boreen

British  

/ ˈboːriːn /

noun

1. a country lane or narrow road

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Etymology

Origin of boreen

C19: from Irish Gaelic bóithrín , diminutive of bóthar road

Example Sentences

I walk around the graveyard in the old abbey at Mungret where my mother’s relations are buried and I go up the boreen to the Norman castle at Carrigogunnell where Dad brought me twice.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

But presently he stopped at the entrance of a little "boreen," where a wrinkled, red-skirted dame was standing sentry, leaning on a stout blackthorn stick.

From The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 6, June, 1891 by Wood, Charles W.

At length I reached the ruined church Darby spoke of, and following the track he indicated, soon came out upon the boreen, where for the first time some little shelter existed.

From Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I by Lever, Charles James

This occurred at a corner of the road, from which a little boreen or lane ran up the side of the mountain between walls about three feet high.

From The Landleaguers by Trollope, Anthony

I took a farewell look at the old walls, and stepped after my companion down the boreen.

From Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I by Lever, Charles James