ragtag and bobtail

Yesterday we made an excursion through the Gap of Dunloe, a famous gorge in the mountains around Killarney, and were set upon by the whole fraternity—ragtag and bobtail.

The unknown and the ragtag and bobtail of the city flung themselves on the iron grille of the choir, which they broke through, crying: “Long live the Beggar!”

Without the populace having any hand in it, the ragtag and bobtail of the strangers became bolder and shouted more and more.