His mother could tell, though.

It's in her family, and there's worse than that in her family." "Troth, by all accounts," observed the girl, "there never was anything good in her family.

But, Barney, achora, will you tell us, if you know, what's the rason of it ?" "If I know ?" said Barney, rather offended; "maybe I don't know, and maybe I do, if it came to that.

Any body, then, that has two eyes of different colors always has the Evil Eye, or the _Suil Balor_, and has the power of overlookin'; and, between ourselves, Masther Harry has it.
The misthress herself can only overlook cattle, bekaise both her eyes is of the one color; but Masther Harry could overlook either man or woman if he wished.

And how do you think that comes ?" "The Lord knows," replied the cook, crossing herself; "from no good, at any rate.