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After two or three short stories, in which the scandalous and supernatural were happily blended, we happened to arrive at a narrow road or bohreen leading to a snug-looking farm-house.
The Purcell Papers 2003
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After two or three short stories, in which the scandalous and supernatural were happily blended, we happened to arrive at a narrow road or bohreen leading to a snug-looking farm-house.
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After two or three short stories, in which the scandalous and supernatural were happily blended, we happened to arrive at a narrow road or bohreen leading to a snug-looking farm-house.
The Purcell Papers — Volume 3 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu 1843
stygotius commented on the word bohreen
"Bells are booming down the bohreens, white the mist along the grass" (John Betjeman: "Ireland with Emily")
June 29, 2010
hernesheir commented on the word bohreen
Also boreen.
June 29, 2010