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Helen McK
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I can confirm that the word �huel� doesn�t exist in Gaelic. It doesn�t even sound Irish.  The word for Christmas in Gaelic is Nollaig.
I find it hilarious that an Irish person can confuse people so much with his use of English. It wouldn�t be the first time though. We have great fun in my classes trying to figure out Hiberno English i.e. English as it�s spoken by the Irish.
I�m with Liberty Belle on this one. I�m nearly certain he meant Yule or Yuletide. People do sometimes say "Have a cool yule!" |
25 Dec 2008
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alien boy
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�Huel� exists in Breton Gaelic but isn�t contextually the right word here - it means noble or proud & is . I would also be very surprised to see an Irish Gael using Breton Gaelic!
If your interested in Gaelic, this link is a very useful resource!
Did you know that �Yule� is Germanic/Scandinavian in origin?
Happy Yule to you all!
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26 Dec 2008
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wolfy
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Many of the gaelic languages are very similar, Breton Gaelic and Welsh for example.
I think it�s a typo either "juel" "yuel" both mispelt but the "j" and "h" and next to the "h" |
29 Dec 2008
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