word a day to your vocabulary a habit thats as easy as brushing your teeth. Month by month, through stories, words and phrases, Hector takes us through the year with words from the practical to the magical, for every season and new moon. When you start the day, youll

is a busy bee hive

'A perfect page-turner

A young boy returns obsessively to a supermarket sandwich counter

and fierce

But all is not right in this new Eden

Riley realises that sometimes it is those you least expect who will change your life for the better

wherever we find it

Man Booker Prize winners and Nobel Laureates

The flesh is weak

has something to sing about

terrifying revelations

'She means to save us by telling us stories