rapparee

Example Sentences

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It was not, indeed, very easy for the Rapparee to escape.

From Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by Carleton, William

"Well, sir," said Reilly, "it's my opinion that the Rapparee will lodge in Sligo jail before to-morrow mornin'; and it's a thousand pities that Whitecraft shouldn't be sent there to keep him company."

From Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by Carleton, William

She was, besides, a paramour to the Red Rapparee, and he attributed much of her dark and ill-boding prophecy to a hostile and malignant spirit.

From Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by Carleton, William

"How do we know," said another, "but I he's a Rapparee in disguise?—for that matter, he may be Reilly himself."

From Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by Carleton, William

"By the powers!" exclaimed Andrew in a whisper, "it's himself the Red Rapparee!"

From Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by Carleton, William