garran

Then, whenever he went out, it was quite plain and sober, on a rough little _mountainy garran_; and he thought himself grand entirely if his big _ould_ fashioned boots got a rub of the _grase_.

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 352, January 17, 1829 Various

'Now, at that time there was a man had a mare that had a foal in a field; and in the field next it there was an old _garran_; and there was

Poets and Dreamers Studies and translations from the Irish Lady Gregory 1892

'So the case was brought before the king; and he thought a long time, and at last he said to put the foal in a house that had two doors, one on each side, and to put the _garran_ outside one door and the mare outside the other, and to see which would the foal follow.

Poets and Dreamers Studies and translations from the Irish Lady Gregory 1892

And the foal took a habit of crossing over the stream to the other field where the _garran_ was; and it got to be so friendly with him, and so fond of him, that at last it was hardly it would come back at all.

Poets and Dreamers Studies and translations from the Irish Lady Gregory 1892

And they did that, and the foal followed the _garran_, and it was given to the owner.

Poets and Dreamers Studies and translations from the Irish Lady Gregory 1892

And he always rode a horse which charmed good judges of what a park nag should be; — not a prancing, restless, giggling, sideway-going, useless garran, but an animal well made, well bitted, with perfect paces, on whom a rider if it pleased him could be as quiet as a statue in a monument.

The Prime Minister 1876

And he always rode a horse which charmed good judges of what a park nag should be; -- not a prancing, restless, giggling, sideway-going, useless garran, but an animal well made, well bitted, with perfect paces, on whom a rider if it pleased him could be as quiet as a statue on a monument.

The Prime Minister Anthony Trollope 1848

Ireland to see the _garran_ nibbling the end of his bridle when opportunity offers.

Handy Andy, Volume One A Tale of Irish Life, in Two Volumes Samuel Lover 1832

But saddle or pillion were not an indispensable accompaniment to this equestrian duo, for many a "bare-back" _garran_ carried his couple, his only harness being a halter made of a hay-rope, which in time of need sometimes proves a substitute for "rack and manger," for it is not uncommon in

Handy Andy, Volume One A Tale of Irish Life, in Two Volumes Samuel Lover 1832

"Twas hardly worth while," said Delany; "the ould fellow is mettle to the back-bone, an 'would never show the garran-bane at any rate, even if he knew all about it."

The Hedge School; The Midnight Mass; The Donagh Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three William Carleton 1831