Lillibullero

[ lil-ee-buh-leer-oh ]

noun

1. a part of the refrain to a song deriding the Irish Roman Catholics, popular in England during and after the revolution of 1688.
2. the song, or the tune to which it was sung.

Example Sentences

Prof. Roberts suggests the lyrics could fit the music of "Lillibullero," sometimes used for songs in dialect.

From Project Gutenberg

All were wrapt in silence and in slumber, save the weary sentinels, who paced drowsily up and down before the door of the house, humming in a low tone the popular Lillibullero, or silently communing with their brother sentry in the sky.

From Project Gutenberg

One of them was whistling “Lillibullero.”

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The two who were left guarding their boats seemed in a bustle at our appearance; “Lillibullero”110 stopped off, and I could see the pair discussing what they ought to do.

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Had they gone and told Silver, all might have turned out differently; but they had their orders, I suppose, and decided to sit quietly where they were and hark back again to “Lillibullero.”

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