alannah
Britishinterjection
Etymology
Origin of alannah
from Irish Gaelic a leanbh
Example Sentences
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God knows, Dick, you get far from fair play, acushla—far from the ating and drinking that other people's childher get, that hasn't as good a skin to put it in as you, alannah!
From The Ned M'Keown Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by Carleton, William
"I 'm coming, sir!" cried Darby, standing up; and holding out his hand to me, he called out,—"Tom, alannah, lead me down stairs."
From Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I by Lever, Charles James
“For there’s the baste that did you all the damage, an’ we’ll soon pull you up, alannah, with that ugly paice of mischief out of the way, sure!”
From The Ghost Ship A Mystery of the Sea by Austin, Henry
"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 McClung, Nellie L.
Sure, I dramed ov her last noight, alannah.
From Young Tom Bowling The Boys of the British Navy by Greene, John B.
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