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Paddy says, Fintan, what’s an ingle? and Fintan says it’s just a boy from olden times who sits in a corner, that’s all.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

Another recalled the fact that on Good Friday morning Kisseck struck the griddle that hung in the ingle and tumbled it into the fire.

From She's All the World to Me by Caine, Hall, Sir

The floor was paved with large stones, while an ingle nook and settle imparted a cheerful aspect to the apartment.

From A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

He sat down in the ingle nook and held out his hands.

From Jane Oglander by Lowndes, Marie Belloc

And when she had done that she hung over the fire a pot of brose, and when it was cooked she made Matt sit down in the ingle and split matches.

From Tales from the Fjeld A Second Series of Popular Tales by Asbj?rnsen, P. Chr.