And one of Stingy Jack's names in Irish was Séadna. In the book by Peadar Ua Laoghaire, the main character is Stingy Jack.

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Oh that was brilliant, 'I could see the anchor in his eyes', inspired writing.
Lost in translation ?

And if I'm right Séadna means 'traveller' ?
Jack o' lantern was named after the phenomenon of strange light flickering over peat bogs, called ignis fatuus. ( Latin ignis, fire + Latin fatuus, foolish.)
A phosphorescent light that hovers or flits over swampy ground at night, possibly caused by spontaneous combustion of gases emitted by rotting organic matter. Also called friar's lantern, jack-o'-lantern, will-o'-the-wisp, no wonder there are so many legends of ghosts and fairies in Ireland. One or two horns of homebrew mead and a walk home through the bog could be a frightening experience indeed.
I found an absolutely horrid very early 'jack o lantern' image that I'd love to post. I'l have a look and see if it's possible.
So any takers to translate 'jack o lantern.'
Peter

I remember hearing first hand of people seeing those.


Wingléacht has - "Seán na gealaí" for "Jack o'Lantern".
That is not familiar to me. I'm sure we had another name but I can't remember it.

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Oh I'd love to see that, I've camped and cycled and fished in many parts of the west, in some craggy, boggy parts even fishing through the whole night in Clifden, walking the river until dawn and I never saw anything like that.


Thanks Brid. have to go browsing my online dictionaries now :-)

Would it have been Measgán Mearaí or Rí Solas by any chance a Bhríd?

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That reminds me I think it was - Fóidín Meara
People thought it was supernatural and led people to go astray.

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Oh, cool. People also use Fóidín Mearbhaill.

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Brid this is a really basic question but I haven't got my textbooks yet and my online dictionaries aren't giving it. 'Geal', bright , shining, etc. Why is it written geali ?
Peter
PS.
http://sligoarts.ie/ArtsNews/Name,15392,en.html

I'm the last person you should ask a grammar question

It's the genitive of gealach. Seán of the moon.

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I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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