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Thread #63785   Message #2546437
Posted By: Jim McLean
22-Jan-09 - 05:17 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Red River Valley, Gaelic?
Subject: RE: Origins: Red River Valley, Gaelic?
HughM,
You're perfectly correct of course. This does indeed mean 'the red valley of the river' and not 'the valley of the Red River', which would be 'Gleann na h-Aibhne Deirge'.
So much for a former Mod Gold Medallist, I just copied his (Alastair Gillie) sleeve notes without thinking.