10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE CRAYTHUR»
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the craythur in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
the craythur and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
"Who's for a dhrop of the craythur? A wee dhrop of the craythur? Rector, a dhrop
of the craythur? George, a dhrop—" George shook his head. A smile was on his
lips, and that smile had in it a quality of remoteness, as though it belonged to ...
Molly, me girl, come and kiss your ould father!' The next moment Mr. O'lleilly had
turned to me, with a wink, to say that he had brouvht 'a foine dhrop o. the craythur
wid him, just to make all matters straight atune us.' _' HAT do you think about it, ...
James Hogg, Florence Marryat, 1869
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The Rival Houses of
the Hobbs and Dobbs: Or, Dress-makers ...
While ranged along the window in tempting arrgfi', shinini through een glass
pickle was an assortment of b 's-eyes, rand -b s, ppermint-stacks, cakes, and
apples, which attracted t e regar of the urchins without; the ' craythur's,” to whom
Biddy ...
Crotchet CRAYON (pseud.), 1854
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The Complete Works of John Galsworthy
Gerald Pendyce stood at a side-table, on which was a tray of decanters, glasses,
and mineral water. "Who's for a dhrop of the craythur? A wee dhrop of the
craythur? Rector, a dhrop of the craythur? George, a dhrop—" George shook his
head.
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The Dublin University Magazine
... prevented her making such an effort in VoL. XVII. No. 99. , her weak state. Thus
she was forced to forego the miserable consolation, so prized in Ireland, of
seeing the last sad tribute paid to a friend. “ An' she's poor, too, the craythur, God
...
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The New World: A Weekly Family Journal of Popular ...
... necessarily occasioned in Thaddeus O'Rourke a vivid desire of explanation; “
it's a sacret that,” said Saint Patrick, in reply to the inquiry he made: “but, as ye're
the husband of the craythur, I'll tell ye; hould down yere head while I whisper ye.
Park Benjamin, James Aldrich, Henry Champion Deming, 1843
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when the pig which we meant To dry-nurse in the parlour, to pay off the rent,
Julianna, the craythur, —that name was the death of her, “ — Gave us the shli ,
and we saw the last breath of her! And there were the childher, six innocent sowls
, For ...
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Select Poetical Works consisting of Lalla Rookh. - Irish ...
when the pig which we meant To dry-nurse in the parlour, to pay off the rent,
Julianna, the craythur,—that name was the death of her, 'Gave us the shlip, and
we saw the last breath of her! And there were the childher, six innocent sowls, For
...
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The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore Collected by Himself, in ...
when the pig which we mean-t To dry-nurse in the parlour, to pay off the rent ,
Julianna, the craythur— that name was the death of her" - Gave us the shlip and
we saw the last breath of her! And there were the childher, six innocent sowls ,
For ...
Me sing seconds to the craythur? No, never!" Dan explained to Hommy-beg, with
a world of abject apologies, that there was a sense in which seconds meant firsts,
and at length the gardener was mollified, and consented to the proposal ; but ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE CRAYTHUR»
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the craythur is used in the context of the following news items.
St Patrick's Day: Poteen, the old Irish moonshine, has made a …
... sometimes reach beneath his counter and flourish a lemonade bottle like a magician's rabbit, saying, "Willya have a drop of the craythur on this cold morning? «The Independent, Mar 15»
Five-year-old choir Sursum Corda growing in numbers and artistry
Among the lighter fare was "Stick to the Craythur," a robust, back-slapping Irish drinking tune hilariously dramatized by the male singers. A premiere by David ... «al.com, Nov 11»
