bailiff
manager of a district or estate
banbhs
young pigs
bell-man
a town crier, who delivers news throughout the community
catechism
religious instruction commonly delivered in the form of learned and repeated questions and answers
close
in the context of The Playboy: private, secretive
dispensation
a formal authorization (in the case of The Playboy, an authorization for marriage)
foxy
crafty
loy
a long, narrow spade used in Ireland
Luthers
followers of the Lutheran Church
parricide
the act of killing a family member or close relation
patricide
the act of killing one's own father
peeler
nickname for the men of the Irish Constabulary (or local police)
pitchpike
a pitchfork
playboy
typically, a wealthy man who lives primarily for pleasure
pot-boy
a boy or man who works in an inn or public house doing chores; also spelled potboy
public house
the long-form origin of the common word "pub," meaning alehouse
publican
the keeper of a public house or tavern
riz
a dialectical past tense of the verb "rise"
shebeen
a wayside drinking establishment or pub, often unlicensed
whisht
an interjection meaning "hush!"
