Talk:gombeen

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Is Irish the only language in which the word for a money lender becomes synonymous with fool? Perhaps this is the famous Irish sense of irony. In most languages money-lenders are regarded as smart.Optymystic 17:39, 21 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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