No, there you are, as sensible as ever you were, with a pair of good balbriggan stockings on and sensible shoes. From LearnThat.org. [Agatha Christie, Source: The Mystery of the Blue Train 1928.]
Six changes of underwear -- merino or wool -- and a dozen balbriggan or woolen hose will be sufficient. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men] Reference
The most popular lunchtime dish, Mr. Boyle says, is the balbriggan salmon, served atop sweet potatoes and spinach in a sweet malt vinegar sauce. From Wordnik.com. [Beer Snob's Paradise] Reference
There were men in complete Moro costume, handsome and picturesque; others ruining their appearance by the addition of a hideous balbriggan undershirt, sandwiched between tight trousers with innumerable buttons and a brilliantly coloured turban; while still others, in little else than a fez and breech-clout, seemed not a whit abashed. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route] Reference
Below the dam, in a blue balbriggan bathing suit, stood James Minturn, his hands filled with a big piece of sod which he bent and applied to a leak. From Wordnik.com. [Michael O'Halloran] Reference
After a pause, Aunt Selina got up heavily and went upstairs, coming down soon after with a bundle covered with a green shawl, and with a white balbriggan stocking trailing from an opening in it. From Wordnik.com. [When a Man Marries] Reference
Location: balbriggan Co. Dublin. From Wordnik.com. [RSS Feeds :: Eirtaku -] Reference
Comments http://11sixtynine. blogsome.com/2010/04/03/balbriggan-bridge-rsf-easter-commemoration-2010/trackback/. From Wordnik.com. [Irish Blogs] Reference
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