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When I was 10 or 11 years old, a movie company came to town to do this Burt Reynolds movie, Shamus.

Shamus Award–winning author Peter Spiegelman returns with this psychologically thrilling novel.

And he asked Shamus, but he pretended he was ill—Oh, he was very unwell!

On his way to the gallows an old woman in the crowd called out in Irish Ah, Shamus alanna!

Shamus, however, seems to use less dialect on account of the dignity of his character and speech.

You must know that a very long time ago, when many kings ruled Ireland, there lived a boy named Shamus.

Fergus lighted his pipe, drew his chair a little closer to the hearth, and related the story of Shamus the Harper.

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On this page you'll find 37 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to shamus, such as: agent, informer, police officer, private eye, private investigator, and prosecutor.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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