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Dinneen, Irish-English Diction- ary , 1904, has: " Bonn, a piece of money, a groat, a medal ; honn airgid, a silver medal ; bonn or, a gold medal; bonn buidhe, a yel- low medal; lionn ruadh, a copper or brass medal ; bonn ban, a shilling. "
O'Reilly, Irish-English Dictionary , has Bonn sian, a half-penny.
There is a Gaelic proverb, " Is fearr caraid sa cuairt, na bonn sa sparan," i.e., " A friend at court is better than a groat in the purse. "
- Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)