10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHONEEN»
Discover the use of
shoneen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
shoneen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Irish Peasants: Violence and Political Unrest, 1780–1914
For this reason ranchers were commonly reckoned as upstarts and were
described in many districts by the term “shoneen,” that is, jumped-up small men
who had no right to claim a social standing superior to that of the rest of the rural
...
Samuel Clark, James S. Donnelly, Jr, 1983
2
Learning About Computers
Herbie the microcomputer introduces children to computers, their history, input and output, programming and programming languages.
Helene Chirinian, Shoneen Gervich, 1984
3
Galway Election: Copy of the Minutes of the Evidence Taken ...
I confess that I should not, and perhaps in calmer moments I would not use the
word shoneen; it is an offensive word. 27267. You were not very much excited ?
—I was not very much excited; but O'Connell said that word s1wneens certainly';
...
4
Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry
Shoneen is the diminutive of shone [Ir. Seón]. There are two Irish names for John-
-one is Shone, the other is Shawn [Ir. Seághan]. Shone is the "grandest" of the
two, and is applied to the gentry. Hence Shoneen means "a little gentry John",
and ...
William Butler Yeats, 1925
5
The Tithe-Proctor The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two
CHAPTER. VII.—A. Shoneen. Magistrate. Distributing. Justice. On the morning
but one afterwards, John Purcel proceeded to the house of his friend and
neighbor, Fitzy O'Driscol, as he was usually termed for brevity. O'Driscol was
rather a ...
6
Instant Activities for Your Commodore 64
Beginning programming coloring book for children ages 9 and up. Introduces computer programming in BASIC.
Helene & Gervich Chirinian, Shoneen, 1984
7
A Commentary on the Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats
3 shoneen: Yeats's footnote read 'upstart' ; his note was longer : Shoneen is the
diminutive of shone (Ir. Se'on). There are two Irish names for John — one is
Shone, the other is Shawn (Ir. Se'aghan). Shone is the 'grandest' of the two, and
is ...
Alexander Norman Jeffares, 1968
8
Scholars and Gypsies: An Autobiography
The first witness for the prosecution, a publican, said that he had sat out the play
until Shoneen's 'coat of a Christian man' was left in Michael James's hands. Then
he made a disturbance and was ejected from the theatre. "I found," he declared, ...
9
The World Is a Ball: The Joy, Madness, and Meaning of Soccer
To be a Shoneen was an awful thing. Sean is the Gaelic for John, and a Shoneen
meant a small John, or Johneen, meaning a toady who wanted to be something
like John Bull. Being a Shoneen was about the worst thing an Irish person could
...
10
The Collected Works of W.B. Yeats Vol. VI: Prefaces and ...
He was a friend of the celebrated poet and musician, Carolan. Shoneen and
Sleiveen [note (p. 324) to W. B. Yeats, 'The Priest of Coloony' (pp. 220-1)].
Shoneen is the diminutive of shone (Ir. Seón)†. There are two Irish names for
John—one is ...
William Butler Yeats, 2008
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHONEEN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
shoneen is used in the context of the following news items.
No equivalence between Irish freedom fighters and the foot soldiers …
Bruton has become the go-to man when RTÉ want to trot out somebody to articulate the shoneen revisionist view of history. John Bruton claims the Easter Rising ... «An Phoblacht, Apr 15»
Drunk driving and leaving the scene of an accident
... a half mile south of State Road 64 in the St Anthony area at about 12:38 p.m. According to authorities, 22-year-old Shoneen Stenftenagel of 650S, St. Anthony, ... «Dubois County Free Press, Jan 15»
Accident briefly closes Club Road in Dubois Co.
The Dubois County Sheriff's Department says 22 year old Shoneen Stenftenagel of St. Anthony, IN was traveling south and started to black out. Her Toyota ... «14 News WFIE Evansville, Jan 15»
Scotland's independence poll makes you wonder again whether …
... indication that you believed Britain was not the sum of all evil, the cause of all Ireland's woes, you would be condemned as a 'West Brit' or a 'shoneen'. «Irish Independent, Apr 14»
Ireland encounters jazz
At another debate in the Dublin Mansion House, a speaker suggested that jazz wasn't bad but merely vulgar and associated with the Shoneen tendency. «Irish Times, Jan 14»
Britain's 1984 glossary of Irish politics
Other entries included “shoneen” – used for those believed to support British rule or policies in Ireland – and “These Islands”, used to describe the two states: ... «Irish Times, Jan 14»
Coromandel: The Waihi Beach unwind
Back at Tohora B&B, brimming with bliss (and food), hosts Shoneen and Gary, in hospitable Waihi Beach style, invited us back to theirs for a glass of wine, ... «New Zealand Herald, Sep 12»
An Irishman's Diary
7. He was a fiddler, and consequently a rogue. 8. Being born in a stable does not make a man a horse. 9. Amadán. 10. Ludramawn. 11. Sleeveen. 12. Shoneen. «Irish Times, Mar 12»
Fish - Not regarded as real food during the Great Famine
... The blacksmith from Craughwell; Fear and loathing in the towns and villages as rebels divided on continuing the struggle; Galway - the most shoneen town in ... «Galway Advertiser, Jun 11»
When the king came to town
... Ireland, a nation that had never been content to submit to British domination, not even in Galway, once infamously dubbed “the most Shoneen town in Ireland”. «Galway Advertiser, May 11»
