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Thread #27180   Message #332117
Posted By: GUEST,Bruce O.
01-Nov-00 - 03:07 PM
Thread Name: meelia murther - lanigans ball
Subject: RE: meelia murther - lanigans ball
It's 'millia murther!' in Tony Pastor's "Lanigan's Ball", 1863, in the Levy sheet music collection (Mudcat's Links). 'Mile', Gaelic, yes, but derived from Latin. See the Gaelic "Eileen Aroon" in DT for another instance of its use.