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Thread #30772   Message #2780868
Posted By: Mysha
04-Dec-09 - 05:26 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Dear Old Skibbereen
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Dear Old Skibbereen
Hi,

OK; I didn't know if this actually was how it was spelt in English. But the concept makes sense.

Now, let's see what we have left:
- "It is well do I remember" - "How well do I remember"?
- "demon yell of Spleen" - "demon yellow spleen": demon cowardly heart? Not sure about that one. Anyone?
- "from life to Malchasene" - Do we know of such a word for the afterlife? Like the spleen, I'm not sure what the right words would be, here.
- "Ninety-eight." - "Forty-eight."? I just can't see how this would fit. Was there a crisis in Ireland in 1x97? 1797 is ruled out, as he would have been "traitor to the king" then. The Nine Year War doesn't seem to fit the description either. But on the other hand, wasn't the 1848 local and quite a distance from Skibbereen?
- And last: Is there such a word as "kosamane"? Or do we assume it's "cota mor" - great coat, as mentioned above? Although, I guess you'd need such a word to get from the one to the other.

Not yet all clear, then.
Bye,
                                                                Mysha