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Thread #126723   Message #2819129
Posted By: MGM·Lion
23-Jan-10 - 12:04 AM
Thread Name: Tune Req: Prettiest Irish song
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Prettiest Irish song
Gweltas, many thanks for that superb & fascinating historical summary — really enlightening.

What exact translation of 'Mo Ghile Mear'? Is the "Ghile" component a form of "Gillie", which now means an attendant but originally, I believe, simply meant 'man'?