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Thread #2572   Message #11358
Posted By: Laoise
28-Aug-97 - 11:20 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Bog Down in the Valley / Rattlin Bog
Subject: RE: LYRIC:
Just to clear this up, the word 'bog' in Irish means wet and is therefore a useful descriptive word for both the wetlands and English toilets. It is also the subject of my current studies at Queen's University, Belfast. No I DONT clean toilets!

This song also reminds me of the Planxty number 'Well Below the Valley-O' which deals with the thorny issue of incest.

Laoise.