Difference between revisions of "Hag Chivychas Eve"
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| − | * ''' | + | * ''''Chevy Chase"''': Child Ballad #162, also known as "The Hunting of the Cheviot" about the battle of Otterburn, a border dispute over hunting rights between England and Scotland. Perhaps a parallel to border disputes in Ireland? |
* '''chase:''' hunting; hunting land | * '''chase:''' hunting; hunting land | ||
* '''chivvy:''' to vex or harass with petty attacks | * '''chivvy:''' to vex or harass with petty attacks | ||
Revision as of 13:23, 14 June 2013
- HCE
- 'Chevy Chase": Child Ballad #162, also known as "The Hunting of the Cheviot" about the battle of Otterburn, a border dispute over hunting rights between England and Scotland. Perhaps a parallel to border disputes in Ireland?
- chase: hunting; hunting land
- chivvy: to vex or harass with petty attacks
- hag: ALP in her aspect as old woman
- Hag: or chag (Hebrew) "holiday" - days start with the evening in judaism
- eve: the night before a holiday
- Eve: ALP in her aspect as wife
Commentary
The scene is a royal fox hunt, getting toward evening, near HCE's house in Chapelizod.
