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Saoirse
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http://thedailyedge.thejournal.ie/this- ... 1-Mar2012/

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franc 91
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Can I ask you this? - in my little book 'L'Irlandais de Poche', it says that the word Leipreachán comes from leathchorpán, meaning a half-body, but I'm not at all sure that's correct. Would it have anything to do with the word for a crow - préachán - by any chance?
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lucharachán [ˈluxərəxɑːn] "leprechaun; elf; dwarf, pygmy"

From Old Irish luchorpán, a diminutive of luchorp (“dwarf, water-sprite”).

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).
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franc 91
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so is the word - corp/body - part of luchorp?
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Breandán
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Looks like the answer is "yes":

lú +‎ corp

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My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).
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Bríd Mhór
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Very interesting.

Saoirse has a magic touch for starting interesting topics.

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franc 91
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Eh, c'est moi qui a commencé, pas lui :mrgreen:
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Bríd Mhór
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franc 91 wrote:
Eh, c'est moi qui a commencé, pas lui :mrgreen:


Excuse moi Franc, tu es vrai. :D

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franc 91
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For once I can correct you, chère a Bhríd - we say it the same way as you do in Irish - tu as raison - tá an ceart agat ;)


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franc 91 wrote:
For once I can correct you, chère a Bhríd - we say it the same way as you do in Irish - tu as raison - tá an ceart agam ;)


merci :D
My French is very bad.

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