ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SQUIREEN
From squire + -een, Anglo-Irish diminutive suffix, from Irish Gaelic -ín.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SQUIREEN»
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The
Squireen - Primary Source Edition
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
taincd his steeple-chasing propensities to the last — nothing could break him of
thnt. Another case, where a squireen got chastised for riding in such an
ungentlemanly manner, came under my notice, and where he got punished
severely, ...
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Roberts' Semi-monthly Magazine
Before the Squireen had obtained his employment, he had sunk his rank and
travelled much —as a courier—thereb gaining much knowledge of the world. f,
therefore, he had no wealth to leave his children, at all events he could give them
that ...
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The Sporting review, ed. by 'Craven'.
Another case, where a squireen got chastised for riding in such an
ungentlemanly manner, came under my notice, and where he got punished
severely, without so much cause, though none pitied him for it. Tho master of the
pack was, ...
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Roberts' Semi-monthly Magazine for Town and Country
Before the Squireen had obtained his employment, he had sunk his rank and
travelled much — as a courier — thereby gaining much knowledge of the world. If
, therefore, he had no wealth to leave his children, at all events he could give
them ...
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Waldie's Select Circulating Library
The documents were never laid before us, and we have only the positive
assertion of the Squireen O'Donahue, who asserted that they were kings in
Ireland before the O'Connors, whose pretensions to ancestry he treated with
contempt, but ...
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Waldie's Select Circulating Library
Well," says the squireen, " of all the women I ever saw bumping on a pillion, that
lump of a woman sits the awkwardest; she don't sit like a nathnral born rrathcr at
all ; and do you see how modest she is? what with her flapped down beaver ha!,
...
It may be supposed that, as steward of the estates, Squireen O'Donahue had
some influence over the numerous tenants on the property, and this influence he
took care to make the most of. His assistance in a political contest was rewarded
by ...
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The New sporting magazine
The name I have adopted is filched from that happy island of turf and potatoes,
called Ireland, and is well suited to the " Character," to undergo examination. A
squireen, or buckeen, in Ireland, is a certain biped, given to top-boots and
corduroys ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SQUIREEN»
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squireen is used in the context of the following news items.
Help restore this pre-famine house in Ireland (PHOTOS)
“Not only will each Squireen own a small souvenir plot (in Glens Wood, located within the picturesque Glens Of Antrim) but they will also have helped protect ... «IrishCentral, Apr 15»
Own a piece of Irish land to celebrate Paddy's Day
... together we can build the largest worldwide community of Squireen's – essentially, the largest group of Irish landowners/conservationists that Ireland has ever ... «IrishCentral, Mar 15»
Buy someone a little piece of Ireland for Christmas as part of a …
A master title deed with their choice of Title, Squireen, Squire or Squiress. This can be used to change your title on bank accounts, utility bills and other forms of ... «IrishCentral, Dec 14»
Gubeen, the farm that thrives on tradition: 250 acres, 130 years...one …
The farm is 250 adjusted acres, with a Georgian squireen's house surrounded by trees that shelter us from the wind. It is where we work the land and it is where ... «Daily Mail, Oct 14»
Emerald Heritage Launch: Diaspora offered a piece of land to Save …
With the purchase of a little piece of Ireland, buyers can rightly refer to themselves as a 'Squireen', translated into English – 'Squire' or 'Squiress'. Included in an ... «RealWire, Feb 14»
Yours for only £28.99 - a 'little' corner of the magnificent Glens of …
For that sum you can become squireen of a foot-large plot of woodland at Glens Wood in Glendun and also help in the battle against the deforestation of ... «Belfast Telegraph, Feb 14»
The Colleen Bawn – review
... and the clash of identities between Anglo-Irish landowners and the peasantry are evident throughout, with the middle-class "squireen" cannily exploiting both. «The Guardian, Jan 14»
The Colleen Bawn
There are serious undercurrents too: conflicts of class and the clash of identities between Anglo-Irish landowners, the middle-class “squireen” and the barefoot ... «Irish Times, Dec 13»
The Colleen Bawn and Boucicault – colour and drama galore
... of the piece, Corrigan, who holds the mortgage on the Cregan's estate and is described by Hardress as “genus squireen – a half sir and a whole scoundrel”. «Galway Advertiser, Nov 13»
TDs should concentrate on exposing corruption – not flesh
Not everyone admires the city slicker look, or the corporate banker look, or the squireen look. No harm having a crop of deputies up there in Kildare Street with ... «Irish Independent, Nov 12»
