tuairín, m. (gs. ~, pl. ~í). 1. Dim of tuar2. 2. Grassy plot; patch of lea. 3. Bleaching-green. haggard1, s. Iothlainn f. haggard adj 1 looking very tired and thin-faced, because of pain, worry, etc. 2 wild or intractable. 3 said of a hawk: untamed, having matured in the wild before being caught. noun, falconry an untamed hawk, or one caught when adult, especially a female. haggardly adverb. haggardness noun. haggard2 (ˈhæɡərd ) | Last Sunday, a much finer day than today, four of us set of for Killarney and a walk up Mangerton. We parked and I spotted this plaque. I was well pleased to have a translation of Toureen – only since then I am not so sure. I would have known of Toureen Terrace in Passage West – where John Spillane launched the commemorative song. Recently, I stopped on my way to Innishannon to record a plaque to the Toureen Ambush. The internet has also thrown up a Toureen at Burnfort by Mallow and at Peacaun in Co. Tipperary. It was a name that did create some curiosity in the recesses of my thoughts – generally when out and about; not when at a computer when I could check it out. Last Sunday, I thought I had a Eureka Moment and that ‘Toureen’ translated as ‘haggard’ – although I was intrigued somewhat as a battle at or about a small farmbuilding. Now I have more knowledge but am still confused as to Toureen being a haggard. As for the walk – a great day out with such a clear sky. |
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