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Thread #45577   Message #1085316
Posted By: GUEST,Philippa
03-Jan-04 - 02:00 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: dolores keane's moll dubh
Subject: RE: cailleach
i.s. - I suppose the Irish and Scottish Gaelic words "cailín" and "cailleag" for a girl, are derivatives of the word "cailleach", as the -ín (een)(Irish) and -eag (Scottish)endings indicate diminutives