Irish Art of It'll Be Grand

In Ireland, to say "e;I'm grand"e; can range from meaning "e;I'm on the verge of a nervous breakdown"e; to "e;I think this is the happiest I've ever been in my life"e;. It is our catch-all term so as not to burden the other person too negatively or positively. (Because we are very sound like that.)It rings out throughout the nation from morning to night; in the church yards, pubs, schoolrooms and streets, easing the worries of all who hear those magical words: Ah look, it'll be grand.And aren't they dead right? Don't things always seem to work out in the end?Freud said of the Irish, "e;This is one race of people for whom psychoanalysis is of no use whatsoever."e; Well, why would they need it? Armed with the certainty that things will be grand, this book details how the Irish have become the most well-adjusted race on earth through the magic of keeping level heads and refusing to get notions.With quotes and lessons from famous Irish characters - both historical and fictional - and chocked full of charming stories from the Emerald Isle, this tongue-in-cheek guide to life is the perfect antidote to Murphy's Law, bestowing a deep assuredness that life always seems to work itself out eventually.