10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHAWLIE»
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1
Rowdy Rhymes and Rec-im-itations: Best of Irish Humour
One rarely sees a shawlie these days. Changing times and changing fashions
have at last put paidto theirpresence.Apity. As the name implies, a 'shawlie' was
oneofthoselittleold women — or oul' wans — habitually enveloped in a big black
...
2
The Real Ireland: The Evolution of Ireland in Documentary Film
... Jim Ryan: Sean McCarthy, George Bernard Shaw: Michael Monaghan, 1st
Shawlie: May Cluskey, 2nd Shawlie: Maureen Toal, Mr Francis Sheehy-
Skeffington: Brendan Mathews, British Soldier: Martin Crosbie, Michael Stalnes:
Ray Macken ...
3
Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
[SHAWLIE n. (2)] shawlie n. (also shawly) [late 19C-1930s] (Irish) 1 an Irish, usu.
Dublin, fisherwoman. 2 any working-class woman wearing a shawl. shay n. see
CHAY n. shaygets n. (also sheygets) [late 19C+] 1 (Jewish) a young male gentile.
4
Searching For John Ford: A Life
I apparently said something about one of his aunts — 'Oh, was she a shawlie?'
That means a lady who wears a shawl. And he never forgot it. He always said
that the first time he sat and talked movies with me, I insulted his family and called
...
5
The first world war, 1914-1918: personal experiences of ...
Lady C. said that she was waiting for Sir E. outside the Club at Belfast the other
day in her car, which had one window down . One ' shawlie ' got on the step and
looked in and examined her. Then she stepped down and said loudly ' It 's his ...
Charles à Court Repington, 1920
6
The House on an Irish Hillside
There'sa family story about the day she was walking down ShopStreet in Galway,
'thinking about something' when a barefoot shawlie woman came towards her
from the opposite direction. Inamoment of aberration,wearing her goodhat
andher ...
Felicity Hayes-McCoy, 2012
Lily saw a large, well-built Moore Street 'shawlie' intimidate a small genteel lady,
elbowing her in the eye and bellowing, 'Just because you've got a posh accent,
Missus, doesn't mean you get priority here.' The poor woman writhed in pain.
Vivian Hollis Mayne, 2006
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The Easter Rebellion: The outstanding narrative history of ...
Two more shopsinUpper Sackville Street were broken into, and young ErnestO'
Malley saw shawlie women auctioning off diamond rings and gold watches for
aslittleas sixpence. One shawlie woman, clad in smart Russian leather boots,
sailed ...
Les Shawlie was a schemer bold who dreamed and thought and wrote of gold,
and spent the main share of each hour in legging for the money power. The
people in the common ranks he bled to please the favored banks, and all his
thoughts ...
Louis Freeland Post, Alice Thatcher Post, 1903
And they went out one by one.— From “The Game of Life," by Bolton Hall. THE
FABLE OF THE MAN \VHO PRETENDED TO BE FOR THE PEOPLE IN ORDER
TO WORK HIS GREAT CRAFT. Les Shawlie was a schemer bold who dreamed ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHAWLIE»
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shawlie is used in the context of the following news items.
An invaluable outsider's account of the Easter Rising from the inside
Joe agreed that the British Army protected the rebels from attacks by the citizenry of Dublin, especially the “shawlies”. People shouted, “Bayonet them”. Following ... «Irish Times, Apr 15»
Going back in time to remember Lusitania
Members of the Cobh Animation Team and members of the Coal Quay Shawlies, Cork, boarding the train at Kent Station, Cork, enroute to Belfast to attend a ... «Irish Examiner, Jan 15»
Cork's anti-water-charge protesters predict early General Election
... Power, Eliz Donovan and Teresa Honan — describing themselves as the 'Cork Coal Quay Shawlies' who were dressed in traditional shawls for the protest. «Evening Echo Cork, Dec 14»
Dozen lots by Markey Robinson at De Veres' auction
... images of clowns, white-washed gable ends, fishing boats and west-of-Ireland women wearing shawls – derogatorily known in the art market as “Shawlies”. «Irish Times, Nov 14»
The wry, dry wit of the Falls Road – The Falls: The People, the …
No shawlies or flagrant poverty; no looming mills. You can almost hear the din and clatter of the street traders pictured here, the children's rumbustious games, ... «Irish Times, May 14»
Flatley hops to it as Grand Marshal of Cork parade
... Chinese community led spectators on a snake dance as convoluted as Bertie Ahern's finances while a salute to Cork came in the shape of 'Shawlies' from the ... «Irish Examiner, Mar 14»
My icy-cold swim with 'Oceans Seven' Redmond
And she clearly recalled the cry that went up from the shawlies before the Cork city brawls between John Redmond's 'Mollies' and William O'Brien's 'All for ... «Irish Independent, Jul 12»
Evicted couple's Killiney home for sale at €900000
... back in the 19th century” – an era when cold-hearted landlordism was rife in Ireland and weeping Mayo shawlies were frequently turfed out of humble cabins. «Irish Times, Jun 12»
Right from the heartland, Joe takes a stroll through hurling's history
'Twas said afterwards by the Mooncoin lads that the shawlie women of Carrick nearly murdered them. It was more of a laugh than anything else.” Talk moved on ... «Kilkenny People, Jun 12»
Michael unearths the bygone Cork
“The front cover is a colourised version of a black and white picture of 'Shawlies' taken in 1954, and Catherine tinted the dress worn by the lady on the right in a ... «Cork News, Dec 11»
