Difference between revisions of "Ireglint's eye"
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Revision as of 09:53, 7 July 2009
- Ireland's Eye: a small island off the coast of Dublin; in 1852 it was the site of the alleged murder of Maria Louisa Kirwan; her husband William Burke Kirwan was convicted and sentenced to death (commuted to penal servitude for life)
- to ireglint's eye → to east (Ireland's Eye lying to the east of Castleknock)
- glint: 1) a momentary flash of light (often associated with a person's eye); 2) a faint or fleeting indication; a trace
- ire: anger
- bill to ireglint's: = beligerent (drunk)
