The Guinness Book of Irish Facts & Feats

📒 In celebration of the country that created the superlative genius of Guinness itself, The Guinness Book of Irish Facts and Feats chronicles the record- breaking activities of Irish men and women and the country they come from. In every field of human achievement, and all over the world, the Irish have made a contribution disproportionate to the size of their island. Such contributions are recognised in this book. No fewer than 21 of the 42 Presidents of the United States have been, to varying degrees, of Irish descent. They are listed alongside politicians and statesmen from Ireland itself up to the present day, including the 7th President of Ireland - and the first woman to fill that office - Mary Robinson. She is featured on our cover together with John F.Kennedy, two notable figures from the world of sport - George Best and Pat Taaffe (on Arkle), the inventors John Dunlop and Harry Ferguson, the Giants Causeway, and, last but not least, Arthur Guinness himself. From the most ancient to the most modern, from art to religion, from Nobel prize winners to rock 'n' roll artists, The Guinness Book of Irish Facts and Feats covers the superlatives of Ireland and Irish life in distinctive Guinness fashion.