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Paddy says, Fintan, what’s an ingle? and Fintan says it’s just a boy from olden times who sits in a corner, that’s all.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

Then see him at the ingle side, Wi’ bairnies round him laughin’; Was ever dog sae pleased as he, Sae fond o’ fun and daffin?

From Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat by Stables, Gordon

See the huge logs, the swinging crane, The Old Man's seat by chimney ingle, The pots and kettles, all the train Of brass and pewter, here they mingle.

From Authors and Writers Associated with Morristown With a Chapter on Historic Morristown by Colles, Julia Keese

The handsome, motherly landlady looked after every guest; and Arnold, the jolliest landlord that ever lived, sat smoking in the ingle, chatting with some traveller, or listening to the yarn of a lake fisherman.

From With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 by Various

Suddenly there were two very startled people in the company around the ingle nook.

From 'As Gold in the Furnace' A College Story by Copus, John E.