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Clifford Bryant
Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2001 - 01:19 am:   Edit Post Print Post

What is the historical origin of the phrase, "bona na croin"? Please e-mail me with the answer, if you can. Thanks.

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Seosamh Mac Muirí
Posted on Thursday, July 05, 2001 - 12:32 pm:   Edit Post Print Post

A'b é Bonn na Corónach é? ( > ... na C'rónach; ...na C'róine)

Is it 'the Queen's Shilling'?

An bhfuil comhthéacs leis? Do you have a context of any sort? Mura bhfuil, tá gach cosúlacht ar an scéal gurb shin agat é. It would seem to be the above.

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Dennis
Posted on Thursday, July 05, 2001 - 01:26 pm:   Edit Post Print Post

A Sheosaimh,

Tabhair súil ar:

http://www.angelfire.com/sk2/ARomanticRealm/Freedom.html

Níl a fhios agam cad as don mhana seo, ach is léir gurb é bóna Rómhánach an tsagairt agus coróin an rí atá i gceist, .i. an dá údarás is mó agus is smachtúla a bhíodh ann tráth den tsaoil.

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Seosamh Mac Muirí
Posted on Thursday, July 05, 2001 - 01:50 pm:   Edit Post Print Post

Go raibh maith agat, a Dhonncha. Ní fear go dtí thú.

Thug mé spléachadh air anois díreach agus cuireann sé iontas orm, an saol mór is an domhan donn de shuíomhanna amuigh ansin, i ngan ' fhios dom. Caithfidh mé athstiúir a mholadh do Clifford thuas.

(tCím nár thugais aghaidh ar an trá mar a rinne go leor eile an tráth so bliana.) (Na scabhaitéirí!)

Faoi chomaoin agat.

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Seosamh Mac Muirí
Posted on Thursday, July 05, 2001 - 01:57 pm:   Edit Post Print Post

A Clifford, a Chara,

Dennis has given the context and it appears to be for 'Bóna ná Coróin' = 'Collar nor Crown'. As to the history of the same, if there be one, the search is on!

Ádh mór.

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