bill@persci.UUCP (07/28/85)
In article <184@steinmetz.UUCP> connolly@steinmetz.UUCP (C.Ian Connolly) writes: > , >Clairseach in Irish means "harp", and is pronounced something like >"claw-ir-shack". That stroke over the "a" (called a fadha, I think) turns >it into an "aw" sound. Speakers of German should note that the "ch" is the >same sound. Not terribly relevant, but given the popularity of Irish folk >music, I thought people might like to know... >-- >C. Ian Connolly, WA2IFI - USENET: ...edison!steinmetz!connolly > , , ARPANET: connolly@ge-crd >An rud a bhionn, bionn. I have always heard "Clairseach" (or whatever its myriad different spellings) pronounced "klar-sock". Is the difference perhaps the difference between Irish and Scottish Gaelic pronounciation? (I think this was the way Alison Kinnaird pronounced it at her recent Seattle concert.) I have nearly always heard it in reference to the Scottish Highland harp, but as in so many things to do with Scottish ethnicity here in the USA, there is an awful lot of misinformation and b**** floating around. I had been hoping to take some courses in Scottish Gaelic here, but it seems that the fellow who used to teach has met some fair young lass from the old country, and no longer has time... P.S. I think this belongs in net.nlang.celts, so I have re-directed follow-ups there. I hope somebody can answer my question.. -- William Swan {ihnp4,decvax,allegra,...}!uw-beaver!tikal!persci!bill