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"It's a thrue saying, that as the ould cock crows the young one larns; and this was thrue here, for the childher fought one another like so many divils, and swore like Trojans Larry, along with everything else, when he was a Brine-oge, thought it was a manly thing to be a great swearer; and the childher, when they got able to swear, warn't worse nor their father.
"When I was a Brine-Oge,"* said Shane, "I was as wild as an unbroken cowlt no divilment was too hard for me; and so sign's on it, for there wasn't a piece of mischief done in the parish, but was laid at my door and the dear knows I had enough of my own to answer for, let alone to be set down for that of other people; but, any way, there was many a thing done in my name, when I knew neither act nor part about it.
"I hope there's no more coorting in it," says Nancy; "God knows we're tired of their kissing and marrying." "Were you always so?" says Ned, across the fire to her. "Behave yourself, Ned," says she; "don't you make me spake; sure you were set down as the greatest Brine-oge that ever was known, in the parish, for such things." "No, but don't you make me spake," replies Ned.
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