What's the meaning of TD?

30 Nov 98 - 07:36 AM (#47306)
Subject: What's the meaning of TD?
From: AndreasW

Can you please help me?
In the song "My Uncle's In The Dáil"
there is an abbreviation TD. What does it mean?
I think it is "Member of Parliament",
more specially "Member of Irish House of Representatives"
So I think the D stands for Dáil (Éirean)
But what does the T stand for?

I searched The Irish Constitution
but without luck, there's no name for the members of parliament.

Thanks in advance,
Andreas

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30 Nov 98 - 08:07 AM (#47317)
Subject: RE: What's the meaning of TD?
From: AndreasW

Its not my day today, something slipped during dragndrop in my message above!
Sorry, Andreas

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30 Nov 98 - 11:43 AM (#47346)
Subject: RE: What's the meaning of TD?
From: MARION DENNERLY

T STANDS FOR TEACHTA WHICH IS THE IRISH FOR HOUSE D DOES STAND FOR DAIL. WHICH BASICALLY MEANS THE HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT.

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30 Nov 98 - 05:06 PM (#47380)
Subject: RE: What's the meaning of TD?
From: Martin Ryan.

Marion

"Teach" is the word for "house". "Teachta", however, is a deputy or delegate. "Dail", in general is a meeting or assembly. "Dail Eireann" is "Irelands Parliament". So TD is equivalent to MP or Member of Parliament.

Regards

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30 Nov 98 - 08:25 PM (#47407)
Subject: RE: What's the meaning of TD?
From: [e-mail]

Martin is essentially correct. "Teachta" is the equivalent of "representative" and "Dála" is the Genitive Singular of the word "dáil" meaning an assembly or gathering. Thus the title "TD" = Teachta Dála = Member of Parliament ( in English terms). The folk etymology of "teachta" having something to do with "house" is totally erroneous. If anything, it shares a common provenance with the Verbal Noun form of the Verb "Tig / Tag" meaning "come" e.g. bearing a message, as in the word "teachtaire" = a messenger; "teachtaireacht" = a message. Hope this is of some assistance. HOP

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01 Dec 98 - 03:17 AM (#47450)
Subject: RE: What's the meaning of TD?
From: AndreasW

Thanks to all!
Andreas

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01 Dec 98 - 09:29 AM (#47487)
Subject: RE: What's the meaning of TD?
From: Bill Cameron

TD=Toronto Dominion (Bank)

But they're the only bank in Canada (I think) that drug-tests its employees, so piss on 'em.

Bill Never-darken-their-door Cameron

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01 Dec 98 - 06:32 PM (#47546)
Subject: RE: What's the meaning of TD?
From: mm

TD stands for Teachtaire Da/ile, literally messenger of the Dail or representative of the Dail.

The Dail is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) in Ireland; the Seanad is the upper house, and a member of the Seanad is called a Seanado/ir. (in both cases I've used a forward slash after a letter to represent a si/ne fada or a variant of the acute accent used to change the pronunciation of a vowel in I

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01 Dec 98 - 07:14 PM (#47555)
Subject: RE: What's the meaning of TD?
From: Pete M

You're all wrong, it doesn't stand for anything, TD is a model of MG sports car!

On second thoughts - it could stand for Tank destroyer if you are into WW2 nomenclature.

Tanks for the memories - Pete M

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01 Dec 98 - 08:52 PM (#47562)
Subject: RE: What's the meaning of TD?
From: HOP

My dear mm, Get a grip !! Can you not read ? See my note of 30-11th. There's little to be gained out of contradicting the truth. Ná cuir i gcéill go bhfuil an Ghaeilge agat nuair is léir nach bhfuil ! HOP

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