Gaelic..Its Greek to me

Subject: Gaelic..Its Greek to me
From: paddyspig
Date: 26 Apr 03 - 12:25 PM

Could somone Please Help us out here on the correct Pronuciation of the Title: O'Carolan's Draught...
I cannot for some reason find the combination ght in any of the Gaelic Pronunciation guides that I have access to..
Thanks a Bunch
Susan

Subject: RE: Gaelic..Its Greek to me
From: belfast
Date: 26 Apr 03 - 12:35 PM

It's not gaelic. It's english and it's pronounced "draft". As in draught guinness.

Subject: RE: Gaelic..Its Greek to me
From: paddyspig
Date: 26 Apr 03 - 12:49 PM

ITS no wonder we were more then confused...
I guess English is all Greek to us as well!
Thanks

Susan

Subject: RE: Gaelic..Its Greek to me
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 26 Apr 03 - 05:37 PM

It's the way draft is spelled in England, when it refers to things like beer or the wind blowing through cracks or the game American call checkers. If you're drawing a plan, or setting up a military unit, it'd be draft. Confusing.

In Carolan's case I think the reference would be to drink.

Subject: RE: Gaelic..Its Greek to me
From: GUEST,T-boy
Date: 28 Apr 03 - 08:25 AM

El Greko could have sorted you out.

Subject: RE: Gaelic..Its Greek to me
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 28 Apr 03 - 08:33 AM

Maybe not when it comes to the Gaelic.

Subject: RE: Gaelic..Its Greek to me
From: Walking Eagle
Date: 28 Apr 03 - 10:28 PM

Now you know how confused us Yanks feel when we see a song title in Gaelic!

Subject: RE: Gaelic..Its Greek to me
From: Sandy Mc Lean
Date: 29 Apr 03 - 06:43 PM

Aw, for the love of lenition, it ain't so bad. LOL :-}
                   slainte,
                      Sandy

Subject: RE: Gaelic..Its Greek to me
From: belfast
Date: 04 May 03 - 12:02 PM

Yes, the Irish language does look a bit confusing. But look at the English word that started this thread. "Draught", pronounced "draft". It's a cure for "drought" pronounced "drout" or "drouth". All those "-ough-" words. When you see "Slough", is it Bunyon's "Slough of Despond" or the town that Betjeman invited bombs to fall on. At least they are both pronounced the same. It might be a snake casting off dead skin which has a different sound. And "bough" which sounds like "bow" (bending the body with respect" but does not sound like the "bow" you project arrows with. Unless it's a surname in which case it sounds like something else. 'Tis naught but confusion.