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Updated: June 6, 2025
Molly never looked so purty before, an' Billy Malowney was plisant beyont all hearin, to that degree that half the girls in it was fairly tarin' mad only they would not let on they had not him to themselves in place iv her.
Donovan had about the slaughter iv Billy Malowney, an' how he was buried on the field iv battle; an' his raverence hoped he got a dacent funeral, an' all the other convaniences iv religion. An' so you may suppose it was pretty late in the night before all iv them got to their beds.
'Whisht, says she, 'an' listen to that, says she. 'In the name of the Blessed Vargin, says she, 'what IS it? says she. An' sure enough what was it but Bill Malowney that was dhroppin' asleep in the closet, an' snorin' like a church organ. 'Is it a pig, says he, 'or is it a Christian? 'Arra! listen to the tune iv it, says she; 'sure a pig never done the like is that, says she.
Well, it was very soon in everyone's mouth how Billy Malowney was batin' all before him, astonishin' the ginerals, an frightenin' the inimy to that degree, there was not a Frinchman dare say parley voo outside of the rounds iv his camp.
Well, my dear, it was betther than half an hour before Billy Malowney could explain to them all how it raly was himself, for begorra they were all iv them persuadin' him that he was a spirit to that degree it's a wondher he did not give in to it, if it was only to put a stop to the argiment.
My friend of the caubeen and naked shanks, then, commenced, and continued his relation, as nearly as possible, in the following words: Av coorse ye often heerd talk of Billy Malowney, that lived by the bridge of Carrickadrum. 'Leum-a-rinka' was the name they put on him, he was sich a beautiful dancer.
An' at last says he: 'I onderstand, says he, 'very well how it is, says he. 'It's how she was in love, says he, 'wid that bliggard, Billy Malowney, says he, 'bad luck to him! says he; for by this time he was coming to his raison. 'Ah! says the wife, says she, 'Tim darlint, don't be cursin' them that's dead an' buried, says she. 'An' why would not I, says he, 'if they desarve it? says he.
So away with the gineral, an' he ordhers out the forlorn hope, all' tells the band to play, an' everything else, just as Bonypart desired him. An' sure enough the Frinch was overjoyed beyant all bounds, an' small blame to them an' the Duke of Wellington, I'm toult, was never all out the same man sinst. At any rate, the news kem home how Billy Malowney was murdhered by the Frinch in furrin parts.
Well, Bill Malowney follied her down the boreen, to try could he deludher her back again; but, if she was bitther before, she gave it to him in airnest when she got him alone to herself, and to that degree that he wished her safe home, short and sulky enough, an' walked back again, as mad as the devil himself, to the wake, to pay a respect to poor Tom Dundon.
To this feeling a circumstance that followed assisted in contributing. While we were eagerly discussing the various results likely to arise from the meeting, a horse galloped rapidly to the door and a loud voice called out, "I can't get off, but tell him to come here." We rushed out and beheld Captain Malowney, Mr.
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