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Definition of Spalpeen

Spalpeen
Spalpeen Spal"peen, n. [Ir. spailpin, fr. spailp a beau, pride, self-conceit.] A scamp; an Irish term for a good-for-nothing fellow; -- often used in good-humored contempt or ridicule. [Colloq.]

Meaning of Spalpeen from wikipedia

- A spailpín (Irish: [ˈsˠpˠalʲpʲiːnʲ]), anglicised as spailpeen or spalpeen, or "wandering landless labourer" was an itinerant or seasonal farmworker in...
- crops. Cottiers paid their rent by working for the landlord while the spalpeens (itinerant labourers) paid for short-term leases through temporary day...
- basic word seems to be Germanic, something to do with the work of a smith. spalpeen – A migratory labourer in Ireland. From spailpín. tanist – The deputy and...
- temporary labourers to Britain. These seasonal workers or labourers, known as Spalpeens and Tatie Hookers, were often based on extended family ties, and would...
- which led to the break-up of his establishment." Eoghan Rua then became a spalpeen [Irish spailpín], or itinerant farm worker, until he was 31 years old....
- Templehouse and Over the Moor to Maggie, and Caoineadh an Spailpín (The Spalpeen's Lament). These are used during the flashbacks to Phoebe's arrival at,...
- Quebec City. Midge New South Wales The schooner ran aground in Oyster Bay. Spalpeen British North America The ship was wrecked on Cape Rosier. Her crew were...
- always employ" (Chorus of Men) † 18. "Jig" (Peasants) † 18a. "Och, the spalpeen! Let him drown!" (Chorus) † 19. "Oh have you met a man in debt" (Terence...
- his leg. At Fair Oaks she shouted "Arragh, go in, b'ys! Bate the bloody spalpeens, and revinge me husband and God be wid yez." This rallied the regiment...