Competition: Win the book How to be Irish by David Slattery

Fancy winning a book to help you uncover the curiosities of Irish behaviour and teach you How to be Irish? Here is just the competition for you!

From social antropologist David Slattery comes this 232 page book to help you - no matter what your nationality or your background - become that little bit more Irish. It's published by Orpen Press.

The ten chapters include:

1. Is it too Hot to Bury Him in this Jumper?
4. Marriage: Even the Gluten-Free People Had a Good Time
8. Christmas: Who's doing the Washing-Up?

The book description:

From the quintessential Irish Mammy to love for all things GAA, the Irish have traits that make us different from our neighbours.

In this often hilarious guide, David Slattery takes us through the rules of being Irish, from how to approach an Irish wedding or funeral to the Irish attitude to health, business, politics, death, Christmas and being cool. 

For his research, David canvassed undercover for a major political party, attended opportune weddings and funerals, and interviewed doctors, psychiatrists and builders: ‘I have begged, spied, knocked down my house, got a job and drank in many pubs – all in the interest of science.’ 

An interesting and amusing look at our national quirks and idiosyncrasies, How to Be Irish should also prove invaluable to the tourist or foreigner who wants to blend in without a fuss. 

To be in with a chance of winning a copy of this book, just leave a comment below!

Winners will be chosen at random and notified via their WorldIrish PM inbox. The book will be posted to you from Dublin. This competition ends on December 28, 2012.