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GUEST,Peter Laban Lyr Add: Thug me ruide / An Caiseadach Ban (Irish (31) RE: Lyr Add: Thug me ruide / An Caiseadach Ban (Irish 10 May 22


Gaiscaíoch means a "hero" or "warrior" and sounds something like "Caiseadach"

As O'Rourke says :

{..] Tory Island version of the song, where he is not properly named, but referred to as 'an gaiscíoch bán' ('the fair hero') [...]

So yes, that fits.


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