alannah
Britishinterjection
Etymology
Origin of alannah
from Irish Gaelic a leanbh
Example Sentences
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Sure, I dramed ov her last noight, alannah.
From Young Tom Bowling The Boys of the British Navy by John B. Greene
“Bad was the bist then, alannah, bad cess to it!” said he.
From On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story by William Heysham Overend
"Don't worry, alannah," her mother said soothingly, as she cut out the other leg of Jimmy's pants.
From Sowing Seeds in Danny by Nellie L. McClung
Woods: "My heart's far away with the Colleen I adore; Eileen alannah; Angus asthor."
From With Manchesters in the East by Sir Gerald B. (Gerald Berkeley) Hurst
"Speak to the doctor, Jimmy alannah, and tell him the way you are."
From Lady Bountiful by George A. Birmingham
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