gilly

Example Sentences

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I am the gilly of Christ, The mate of Mary’s Son; I run the roads at seeding time, And when the harvest’s done.

From The Mountainy Singer by MacCathmhaoil, Seosamh

As I came over the grey, grey hills And over the grey, grey water, I saw the gilly leading on, And the white Christ following after.

From The Mountainy Singer by MacCathmhaoil, Seosamh

"The fairest flowers o' the season Are our carnations and streak'd gilly flower."

From Garden-Craft Old and New by Sedding, John D.

An hour later, in a pool strongly recommended by the gilly, another fish was caught.

From The Simpkins Plot by Birmingham, George A.

I heard him tell Gideon: "I'll have hell with that gilly kid, he thinks it a minstrel show; I got to hold him down or he'll queer the fake."

From Watch Yourself Go By by Warden, Ben W.