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  • [557] Mellifont Abbey, the ruins of which still remain in a secluded valley, beside the stream known as the Mattock, about two miles from the Boyne, and five miles west of Drogheda.

    St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh of Clairvaux Bernard 1899

  • The work, "Mattock," is a 9-foot, bright green sculpture and is named for a traditional farming tool that's used for digging into hard ground.

    Kentucky.com: Homepage 2010

  • Then dress up your CPU like the Frankenstein machine by D. Mattock.

    Punk out your computer and Cylons! 2009

  • Mad, bad and dangerous to knowYoung full-back Joe Mattock was given a suspended sentence last year for windmilling like an irate cartoon character in a Leicester nightclub, an attack caught on CCTV.

    West Bromwich Albion Premier League 2011-12 team guide 2011

  • The SMH has lawyer Nathan Mattock, who represented Stevens, saying, "Fortunately for the consumer, the court has prevented a multinational corporation from further eroding consumer rights."

    Modding Sony PSPs is legal 2005

  • On this very evening, under the category of "drama," my cable channel magazine lists as its most sublime and compelling offerings Mattock and Little House on the Prairie.

    I'm A Stranger Here Myself Bryson, Bill 1999

  • "Mattock and shovel make easier, Talut, but is work … a lot of digging," Ayla said, surprised and a little overcome.

    The Mammoth Hunters Auel, Jean M. 1985

  • Marianna had insisted that he accept part of the Mattock estate, even though his Kentucky grandfather had left him penniless.

    Rebel Spurs Andre Norton 1958

  • But how he had longed in those first lonely weeks of learning to be a soldier to find one of his own -- not of the Mattock clan!

    Ride Proud, Rebel! Andre Norton 1958

  • There had been plenty of good clothing -- the right sort for a Mattock grandson -- and the usual bounteous table set by hospitable Kentucky standards.

    Ride Proud, Rebel! Andre Norton 1958

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