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Madam, – Re Vincent G Dowd’s letter (January 13th), my distinct recollection of the Dublin newspaper sellers’ cry in the 1950s…

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Madam, – Re Vincent G Dowd’s letter (January 13th), my distinct recollection of the Dublin newspaper sellers’ cry in the 1950s is “Pressherrllomail”. – Yours, etc,

Dr RONAN O’CALLAGHAN,

Clonlea,

Dublin 16.

Madam, – With respect to Rosita Boland and Vincent G Dowd (January 13th), the newspaper sellers’ cry I heard on my first visit to Dublin in 1946 was “Heggledomile-heggledomile-heggled foinal”. No Evening Press then. – Yours, etc,

WILLIAM PRENDIVILLE

OSA,

St Augustine’s Priory,

O’Connell Street,

Limerick.