Pléaráca Fanny de Paor (Fanny Powers), Bubblyrat

no I don't think pléaráca has a particular feminine association
example: http://www.irishpage.com/songs/carolan/feast.htm (Pléaráca na Ruarcach [of the O'Rourkes], also known as Pléaraca an Ruarcaigh [of the 1 O Ruairc/O Rourke], Planxty O'Rourke)

usual Irish-English dictionary definition of pléaráca is revels or revelry. A word with wider usage (beyond music titles) than planxty

by the way
1) why is this thread http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=46578 closed? Why is it in the BS section, even if it does contain quite a bit of bs about both the terms "planxty" and "pléaráca"