Garryowen Rugby Football.
(ˌgærɪˈəʊən)
Also garryowen.
[f. the name of an Irish Rugby club in Limerick.]
= up and under.
| 1965 Times 12 Apr. 4/6 Instead of the garryowen and swift follow up they preferred the diagonal kick. 1974 Sunday Tel. 9 June 35/1 He achieved a rather better contact than he did with his earlier Garryowen. 1978 Times 31 Oct. 8/1 All Munster rugby men are praying..that he will be on target..as a hoister of garryowens, under which his forwards will advance like the hounds of hell. 1985 Guardian 4 Mar. 23/4 MacNeill pumped up Garryowens whenever he had the chance. |