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GUEST,chrisj | Lyr Req: Kathleen Mavourneen (14) | RE: Kathleen Mavoureen | 16 Nov 01 |
'muirnĂn' is Irish for darling, beloved, sweetheart, etc, so Kathleen Mavourneen is probably an Anglicised term for My darling Kathleen. Incidentally, in Irish when you are addressing someone directly you use the vocative 'a'. To be strictly correct it ought to be 'Kathleen Avourneen'. BTW I love John MacCormick's version. Love that 'singing frog' mentioned above also, but never knew his name, the little @#~%**may even be related. |