Top of the Morning to You (Cúchulainn, sitting by a waterfall doing his yearly VAT returns)

Billy Quinn 1954
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Top of the Morning to You (Cúchulainn, sitting by a waterfall doing his yearly VAT returns)
Top of the Morning to You (Cúchulainn, sitting by a waterfall doing his yearly VAT returns)

Aw Segousha, sur'n I am at me happiest when writing 'ráiméis' like this, good old Oirish sentimental keening rubbish. There's nuttin I like better than bringing a wee tear to your eye, before poking ye in the same with a very sharp stick.

Mise le meas,

Cúchulainn O' Cuinn

(end prompt).

Glossary (translations from Gaelic)

Segousha: you old curmudgeon (term of endearment)

Oirish: Mock (or cod) Irish for Irish

Ráiméis: General old-fashioned do-do, rubbish

Mise le meas: Yours Sincerely

Cúchulainn: Means "hound of Culann" in Irish. This was the usual name of the warrior hero who was named Sétanta at birth, given to him because he took the place of one of Culann's hounds after he accidentally killed it. The Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology tells of Cúchulainn's many adventures, including his single-handed defence of Ulster against the army of Queen Medb.

O' Cuinn: Son of Quinn, Ní Cuinn would mean daughter of Quinn

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