P.S. I always thought both Irish and Scottish languages were considered to be forms of Gaelic. (I found when visiting Ireland that they mostly refer to their language as "Irish" rather than Gaelic.) Much of the Scottish "dialect" that causes so much trouble (and enjoyment!) is spoken only in the lowlands, I've been told. Is that true? I have only a very small Scottish glossary from a book of songs, plus the glossary in the back of "English and Scottish Popular Ballads" edited from Child's collection. So I'm very happy to discover the glossary here on the Mudcat... I hadn't seen it before. I suppose this whole thread should have been sent to the "non-musical threads" section. (That's another new, to me anyway, addition to the Mudcat that I didn't realize existed until now.) I HAVE been away for a long time!! Must remedy that.

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