Difference between revisions of "Counties capalleens"
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*'''Countess Cathleen''' heroine of Yeats's play (1892, produced by the Irish National Theatre 1899) who sells her soul to the devil to feed the starving Irish | *'''Countess Cathleen''' heroine of Yeats's play (1892, produced by the Irish National Theatre 1899) who sells her soul to the devil to feed the starving Irish | ||
*'''capaillín:''' (''Irish'') little horse | *'''capaillín:''' (''Irish'') little horse | ||
| + | **“land of counties capalleens” could mean Irish horse country, for instance County Kildare | ||
Latest revision as of 05:47, 10 September 2022
- Countess Cathleen heroine of Yeats's play (1892, produced by the Irish National Theatre 1899) who sells her soul to the devil to feed the starving Irish
- capaillín: (Irish) little horse
- “land of counties capalleens” could mean Irish horse country, for instance County Kildare
