| 单词 | poteen |
| 例句 | Oxford Crown Court jurors heard how Mr Farquhar's drinks were spiked with bioethanol and poteen, a high strength Irish alcohol, while his food was laced with drugs. The Sixth Commandment: The killer who duped victims into rewriting wills 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z Her nurse's shebeen--a tumble-down festering hostelry thatched with decaying straw--was no better than a dog-boy's boozing ken, a disgraceful trysting-place for drunken soldiers, who were enticed thither by its excellent poteen. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z “I will place the kettle on the hob,” said Micus, “for ’tis true courage we will want to put into our hearts with a good drop of poteen this blessed night. The Whale and the Grasshopper And other Fables 2011-09-05T02:00:18.250Z "And this I take to be as free of any allegiance to the king as yourself," said Daly, as he poured out a wineglass-ful of "poteen" from a short black bottle. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z "Mutton always—fish and game when there's the season for them—and poteen to wash them down." Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z I have it," says he, slapping his knee; "I'll be sworn that Coo never saw a drop of poteen, as old as he is, and that's the thing to settle him! Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry "If they 're cows, begad they must have got at that sixty-three gallons of poteen you talked of; for they're all drunk." Jack Hinton The Guardsman And a drop of poteen is a wonderful thing to drive away the melancholy thoughts that haunt and bother so many of us. The Whale and the Grasshopper And other Fables 2011-09-05T02:00:18.250Z Give’s a taste of rum, which is the best makeshift for poteen, and I’ll tell ye. Seven Frozen Sailors "Av the poteen held out, Owen dear, ye wouldn't have had much trouble; but he can drink two quarts before he loses his strength." St. Patrick's Eve At last says he, "Pray, sir, did you ever drink any poteen?—any real mountain dew?" Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry But nothing's perfect in this world except the wisdom of owls and Congressmen, and Mrs. O'Korrigan's military virtues and wholesome command of her husband had the slight drawback of a constitutional taste for poteen. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 3 ‘Howsomever, don’t be downhearted, but take a good drop of poteen, and ‘twill give you all the false courage that any man wants.’ The Whale and the Grasshopper And other Fables 2011-09-05T02:00:18.250Z They learned how to make poteen in little stills, after the Irish fashion, and to defend their stills from intrusive foreigners, also after the Irish fashion. Our Southern Highlanders "Thrue for ye, boy; the sport was soon over—raich me over the bottle," and with that, Miles finished the poteen at a draught, and then lay back against the wall, as if to sleep. St. Patrick's Eve Gaiety there was none: the Islanders had no heart for gaiety: but the pipes and tobacco were there, and the plate of snuff, and the jar of poteen to lift up the heavy hearts. An Isle in the Water They take up both glasses at once, and after a loving sniff at the poteen they pour it slowly down, the shebeen stuff tasting like a torchlight procession. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule At Tobernacerta, They sport on the green; There ’s laughing and chaffing, And lots of poteen! Sprays of Shamrock They resented heartily the King’s levy of tax upon the poteen which they had learned to make from their adopted Irish brothers. Blue Ridge Country Owen almost mechanically took the bottle, and drank freely, though the contents was strong poteen. St. Patrick's Eve The evening of the 31st I passed with Mrs. B——r, where in a glass of good poteen we drank a good bye to the year 1834, and a welcome to the stranger. Impressions of America During The Years 1833, 1834, and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume II. Shure the lootenant mustn't blow on me," said Hogan, with rapture in his eyes and a glibness born of poteen on his tongue, "but that court-martial was the makin' of me fortune, sir. Marion's Faith. Her story was told by a Sergeant of Police, and formed a painful illustration of the poteen trade in the mountains. Irish Wonders In some such way the making of poteen and feuds were linked hand-in-hand long before the Anglo-Celtic and Anglo-Saxon set foot in the wilderness of America. Blue Ridge Country The only at all unusual feature was Joe Denny, the blind fiddler, who had called in on his way home and had a drop of poteen and a farrel of wholemeal cake. Strangers at Lisconnel A man taken up 'not for sheep-stealing or any crime, but just for making a drop of poteen,' tells of his hardships in Galway gaol. Poets and Dreamers Studies and translations from the Irish They were good enough to emphasise this vote of confidence with an invitation that I should try their poteen. The Romance of a Pro-Consul Being The Personal Life And Memoirs Of The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, K.C.B. I'll have a still of me own, and make the real poteen whiskey, and drink punch, instead of water, and smoke 'bacca, instead of cabbage leaves. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia Anything to honor a friend," he continued; "but, by the by, before I commence, I will try your own prescription, Denis—a whetter of this poteen at intervals. Going to Maynooth Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three The cask that contained the poteen was seldom a week in the same place of concealment, which was mostly, as we have said, under ground. Phil Purcel, The Pig-Driver; The Geography Of An Irish Oath; The Lianhan Shee Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three The scene now became quite animated—cheer after cheer succeeded—jokes, laughter, and rustic wit, pointed by the spirit of Brady's poteen, flew briskly about. The Hedge School; The Midnight Mass; The Donagh Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three That, indeed, was happiness in perfection, as pure and unadulterated as the poteen which created it. The Station; The Party Fight And Funeral; The Lough Derg Pilgrim Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three Come in, and let us have a glass of poteen grog, in the mean time," said Hycy, "for it's better still in grog than in punch. The Emigrants Of Ahadarra The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two They are celebrated distillers of poteen whiskey, but are not rich. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two O, divine poteen! immortal essence of the hordeum beatum!—which is translated holy barley—what drink, liquor, or refreshment can be placed, without the commission of something like small sacrilege, in parallel with thee! The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One "So," said I, "you think that a love of drinking poteen is a sign of talent in a school-master?" The Hedge School; The Midnight Mass; The Donagh Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three "All charged, sergeant, with loyalty and poteen at any rate; hang the Pope." Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One The atmosphere of the place, the fumes of the poteen in my head, the heat of the fire, had given me a more powerful impression of the mysterious, the weird. Waysiders "Well," said he, "ha, ha, ha! now that that breeze has blown over—about the poteen, Hartley?" Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two All the same, I haven't a word to say to my husband, the cowardly ruffian, only for his love of poteen, bad temper, and contrary ways. Duty, and other Irish Comedies Whatever Brady's usual habits of christening his poteen might have been, that which he now placed before them was good. The Hedge School; The Midnight Mass; The Donagh Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three If we were to go off the main road we should be able to buy all these things, barring the poteen, and maybe the potatoes, but you could get plenty of onions instead. With Moore at Corunna Thereupon, Mistress O'Calligan produced a flat bottle of poteen, and pouring a portion for her own fair self, into a cup, said that this was a wicked world, and handed the flask to Mr. Jinks. The Last of the Foresters Or, Humors on the Border; A story of the Old Virginia Frontier There are three of my own tenants, Papists to be sure, in for distilling poteen. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two The prisoner has stated that he purchased poteen at my premises, but what reliance can we place on the word of a man who is addicted to drinking poteen? Duty, and other Irish Comedies The son immediately whispered to him for a moment, when the old man instantly rose, got his hat, and after drinking another bumper of the poteen, departed. The Hedge School; The Midnight Mass; The Donagh Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three Go where you will in ould Oirland, you can always get a jugful of poteen, a potful of 'taties, and a rasher of bacon; and if it is a village, a fowl and eggs. With Moore at Corunna After which, Mr. Jinks frowned, and took a gulp of the poteen. The Last of the Foresters Or, Humors on the Border; A story of the Old Virginia Frontier "Send me that poteen you spoke of, and ignore the Bills against these M'Caffreys." Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two The only thing that remained whole was the chair that he sat in and the decanter that fed the broken glass from which he drank the poteen. Duty, and other Irish Comedies Nothing kept this over-dose of "my lady" from going to my head like Innishowen poteen, but the slenderness of my purse. The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland To-day, before the hour for the funeral, poteen was served to a number of men who stood about upon the road, and a portion was brought to me in my room. The Aran Islands Whereupon Mr. Jinks, imbibing more poteen, replied that assertions, though in themselves worthy of high respect when they issued from so lovely and fascinating a source, could still not stand in opposition to facts. The Last of the Foresters Or, Humors on the Border; A story of the Old Virginia Frontier His contrivance was nothing less than a native still, where he manufactured his island "poteen." Omoo I brought the prisoner to the barrack and have here the poteen that changed him from a law-abiding townsman into a fiend incarnate. Duty, and other Irish Comedies Goats' milk and poteen, photographs, knitted socks, carved knick-nacks in bog oak; everything is offered for sale; denial will not be taken. The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland The rain continues; but this evening a number of young men were in the kitchen mending nets, and the bottle of poteen was drawn from its hiding-place. The Aran Islands The peelers is fearing him, and if you'd that lad in the house there isn't one of them would come smelling around if the dogs itself were lapping poteen from the dungpit of the yard. The Playboy of the Western World That Mr. Fennell was what we would call a model husband, before he touched this poteen goes without saying. Duty, and other Irish Comedies Sometimes I think 'tis poteen, and sometimes I think it isn't. Duty, and other Irish Comedies The reiterated and re-reiterated offer of goat's milk and poteen became exasperating; the bodyguard of these pertinacious women that could not be shaken off was most annoying. The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland One man told me of the poteen drinking that takes place at some funerals. The Aran Islands There's poetry talk for a girl you'd see itching and scratching, and she with a stale stink of poteen on her from selling in the shop. The Playboy of the Western World He does not know what poteen tastes like. Duty, and other Irish Comedies We have proved that poteen was found in the prisoner's house, and if he did not make it himself, where then did he get it from? Duty, and other Irish Comedies That heroine's modern representative expects everyone to take a dose of goat's milk in poteen from her, and leave some gratuity in return. The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland Mr. Duffy has clearly proved to us how drink, especially bad and illegal drink, like poteen, can change a man from a law-abiding, self-respecting, and obedient husband into a demon and a housebreaker. Duty, and other Irish Comedies That's a man is going to make a marriage with the daughter of this house, a place with fine trade, with a license, and with poteen too. The Playboy of the Western World O'CROWLEY The charge of house-breaking then will be dismissed, but I must impose a heavy fine and sentence for using the illegal intoxicant, poteen. Duty, and other Irish Comedies And so far it has not been proved to either his or my satisfaction that the intoxicant is poteen. Duty, and other Irish Comedies Was informed that a man-of-war ordinarily lay at anchor in this Lough to keep half an eye on things in general, and poteen, I suppose, in particular. The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland O'CROWLEY We have it on the testimony of the sergeant that it is poteen. Duty, and other Irish Comedies Would you go making murder in this place, and it piled with poteen for our drink to-night? The Playboy of the Western World Was there a better maker of poteen in the County Cork than my own father, rest his soul! Duty, and other Irish Comedies There is no water in the court, and the clerk gets the kind of inspiration that the sergeant desires and fetches the poteen. Duty, and other Irish Comedies The grandson of the possessor of the white horse was the other day fined L6 for possessing poteen, and was unable to pay it. The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland He comes from Castletownballymacreedy, where they make the best poteen in Ireland. Duty, and other Irish Comedies O'CROWLEY Does your client mean for a moment to cast a reflection on the police of this town, and insinuate that they don't know what poteen is? Duty, and other Irish Comedies The horse had been accustomed to get this when he had won a race, and knew the taste of poteen. The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland The only case before us to-day is one of house-breaking, drunkenness from excessive use of poteen, which is an illegal drink, and resisting arrest by the police. Duty, and other Irish Comedies |
| 随便看 |
英语例句辞典收录了117811条英语例句在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词及词组的例句翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。