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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as saggart.

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Examples

  • 'Twill not be long befure th 'time comes whin th' soggarth'll christen th 'infant:' Judge Pathrick Aloysius Hinnissy, iv th 'Northern District iv

    Mr. Dooley's Philosophy Finley Peter Dunne 1901

  • The Chairman at the public demonstration at night was Father Sherlock, one of the finest specimens of the good old "soggarth aroon" type it has ever been my privilege to meet.

    The Life Story of an Old Rebel John Denvir

  • Much of the success of the Society is due to Alfred Perceval Graves, author of the well-known song “Father O'Flynn,” a faithful picture of a genuine Irish soggarth.

    The Life Story of an Old Rebel Denvir, John 1910

  • He had curly black hair, over an open and smiling face; he was big, but not too big, and he looked the priest, the _soggarth aroon_ kind, you know, so that you just felt that if you ever did get into difficulties, Father Tom Connolly would be the first man for you to talk it all over with.

    The City and the World and Other Stories Francis Clement Kelley 1909

  • When they got up a prize f'r th 'most pop'lar man in th' parish, he loaded th 'ballot box an' got th 'goold-headed stick, though he was r-runnin' against th 'aldherman, an' th 'little soggarth thried his best to down him.

    Mr. Dooley: In the Hearts of His Countrymen Finley Peter Dunne 1901

  • 'But 'tis th' first time I ever knowed ye was bow-legged, 'he says, says th' soggarth aroon.

    Mr. Dooley: In the Hearts of His Countrymen Finley Peter Dunne 1901

  • I was histin 'in me first wan whin th' soggarth come down fr'm a sick call, an 'looked in at me.

    Mr. Dooley: In the Hearts of His Countrymen Finley Peter Dunne 1901

  • Druid and soggarth, danced on the creaking floor, and witch-lights gleamed on ceiling and timbers.

    White Shadows in the South Seas Frederick O'Brien 1900

  • The priest has been friend, counsellor, sympathizer, helper, as well as clergyman, and so he is _soggarth aroon_.

    The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland Margaret Moran Dixon McDougall 1862

  • "They say, Ned, it's not safe to trust a woman; what if you'd ax to see the Bodagh's son, the young soggarth?"

    Fardorougha, The Miser The Works of William Carleton, Volume One William Carleton 1831

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