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 Post subject: What does this mean?
PostPosted: Thu 31 Jan 2013 4:23 pm 
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Bun an Bhaile - I think it must mean 'comfortably at home' or something like that, but I'm quite not sure about the exact meaning. It's the name of the CD by Mairéad Mhic Dhonncha and when I try looking for it on the web, it keeps coming up with B&B's - cosier and more cosier than one before.
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 Post subject: Re: What does this mean?
PostPosted: Thu 31 Jan 2013 5:34 pm 
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franc 91 wrote:
Bun an Bhaile

Dia duit a Franc!

It means: the bottom of the town, as opposed to barr an bhaile, the top of the town.

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 Post subject: Re: What does this mean?
PostPosted: Thu 31 Jan 2013 5:55 pm 
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Ceart go leor - I was reading too much into it, I was thinking it was a set expression of some kind.
Go raibh maith agat a chara.


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PostPosted: Thu 31 Jan 2013 5:57 pm 
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franc 91 wrote:
Ceart go leor - I was reading too much into it, I was thinking it was a set expression of some kind.
Go raibh maith agat a chara.
I know what you mean. 'Bottom of the town' seems like an odd name for a cd; I was wondering if it meant something else too.

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 Post subject: Re: What does this mean?
PostPosted: Thu 31 Jan 2013 6:30 pm 
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I've just realised what it's about - the family of Mairéad Mhic Dhonncha were from Blasket where you have the upper village and the lower village. It's nothing to do with being comfortably seated in a cosy B&B.


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franc 91 wrote:
It's nothing to do with being comfortably seated in a cosy B&B.
It created a nice image though!

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