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Thread #24678   Message #745765
Posted By: An Pluiméir Ceolmhar
10-Jul-02 - 09:38 AM
Thread Name: vocabulary: gaelic
Subject: Shag
Thanks for the info, Aine. In one of the books about Irish tune names which include the word "cailleach", I saw a comment that "hag" is sometimes a mistranslation, as it refers to woman of any age who wears a black shawl.

Also, cailleach can refer to a shag, which is not what most British 'Catters would imagine, but a black cormorant.