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He did work for the Spae-Woman -- fixed her fences and repaired her barn and brought _brosna_ for her fire every evening from the wood.
The King of Ireland's Son Padraic Colum 1926
sionnach commented on the word brosna
twigs or brush, useful for kindling. Appears, for instance, in Frank O' Connor's short story "The Majesty of the Law".
February 3, 2008
bilby commented on the word brosna
"Old Dan Bride was breaking brosna for the fire when he heard a step on the path. He paused, a bundle of saplings on his knee."
- Frank O'Connor, 'The Majesty of the Law'.
September 6, 2008