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Thread #88632   Message #1665151
Posted By: MartinRyan
09-Feb-06 - 08:10 AM
Thread Name: That Green Linnet Kerfuffle
Subject: RE: That Green Linnet Kerfuffle
Windsinger

Symbolic or not, it's not green! (And, no - it's nothing to do with the Irish flag of the time). The usual explanation is that the bird referred to was the greenfinch - with linnet as a local name. I'm not convinced.

Regards