nebachod

Updated: May 22, 2025

Silence, boys whist, all of yez, till I spell Nebachodnazure for Paddy Magouran. Listen; and you yourself, Paddy, are one of the letthers: A turf and a clod spells Nebachod A knife and a razure, spells Nebachodnazure Three pair of boots and five pair of shoes Spells Nebachodnazure, the king of the Jews.

William Carleton - The Hedge School; The Midnight Mass; The Donagh: Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of: William Carleton, Volume Three