borhoime

Updated: June 15, 2025

He was, in truth, the best rider in the country, and, so far, was the owner also of the best three-year-old that the West had produced. He achieved popularity without effort. The West laughed at his enterprises and loved him; he was at once a public moral and a hero. It was a legend of the West that his forbears had been kings in Ireland like Brian Borhoime.

Gilbert Parker - Northern Lights, Complete

"Shon, old friend, don't you know me?" Shon had started to his feet at the first note of the voice, and stood as if spellbound. There was no shaking of hands. Both men held each other hard by the shoulders, and stood so for a moment looking steadily eye to eye. Then Shon said: "Duke Lawless, there's parallels of latitude and parallels of longitude, but who knows the tomb of ould Brian Borhoime?"

Gilbert Parker - Pierre and His People, [Tales of the Far North], Volume 3.

Pierre had diverted his mind from the woman who, at Fort O'Angel, was even now calling heaven and earth to witness that "Tim Macavoy was her Macavoy and no other, an' she'd find him the divil and darlin', wid an arm like Broin Borhoime, an' a chest you could build a house on if she walked till Doomsday!"

Gilbert Parker - Romany of the Snows, Continuation of "Pierre and His People"

"Shon, old friend, don't you know me?" Shon had started to his feet at the first note of the voice, and stood as if spellbound. There was no shaking of hands. Both men held each other hard by the shoulders, and stood so for a moment looking steadily eye to eye. Then Shon said: "Duke Lawless, there's parallels of latitude and parallels of longitude, but who knows the tomb of ould Brian Borhoime?"

Gilbert Parker - Pierre and His People, [Tales of the Far North], Complete

Pierre had diverted his mind from the woman who, at Fort O'Angel, was even now calling heaven and earth to witness that "Tim Macavoy was her Macavoy and no other, an' she'd find him the divil and darlin', wid an arm like Broin Borhoime, an' a chest you could build a house on if she walked till Doomsday!"

Gilbert Parker - Romany of the Snows, Continuation of "Pierre and His People", v1

He was, in truth, the best rider in the country, and, so far, was the owner also of the best three-year-old that the West had produced. He achieved popularity without effort. The West laughed at his enterprises and loved him; he was at once a public moral and a hero. It was a legend of the West that his forbears had been kings in Ireland like Brian Borhoime.

Gilbert Parker - Northern Lights, Volume 4.