Bodagh

As to the "Half sir," he stands about half-way between the bodagh and the gentleman, Bodagh -- signifying churl -- was applied originally as a term of reproach to the English settlers.

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Lay that to the mimory of the ould Bodagh, an 'see if it'll fit.

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"I believe he does not," rejoined the Bodagh, "an ', by my sowl, I'll be bound he's an honest man -- upon my credit, I think you are, M'Cormick."

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Nogher's eyes filled as he spoke, and we need scarcely say that neither the Bodagh nor his son esteemed him the less for his attachment to

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"Upon my reputaytion, Mr. O'Donovan, you're extramely kind -- now be a little more so, and let us undherstand you," said the Bodagh.

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Be the contents o 'the book, if I thought he'd thry it, I stick to him like a Throjan; the dirty Bodagh, that, as Larry Lawdher said tonight, never backed or supported us, or gev a single rap to help us, if a penny' ud save us from the gallis.

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I'll take the dirty Bodagh and his fat wife my own way, which I can't do if Honor comes to be enibbin 'and makin' little o 'me afore them.

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The evidence of Biddy Nulty, some of the other servants, and the Bodagh, who identified some of the notes, was quite sufficient against him, with respect to the robbery.

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To effect this, however, was a matter of no ordinary difficulty, as they apprehended that the Bodagh and his wife would recoil with indignation at the bare notion of even condescending to discuss a topic which, in all probability, they would consider as an insult.

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The Bodagh, whose notions in matters of delicacy and feeling were rough but honest, now rang the bell with an uncommon, nay, an angry degree of violence.

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