I've just come across this - there are two words for light - soilse, which would mean brightness or light in a more general way (apparently) and solas (not to be confused with sólás, of course)
In the Midnight Court, in line four there's -

Gan mhairg, gan mhoill le soilse an lae.

I suppose he's using the first one (which would be in the plural) but what is the nuance between soilse an lae and solas an lae?

I seem to have made a mistake - this is in the wrong forum - it should be in the Gaeilge one.

Déanta!

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The Bards tended to use Soilse to refer to blinding light or royal light or power. Basically it's more impressive or dazzling than solas.

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The dialect I use is Cork Irish.
Ar sgáth a chéile a mhairid na daoine, lag agus láidir, uasal is íseal

Another possiblity is that it should be -
"Gan mhairg gan mhoill ar shoilseadh an lae"
I found some references to that online, and on this plague.

http://www.county-clare-i.com/brian-merriman.html

The poem is very old, maybe the original meaning was lost. I'm just wondering, I have no idea really.

I found this video too-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW1qEu-iGpY

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It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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Plague, an ea?

plack ?
leac chuimhneachán

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It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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Ah, tuigim anois, a Bhríd.

Go raibh maith agaibh - A Bhríd a chara, I've already posted that video on the forum here - mais ce n'est pas grave, n'est-ce pas