10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOMBEEN»
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gombeen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
gombeen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Culture of an Information Economy: Influences and ...
Further, for historical reasons, signs of enterprise or entrepreneurial activity were
associated with the landlords, land grabbers and the hated gombeen maniv who
were symbols of repression. Some argue that this conservatism was ...
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Land and Popular Politics in Ireland: County Mayo from the ...
Furthermore, the banks required sureties and other guarantees that shopkeepers
and "gombeen men" had no need for. There is no way to draw a clear distinction
between lending shopkeepers and "gombeen men." Peter Gibbon and Michael ...
If the famine benefited anyone, it was the "gombeen man"—a corruption of the
Gaelic word for usury, gaimbin. Found in every city and village in Ireland, the
gombeen man was universally hated and despised. He was the last resort in
times of ...
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Pastoralists at the Periphery: Herders in a Capitalist World
He is "gombeen, " a name that expresses a mean graspingness. Not all the
shopkeepers are "gombeen-men," but there are a few in every parish. The
gombeen-man has the emporium in the village; he gets his farmers on his books,
and then ...
Claudia Chang, Harold Albert Koster, 1994
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Colloquial Language in Ulysses: A Reference Tool
10.890 (240). gombeen man. Z)St/£483b. -man. A usurer; an extortionate
middleman: Anglo-Irish: ca. 1862-1900 as colloq., then 'Standard'; PWJ 264; OED
gombeen has only with man or woman. Gifford: "gombeen — "Anglicized Irish for
...
Robert William Dent, 1994
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A Dictionary of Hiberno-English: The Irish Use of English
'He's a proper gam' (SOM. Kerry). O'Casey, The Plough and the Stars, act II, l73: "
Fluther: . . . You must think Fluther's a right gom." See GAUM. gombeen(-man) /'
gam'bi:n (maen)/ «., a usurer, a loan-shark < Ir gaimbm. usury (fear gaimbin, ...
Terence Patrick Dolan, 2006
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Englishes Around the World: General studies, British Isles, ...
... 1996: 112-5 for a discussion of blather, crack, and stook; for skelp see Ó
Muirithe 1996: 37-8 but also the EDD). To illustrate the problems, let us consider
a complex case, that of gom and gombeen. The partially overlapping lexical entry
gom ...
Edgar Werner Schneider, 1997
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A New History of Ireland: Ireland Under the Union, 1870-1921
After visiting Paddy the Cope's store in Dungloe in 1903 on behalf of the I.A.O.S.,
George Russell (AE) recalled years later the heavy odds Gallagher faced in his
fight: [The gombeen men] were the bosses of the Rosses. The farmers were tied ...
Theodore William Moody, W. E. Vaughan, Francis X. Martin, 2010
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Guinness's Brewery in the Irish Economy 1759-1876
This may seem an extortionate figure, as it did to the clients of the gombeen men,
but it must be remembered that the possibility of bad debts was extraordinarily
high. The most considerable of Guinness's agents in Ireland died in debt himself.
Patrick Lynch, John Vaizey, 2011
donald mcdonald. No 2: I think it is the skeletal beginnings of some great
construction project. No 1: I am anxious that he remains thus distracted, forthey
are close to the Humperdinck image. Now, however, I have arranged forthe
Gombeen to ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOMBEEN»
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gombeen is used in the context of the following news items.
Irish woman attempting to get Big Brother's Marc O' Neill banned …
"Back in my day, banter was calling somebody an oul' gombeen. But if somebody called me a knacker, I'd walk a million mile (away from them)! «Irish Independent, Jun 15»
Darragh Ó Sé: Players want managers to tell them what to do
“Why?” “Sure I can't rise the feckin' thing. I never took a 45 in my life! Don't make me look like a gombeen in front of all these people, will you?”. «Irish Times, Jun 15»
How Tom Murphy's great play speaks to the stages of my life
It's not just there in the 'gombeen' builder who has friends in high places; it's also there in the relaxed and relaxing social mores. «Irish Examiner, Jun 15»
Labour's weapon: Alan Kelly profiled.
With the need to hold ground against back-yard gombeen Michael Lowry the poll leader in Kelly's benighted constituency, the Minister's online ... «Village, May 15»
'Moone Boy: The Blunder Years' and 'The Imaginary'
If you miss out on straight-up craic like this, you're a gombeen of the highest order. While “Moone Boy” wet-willies you, “The Imaginary,” by A. F. «New York Times, May 15»
Myles Away From Mathematics, Magic and Mystery
Myles (sometimes as George) could wax lyrical about subjects as diverse as Henry Ford, Houdini, Sean O'Casey, gombeen politicians, the ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
Vinny the would-be Bogart fluffs his lines on racecourse rendezvous
“I'm the gombeen of all gombeens,” Vinny said aloud, reaching out for a discarded McCoy mask and slipping it on. “Best that no one sees me,” ... «Irish Times, Apr 15»
MOD on Monday: Blaise O'Donnell is now a style icon? Yes, a …
Amongst the clique of 'Politicians That Time Forgot', whose members-in-chief are the gombeen fraternity of Michael Lowry and Michael ... «Herald.ie, Mar 15»
What makes you proud and not so proud to be Irish?
Some of our politicians leave a lot to be desired and can come across as gombeen like on TV but I suppose if they get the job done then so be it ... «RTE.ie, Mar 15»
Aer Lingus sale: 'Rejection of IAG offer gombeen politics at its worst …
CITYJET chairman Pat Byrne has dubbed the Government's rejection of the IAG takeover offer for Aer Lingus "gombeen politics at its worst'". «Irish Independent, Feb 15»
