1839 Wexford Indep. 20 Mar. 4/1: Bedad! there isn’t a boy in the barony would hate the bailiffs wid greater joy than myself!at bedad!, excl.
1842 Wexford Indep. 17 Sept. 3/2: There is no better mode of arriving at a hasty ‘kick out‘ from any respctable socity than that of stating you are a Medical Student. The host inquires ‘who is the chap with the imperial’. One of the invited whispers in confidence, ‘he’s a med’.at med, n.
1842 Wexford Indep. 23 July 3/5: Some maliciously disposed ruffian or ruffians pulled down the front wall of an loffice [...] and smashed a jaunting car.at ruffian, n.1
1844 Wexford Indep. 21 Sept. 4/3: He had nothin but my four bones to get; that was all I after was.at four bones (n.) under bone, n.1
1848 Wexford Indep. 12 Jan. 3/4: The ould one’s always dodgin’ me [...] And she comes it wid a smack to crack the dhudheen in me jaw.at dodge, v.
1848 Wexford Indep. 12 Jan. 3/4: The ould one’s always dodgin’ me [...] And she comes it wid a smack to crack the dhudheen in me jaw.at old one, n.
1858 Wexford Indep. 31 July 2/5: Wesford [Railways] shall no longer be obnoxious to the imputation of being ‘at the back of God speed’.at back of God speed under back, adv.
1861 Wexford Indep. 6 July 3/1: Defendant ran after her, and kilt her again, telling her he would not leave the Priest’s share in her.at priest’s share, n.
1861 Wexford Indep. 2 Jan. 1/1: The musician who plays the Scotch fiddle has gone into partnership with the dancing master who teaches the St Vitus’s dance.at Scotch fiddle (n.) under Scotch, adj.