{"product_id":"irish-grave-humour-raymond-lamont-brown","title":"Irish Grave Humour; Raymond Lamont-Brown","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Lightly shelf worn\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErected to the memory of\u003cbr\u003eJohn Phillips\u003cbr\u003eAccidentally shot\u003cbr\u003eAs a mark of respect by his brother.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStrangely enough, not all epitaphs are sad. The tombstone has been used to express a wide variety of emotions. Nowadays we record the bare facts, but in former times an attempt was made to sum up a character and express the attitudes of those left behind. This has left us some strange and wonderful epitaphs. Here, then, is a collection from Ireland's past the sad, the witty, the odd. Raymond Lamont-Brown is a writer, journalist and lecturer living in Scotland. He has compiled several collections of epitaphs from various countries, and written numerous other books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"To the emigrant Charlotte O'Riley\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHere lie the bones of Copperstone Charlotte\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBorn a virgin, died a harlot,\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor sixteen years she kept her virginity,\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA darn'd long time in this vicinity\".\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Secret Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46532939186521,"sku":"3676","price":5.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/8921\/4278\/products\/IrishGraveHumour_RaymondLamont-Brown.jpg?v=1681898308","url":"https:\/\/www.thesecretbookstore.ie\/products\/irish-grave-humour-raymond-lamont-brown","provider":"The Secret Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}