The garrison has frequently been blockaded by its troublesome neighbours, whose prowess, however, never extended beyond preliminaries.

At length we were ready to quit this spot and gladly continued our journey in hopes of leaving our troublesome neighbours also.

Mr Ahern added that judges and barristers were perceived as lacking sympathy, understanding and empathy with the issues surrounding cases involving troublesome neighbours.

The counts of Chartres were troublesome neighbours to the duchy, and the castle of Tillières had been built as a defence against them.

It removed troublesome neighbours out of their way, who had often instigated the savages against them, and made Augustine an asylum for fugitive slaves.

'Our lot might have been endurable enough, but we have bad and troublesome neighbours, unfriendly savages all.'

"I thought you one of our troublesome neighbours, the Danes," he said, with a smile now in place of the look of doubt.