Difference between revisions of "Long's gourgling barral"
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In deep-valley'd Desmond - a thousand wild fountains | In deep-valley'd Desmond - a thousand wild fountains | ||
Come down to that lake from their homes in the mountains. | Come down to that lake from their homes in the mountains. | ||
| − | * '''Gougane Barra:''' | + | * '''Gougane Barra:''' a settlement, now in ruins, west of Macroom in County Cork, Ireland. It was named by Saint Finbarr, who is said to have built a monastery on an island in the lake nearby during the 6th century. |
* '''gurgling barrel:''' of alcohol | * '''gurgling barrel:''' of alcohol | ||
[[Category:Irish history]] | [[Category:Irish history]] | ||
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| + | [[Category: Geography of Ireland]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:55, 19 January 2014
- long barrow: a prehistoric monument dating to the Neolithic period. They are rectangular or trapezoidal earth mounds traditionally interpreted as collective tombs. Around 300 are known from Scotland and England.
- gurgling: a hollow bubbling sound like that made by water running out of a bottle
- "There is a green island in lone Gougane Barra": a pom/song by J. J. Callanan (1795 – 1829), It begins:
There is a green island in lone Gougane Barra,
Where Allua of songs rushes forth as an arrow;
In deep-valley'd Desmond - a thousand wild fountains
Come down to that lake from their homes in the mountains.
- Gougane Barra: a settlement, now in ruins, west of Macroom in County Cork, Ireland. It was named by Saint Finbarr, who is said to have built a monastery on an island in the lake nearby during the 6th century.
- gurgling barrel: of alcohol
