The Mountains of Mourne - Their Charm and Their People #223535

In those early days nicknames were given ad lib. And no one objected to be called by a name other than his own. The then post master answered to the pseudonym Of By the holy fly. This individual had the unfortunate habit Of using this preface to all his remarks. The Half Yard was a title belonging to a diminutive tailor, and in his case was singularly appropriate.