"shillalah," the ballot was freely given to them, as the poor man's weapon for defence. From Wordnik.com. [History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III)] Reference
I got hould of a shillalah that fits me hand like a glove, glory be!. From Wordnik.com. [The Return of Blue Pete] Reference
Fair, always willin 'to raise me shillalah and to hit any head which stands firninst me. From Wordnik.com. [Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him] Reference
"I only wish the gentle Annie back there had given him a tap with the shillalah," remarked Jim. From Wordnik.com. [Frontier Boys in Frisco] Reference
But Murphy was already far up the grade, brandishing his shillalah and shouting at the top of his voice. From Wordnik.com. [The Return of Blue Pete] Reference
You hunt up a nice fat shillalah that you can use on the head of one of our visitors when they get here. From Wordnik.com. [Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise or, The Dash for Dixie] Reference
“I am reminded of the old Irish saying which I heard a great many years ago, when first in that country, that the ‘shillalah never missed fire,’” he said. From Wordnik.com. [The Gun] Reference
She is armed, having brought along her heaviest shillalah. From Wordnik.com. [A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago] Reference
The handy weapon of the Irish was the shillalah, that of the. From Wordnik.com. [Aliens or Americans?] Reference
Bradlaugh now weighed one hundred sixty, and had proved his prowess with the shillalah. From Wordnik.com. [Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 09 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers] Reference
Be civil, -- Mike Flaherty will never have it said he brought a shillalah to argy wid a colleen. From Wordnik.com. [Crowded Out o' Crofield or, The Boy who made his Way] Reference
Yolara's garden, the living spit of him stepped out from one of those bushes, twirling a little shillalah. From Wordnik.com. [The Moon Pool] Reference
Home rule would mean home rough-house -- and a most beautiful argument it would be, enforced with shillalah logic. From Wordnik.com. [Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists] Reference
"Yes," said Thad, whirling his shillalah around in a lively way, as a token of what he meant to do in case of an emergency. From Wordnik.com. [The House Boat Boys] Reference
He shook his flaming head regretfully at the deplorably lost condition of a country where the shillalah was unknown as a social institution. From Wordnik.com. [Bucky O'Connor] Reference
Why not slip the umbrella through the handle of one bag, as Pat carries his shillalah and bundle of duds, and grab the other in my free hand!. From Wordnik.com. [Forty Minutes Late 1909] Reference
And as I sat there, half asleep, in Yolara's garden, the living spit of him stepped out from one of those bushes, twirling a little shillalah. From Wordnik.com. [The Moon Pool] Reference
Unclipped man reviews all in one shillalah is leucotomy to tom britches, acedia desert and lymphuria eradicator in a unsullied clan susurration. From Wordnik.com. [Rational Review] Reference
It reminds one of the compliment which the Irishman paid to his own weapon, the shillalah, when he said: "It's a weapon which never misses fire.". From Wordnik.com. [Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O] Reference
I haven't saan the day for twinty year whin I couldn't dance at me grandmother's wake, or couldn't use a shillalah at me father's fourteenth weddin '. From Wordnik.com. [The Lost Trail] Reference
An Irish M.P. on the platform was waving his gingham like a shillalah in sheer excitement, forgetting his new-found respectability and dreaming himself back at Donnybrook Fair. From Wordnik.com. [The Big Bow Mystery] Reference
Oh, mother, for me shillalah about the heads o 'thim! ". From Wordnik.com. [The Return of Blue Pete] Reference
But, praise be, I got the shillalah, "he added brightly. From Wordnik.com. [The Return of Blue Pete] Reference
"An 'the little man in green nodded his head an' whirled his shillalah. From Wordnik.com. [The Moon Pool] Reference
“An’ the little man in green nodded his head an’ whirled his shillalah. From Wordnik.com. [The Moon Pool] Reference
Maybe it'll do to disthract their attintion till I get me shillalah swinging. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Return of Blue Pete] Reference
"With twenty years off and a shillalah in me hand I would have been proud to stand with you. From Wordnik.com. [The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm] Reference
Yolara’s garden, the living spit of him stepped out from one of those bushes, twirling a little shillalah. From Wordnik.com. [The Moon Pool] Reference
It's delightful to find you so loyal to your 'black sheep,' but fisticuffs won't answer, nor even a shillalah. ". From Wordnik.com. [Reels and Spindles A Story of Mill Life] Reference
I prefer a shillalah. From Wordnik.com. [The Return of Blue Pete] Reference
I'll use my old shillalah! '. From Wordnik.com. [Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee] Reference
Miss Garden beckons with her shillalah. From Wordnik.com. [A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago] Reference
Sam said he wanted to swing a shillalah. From Wordnik.com. [Three Boys in the Wild North Land] Reference
So says I to him, takin 'up me shillalah this way. From Wordnik.com. [Public Speaking] Reference
Irish shillalah. From Wordnik.com. [Winter Adventures of Three Boys] Reference
12. shillalah. From Wordnik.com. [A Spelling-Book for Advanced Classes] Reference
"Do I get the shillalah for that?. From Wordnik.com. [Her father`s daughter] Reference
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