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08-Nov-12 - 12:23 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Original lyric of carrickfergus..Skarpi
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Original lyric of carrickfergus..Skarpi

re: last line.
Maybe "Do b'fhearr f/i dh/o liom m/e bheith im bhuachaill deas"
"I'd prefer twice over to be a carefree bachelor"
The word "deas" has some ironic senses in the dictionaries including that of "intoxicated". So, perhaps the sense is "Do b'fhearr f/i dh/o
liom (m/e bheith) im bhuachaill deas."