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The Daltaí Boards » Archive: 2005- » 2010 (November-December) » Archive through December 21, 2010 » An tSúig « Previous Next »

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Corkirish
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Post Number: 405
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Posted on Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 03:51 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit PostPrint Post

on page 1 of Seanachas Amhlaoibh Í Luínse, there is a reference to someone called Dónall An tSúig - what could that mean?

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Aonghus
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Posted on Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 03:57 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit PostPrint Post

Dinneen has under súġa soot pron , g. súig (M.) where M == munster.

Dónall of the Soot, so.

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Seánw
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Posted on Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 04:14 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit PostPrint Post

Perhaps Swarthy Dónall. You know, like Black Peter.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_peter

I ndiaidh a chéile a thógtar na caisleáin.

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Corkirish
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Posted on Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 04:33 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit PostPrint Post

Oh, I see. when it said "tugtí ‘Dómhnall an tSúig’ ar an bhfear san, leis, ar chúis éigint", I misinterpreted that as meaning Amhlaoibh Ua Loingsigh didn't know what the phrase meant - now I see that he just didn't why they used that phrase to refer to him!



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