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from Edward Bunting, Ancient Music of Ireland (Dublin 1840)
Irish giolla comhluí spoken by Gráinne Yeats Scottish Gaelic gille co-laighe spoken by Tony Dilworth Click the play button to hear it spoken. help Guaille caomhluidhe ('in English characters' Gilly Caomluighe) - Servant to the sisters The English version suggests giolla comhluí ('servant of comhluí'); giolla (Scottish Gaelic gille) can mean 'a servant'. Guaille, here and in Guaille tead na feitheolach, might be some form of gualainn, 'a shoulder' (its genitive case is guaille, its plural guaillí), or may simply be an error. Colm Ó Baoill 2002
Click the play button to hear it spoken. help
Guaille caomhluidhe ('in English characters' Gilly Caomluighe) - Servant to the sisters
The English version suggests giolla comhluí ('servant of comhluí'); giolla (Scottish Gaelic gille) can mean 'a servant'. Guaille, here and in Guaille tead na feitheolach, might be some form of gualainn, 'a shoulder' (its genitive case is guaille, its plural guaillí), or may simply be an error.
Colm Ó Baoill 2002
