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Kathleen Melissa (Unregistered Guest)
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Posted on Monday, August 24, 2009 - 01:59 am:

I received an email containing the words "kush-ma ma-kree." This is obviously intended to be a phonetic spelling of something Irish, but I don't have any mastery of Irish spelling at all, so I can't figure out what he's trying to say. Can anyone help me, please? Thank you very much.
Kathleen

Trigger
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Username: Trigger

Post Number: 405
Registered: 10-2007

Posted on Monday, August 24, 2009 - 10:19 am:

Cuisle mo chroí = Pulse of my heart

Gaeilge go deo!

Breandán
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Username: Breandán

Post Number: 285
Registered: 12-2008

Posted on Monday, August 24, 2009 - 10:19 am:

My guess is he was trying for:

A chuisle mo chroí! (Literally = "pulse of my heart!")

Breandán
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Username: Breandán

Post Number: 286
Registered: 12-2008

Posted on Monday, August 24, 2009 - 10:22 am:

Dang, Trigger, you were quicker on the draw!

Kathleen Melissa (Unregistered Guest)
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Posted on Monday, August 24, 2009 - 01:24 pm:

Thank you so much! I am familiar with the words you both have provided, but I must pronounce them wrong, as it did not seem to fit his phonetic spelling. But I have no one, other than online, to speak the words aloud, so I'm sure my pronunciation is completely wrong! *sigh* My heart so yearns to learn this, but it is so difficult!
Thank you for your generous help!

Aonghus
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Username: Aonghus

Post Number: 8718
Registered: 08-2004

Posted on Monday, August 24, 2009 - 03:26 pm:

Have a look here:

www.abair.ie

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