"1946Z"^^ . . "Desmond \"Des\" MacHale is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at University College Cork, Ireland. He gained degrees at University College Galway and the University of Keele. MacHale is a prolific author on various subjects, most notably humour. He has written twenty books of lateral thinking problems with author Paul Sloane. He speaks on mathematics, humour and puzzles. He is a native of Castlebar, County Mayo."@en . "Irish mathematician, academic" . . "MacHale, Des"@en . . "1950Z"^^ . . . . . "1946-01-28Z"^^ . . "MacHale, Desmond"@en . .