alannah
Britishinterjection
Etymology
Origin of alannah
from Irish Gaelic a leanbh
Example Sentences
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“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 Henry Austin
Why, Mat, jewel, where else could you be, alannah, but at home?
From The Hedge School; The Midnight Mass; The Donagh Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by William Carleton
"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
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 William Carleton
And now, what can I do for you, Nora alannah?
From Light O' the Morning by L. T. Meade
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