home bbs files messages ]

Forums before death by AOL, social media and spammers... "We can't have nice things"

   soc.culture.celtic      "Celtic pride" was a hilarious movie      6,701 messages   

[   << oldest   |   < older   |   list   |   newer >   |   newest >>   ]

   Message 6,092 of 6,701   
   padraic5150machnachtan@gmail.com to Lynette Nunn   
   Re: Gramachree/Cushla Machree ?   
   24 May 14 17:56:47   
   
   5a5dc3a6   
   On Wednesday, June 12, 1996 2:00:00 AM UTC-5, Lynette Nunn wrote:   
   > Hi All!   
   >   
   > I have a poem written 1841 called " Song of the Irish Mourner".   
   >   
   > Last lines :   
   >   
   > To the chimes of the blessed, my own gramachree,   
   > May blessings attend thee, sweet cushla machree.   
   >   
   > Are these words Irish and what do they mean?   
   >   
   > Lyn   
   > Brisbane   
   > Australia   
      
   Van Morrison did a song with the Chieftains sometime in the 80's called cuisle   
   grah mo cridhe which Van translated as Bright vein of my heart.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

[   << oldest   |   < older   |   list   |   newer >   |   newest >>   ]


(c) 1994,  bbs@darkrealms.ca