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Thread #48109   Message #733145
Posted By: GUEST,Philippa
19-Jun-02 - 04:14 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: An Chead Mhairt
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: AN CHEAD MHAIRT
Further to Aodh's question about orthography. I was interested to see a transcription of a version of Áirdí Chuain clalled 'Ceol Daibhí', collected around 1830. "dá mbeinn" (if I would be) written as "Dam beinn" and "go mbeadh" written as "gom beadh".
It amuses me to think of a bilingual pun if the line in the Our Father - "go dtaga do riocht" (your kingdom come)- were written "god taga do riocht".