Founded in 1992, A. & A. Farmar publish mainly non-fiction books of Irish interest, including history, traveller, biography, business titles and food and drink. Book-lovers will appreciate our very high editorial, design and production standards, for which we have a well-established reputation. All the books listed here can be ordered directly from us, at a special discount—just click on 'Buy'.
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Canting with Cauley
A Glossary of Travellers' Cant/GammonWilliam Cauley Cant is one of the secret languages of Ireland, tracing its history deep into the past. Its vocabulary includes elements of Irish, English, Italian, the languages of the fairground and the circus, Romany and cockney. In the past, Irish Travellers all spoke Cant, although there were regional and family differences in vocabulary and pronunciation. This invaluable introduction to the language is the first book to situate Cant/Gammon within the context of everyday life. Fascinating to linguists and lovers of Irish life. About the author William Cauley, is a Traveller, painter and poet. He lives in Limerick with his wife and family. € 7.99 88 pp pb ISBN: 978-1-899047-12-3 Buy |
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Parley with Me
A Compendium of Fairground SpeechMícheál Ó hAodha Irish Showpeople have their own distinctive language, known as Parley. It vividly reflects their nomadic lifestyle, and the influences of Showpeople from other countries and cultures, with words derived from Italian, Romani, Yiddish, Cockney rhyming slang, non-standard English, Gaeilge and Irish Traveller Cant or Gammon. Parley with Me introduces Parley to a wider audience, listing over 400 words, with their English and Gaeilge equivalents. About the author Micheal O hAodha lectures on Traveller history and culture in the history department at the University of Limerick. He also works as a librarian in the University library. € 7.99 88 pp pb ISBN: 978-1-899047-17-8 Buy |
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The Stranger in Ourselves
Ireland's OthersMícheál Ó hAodha, David O'Donnell, Colm Power A collection of essays by and about the perennial "other" in Irish society -- the Travellers and the Roma. About the authors Micheal O hAodha lectures on Traveller history and culture in the history department at the University of Limerick. He also works as a librarian in the University library. David O'Donnell, Ballyagran, Co. Limerick, is an interdisciplinary researcher. Colm Power is Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Criminal Justice and Ethnicity in the Centre for Ethnicity and Health at the University of Central Lancashire. € 20 184 pp ISBN: 978-1-899047-48-8 Buy |
A&A Farmar's World — The good old days
‘I have not been so pitifully tired with any vanity as silly old men declaiming against these times, and extolling their own. Alas! they betray themselves, for if the times be changed, their manners have changed them.’ (John Donne, Paradoxes and Problems)