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Thread #39720   Message #3098122
Posted By: MGM·Lion
18-Feb-11 - 02:07 PM
Thread Name: Origins of O'Carolan tune
Subject: RE: Origins of O'Carolan tune
Slight drift: in the ballad of Lang Johnny More, Child #251, More is not the eponymous hero's surname as might at first appear, but a descriptive addition, indicating that he is big {'Long Big Johnny'} ~~ indeed, one of a family of giants.

Another familiar use of the suffix is the great Highland sword, the claymore.

~M~