Here's one I did earlier

Lughaidh · **Joined:** Thu 15 Sep 2011 12:06 pm **Posts:** 2436

Quote:

In a wood there grew a tree
The best tree you ever did see
And the green leaves grew all around and around
And the green leaves grew all around

And on that tree there was a branch,
The best branch you ever did see
And the branch was on the tree
And the tree was in the wood
And the green leaves - etc etc srl srl

there's a Breton song (in Breton, of course) that's very similar to that

Chucky Armani · **Joined:** Sat 03 Sep 2011 12:32 pm **Posts:** 25

Mick wrote:

Now can someone explain to me why we don't say “sa theach” and “sa sheomra.” I have a feeling it has something to do with DTS and DNTLS. Are we supposed to treat "sa" as if it ended with n (i+an)? Or am I way off with that?

There was an explanation back on IGT one time.
Sa is a contraction of ins an, and yes the dentals rule applies even though the n is no longer visible.

Chucky Armani · **Joined:** Sat 03 Sep 2011 12:32 pm **Posts:** 25

It was from Tiarnan or Doire Trasna I think...

Mick · **Joined:** Fri 18 Nov 2011 2:27 pm **Posts:** 622

Go raibh maith agat, Chucky.

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