. . . At that time I was a very good typist, knew Oxford spelling, and could do verbatim dictation.

Benign Creator! let thy plastic hand dispose its own effect

Then toke Mary a pounde off oyntment called nardus, perfecte and precious, and anoynted Jesus fete, and wept his fete with her heer, and all the housse smelled off the savre off the oyntment.

The gardai pulled in and were helping the male driver when another vehicle ploughed into the back of the patrol car. … Sources said that, to the shock of the arresting gardai, it later emerged that the driver that crashed into the squad car was an officer based at a garda station close to the Border.