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Pádraig
Member Username: Pádraig
Post Number: 130 Registered: 09-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 - 10:12 pm: |
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Anybody know the origin of the expression, "cibé cé olfhas's é Domhnall a iocfhas?" Who's Domhnall? |
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Mack Unregistered guest Posted From:
| Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 07:23 am: |
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Dónall ar meisce agus a bhean ag ól uisce. Don't know who he is {was} but he shows up in seanfhocals - a legendary chap. |
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Celtoid
Member Username: Celtoid
Post Number: 77 Registered: 08-2004
| Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 09:10 am: |
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He might be the man in the moon. |
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Pádraig
Member Username: Pádraig
Post Number: 131 Registered: 09-2004
| Posted on Saturday, March 19, 2005 - 02:55 pm: |
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Might as well use this thread for some other questions. I can't find either of the following in my Fócloir Póca and I suspect they may be compounds constructed from other words: inseoidh mhóréacht In context? "Ní éagfaidh mé, mairfidh mé; agus inseoidh mé a mhóréachtaí. Thanks to whomever. |
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SMcS Unregistered guest Posted From:
| Posted on Saturday, March 19, 2005 - 11:06 pm: |
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A Phadraig inseoidh = "will tell" future tense of "inis" = to tell inseoidh mé scéal duit = "I'll tell you a story" éacht = 1. Killing, Slaying, 2. Casualty, 3. Feat, Exploit, Achievement. Putting Mór before a word can intensify it. So, I suspect that it is a "great exploit/Achievement" Le Meas SMcS |
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Pádraig
Member Username: Pádraig
Post Number: 132 Registered: 09-2004
| Posted on Sunday, March 20, 2005 - 04:44 pm: |
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A Sheáin, a chara, Go raibh maith agat. How do we get from killing to achievement? Is that like "he made a killing in the stock market?" |
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