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Gaelic for Joy, Truth, Love

04 May 07 - 09:18 AM (#2043137)
Subject: Gaelic for Joy, Truth, Love
From: JennyO

Someone I know wants to get a tattoo around her wrist with three words - Joy, Truth, Love - in Irish Gaelic.

I have been looking up online dictionaries, but I would like suggestions from Gaelic speakers, because I realise there are probably several words with subtle differences in meaning.

In this context, the meaning would be those three things as universal values I suppose. Any suggestions?


04 May 07 - 10:23 AM (#2043186)
Subject: RE: Gaelic for Joy, Truth, Love
From: MartinRyan

Áthas, Fírinne and Grá. Lúcháir is a nice alternative for the first one.

Regards


04 May 07 - 01:35 PM (#2043307)
Subject: RE: Gaelic for Joy, Truth, Love
From: JennyO

Thanks Martin. I had heard of the first three. Lúcháir I hadn't come across. I looked it up, and it does seem like a rather nice possible alternative.

I want to be pretty sure before I tell her, because tattoos are something you can't undo all that easily.