Difference between revisions of "Ireglint's eye"

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* '''bill to ireglint's:''' = beligerent (drunk)
 
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[[Category: Geography of Dublin]]

Latest revision as of 08:58, 28 June 2012

  • 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)