Sunday, March 12, 2017

D: #Bri



Well is is a Teaching Moot, so I guess you get to listen to me drone on at times. LOL
The question the meaning of (old Irish) term "bri" came up. And I gave the results couple of carefully worded web searches. That gave the correct answer in this case. (See older entries).
Well last night I took out mt "Go to" Hardback and decided to cross check.
(The Oxford Dictionary of Celtic Mythology by Dr James MacKillop).
Now I recommend Dr. MacKillop's word highly and one can get used copies at fair price. Yet it this case Dr. MacKillop rendered term in perhaps more modern Irish a "hill". Just goes to show that one needs to cast a wide circle when studying.
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