Boat Name

Redwolf · **Posted:** Tue 28 Jan 2014 3:17 am

Jay Bee wrote:

Quote:

In English, boats are sometimes called "The Something", but more often just "Something", making Something into a name rater than a description.

The phrase 'An Mhaighdeán Mhara' is already definite

He was asking it it was OK to make it indefinite (just Maighdean Mhara)

The definite article often isn't used in naming boats...so in English, you might name your boat "Selkie" rather than "The Selkie."

Redwolf

Coomkeen · **Joined:** Mon 27 Jan 2014 2:47 pm **Posts:** 7

Redwolf wrote:

In case you're curious about the song I keep mentioning, Coomkeen, here's a nice version sung by three of Donegal's finest female singers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSitqkzFrsY

The description of the song there is a bit silly, but the subtitles are reasonably good.

I'm downloading that song/video now.
Time to get the tin whistle out 8-)

Coomkeen · **Joined:** Mon 27 Jan 2014 2:47 pm **Posts:** 7

Bríd Mhór wrote:

Redwolf wrote:

An Mhaighdean Mhara

There is a famous Connemara Hooker with that name.
http://www.galwayhookerassociation.ie/d ... tentID=599

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6056/6348 ... 36d0_b.jpg

Ah yes, maybe I'll have to avoid that name.
Mind you, there are many boats with the same name around the world.
And naming my boat after a Galway Hooker, or the same as a Galway Hooker, can't be bad.
Not enough names to go around :LOL:

Coomkeen · **Joined:** Mon 27 Jan 2014 2:47 pm **Posts:** 7

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I'm sure it would be ok. They won't be sailing together.

I wouldn't be too sure about that.

I do hope to sail around the coast, both eastwards from the Sheep's Head along the south coast, and northwards towards Galway.
Or bung the boat on it's trailer and join in a Hooker Festival 8-)

Jay Bee · **Joined:** Tue 15 Nov 2011 7:35 am **Posts:** 1098

WeeFalorieMan wrote:

Sacred Texts is a good on-line source for older stuff. As for saying "folks": I think franc is pretty well versed in folklore and doesn't really need me to elaborate on this. I was just letting him know that that particular story is known to be an invention of T. Crofton Croker himself rather than genuine folklore.

Maybe I was just being catty

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