Grace Tierney’s Wordfoolery blog (https://wordfoolery.wordpress.com/) about unusual English words has been entertaining readers since 2009, exploring everything from “pooka” to “friggatriskaidekaphobia”. Four books about word history - "Words Christmas Gave Us" (advent to yule), "Words the Vikings Gave Us" (Norse nouns), “Words the Sea Gave Us” (nautical words, sailors’ yarns) and “How To Get Your Name In The Dictionary” (heroes and villains who gave their names to the English language).
She broadcasts a monthly slot about etymology on LMFM radio with Gerry Kelly and has appeared on several podcasts, RTE Radio One’s Seascapes, and Liveline with Joe Duffy.
Grace has serialised three novels on the online reading platform Channillo, is a columnist in her local paper, and was a Reading Ambassador for Ireland Reads.
Grace Tierney’s Wordfoolery blog (https://wordfoolery.wordpress.com/) about unusual English words has been entertaining readers since 2009, exploring everything from “pooka” to “friggatriskaidekaphobia”. Four books about word history - "Words Christmas Gave Us" (advent to yule), "Words the Vikings Gave Us" (Norse nouns), “Words the Sea Gave Us” (nautical words, sailors’ yarns) and “How To Get Your Name In The Dictionary” (heroes and villains who gave their names to the English language).
She broadcasts a monthly slot about etymology on LMFM radio with Gerry Kelly and has appeared on several podcasts, RTE Radio One’s Seascapes, and Liveline with Joe Duffy.
Grace has serialised three novels on the online reading platform Channillo, is a columnist in her local paper, and was a Reading Ambassador for Ireland Reads.
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