begorra

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"Oh, begorra, the box!" said Paddy, leaning on his elbow interestedly;

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  • "O begorra," Mickey muttered, realizing that he could not dismiss it all, not with friends as loyal as Kelsey in danger down below. —  Spearwielder's Tale 3.htm
  • "Oh, begorra," the leprechaun muttered, and a snap of his fingers brought his long-stemmed pipe floating from a pocket to his mouth, lighting as it went 8 An Oath to Sir Cedric The overcast dawn came quietly, with no more fighting along Tir na n'Og's southern border. —  Spearwielder's Tale 3.htm
  • "Oh, begorra," the real Mickey, still invisible and still by the catapult, muttered under his breath. —  Spearwielder's Tale 3.htm
  • "Her small island Oh begorra," they heard Mickey grumble. —  Spearwielder's Tale 3.htm
  • The leprechaun skipped along, his footsteps impossibly light, with his face buried in The Hobbit, laughing every now and then or muttering a "begorra." —  The Woods Out Back
 

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