From MCCARTHY of Trinity College at Gaelic-L, Feb. 1992:


"Seo an spoirt a bhí acu fado -

       'Áirneáin   go Féile Pádraig agus cuartaí maithe go Bealtaine.'

"This was how they made fun in the old days -

       'Yarning late until Patrick's Day and then out visiting until Mayday.'

"Note 'Áirneáin'   carries a sense of social intercourse - talking, singing,
playing cards; I wonder does it relate to the English "yarning" at all? They
seem to have a similar sense."