shamus

When I was 10 or 11 years old, a movie company came to town to do this Burt Reynolds movie, Shamus.
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And he asked Shamus, but he pretended he was ill—Oh, he was very unwell!
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On his way to the gallows an old woman in the crowd called out in Irish Ah, Shamus alanna!
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Shamus, however, seems to use less dialect on account of the dignity of his character and speech.
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You must know that a very long time ago, when many kings ruled Ireland, there lived a boy named Shamus.
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Fergus lighted his pipe, drew his chair a little closer to the hearth, and related the story of Shamus the Harper.
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British Dictionary definitions for shamus

shamus

/ (ˈʃɑːməs, ˈʃeɪ-) /

noun plural -muses

US slang a police or private detective

Word Origin for shamus

probably from shammes, influenced by Irish Séamas James

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