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Thread #103305 Message #3091922
Posted By: GUEST,leeneia
09-Feb-11 - 02:03 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Pride of Tralee Town
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Pride of Tralee Town
how about:
He had many acres, and townlands all around.
My dictionary says that one definition of 'townland' is an Irish term for 'a section of land, constituted as a township, as part of a parish.' That makes sense as something a rich man might own.
It sounds to me like the singer is singing 'cowlands,' but that may be a corruption. I prefer 'townlands.'