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Offline Lumber-Jack

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"Slauntha garth Maroureen"
« on: Thursday 02 October 14 14:17 BST (UK) »
Hi Roots Chatters....I am writing a biography and my subject used the expression "slauntha garth Maroureen" when addressing the the PM of Canada Sir John A Macdonald....can any one tell me what it means......I suspect it means the drinking equivalent of "bottoms up" ! I hope this is not a profane post. Thanks, Lumber-Jack
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Re: "Slauntha garth Maroureen"
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 02 October 14 14:49 BST (UK) »
Mavoureen is traditionally used as a name for Ireland and slainte (a typical toast) means health so I suspect what you've found is a mangled version of something like 'good health to Ireland.'

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Re: "Slauntha garth Maroureen"
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 02 October 14 15:35 BST (UK) »
Thanks very much.....I thought it was a little stronger....it seems to have been in common use in the 19th century. Lumber-Jack
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Re: "Slauntha garth Maroureen"
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 02 October 14 18:47 BST (UK) »
Mavourneen could also be simply a term of endearment so the phrase could be simply
'good health my darling' or 'good health my friend'.


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Re: "Slauntha garth Maroureen"
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 02 October 14 18:51 BST (UK) »
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/mavourneen

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sl%C3%A1inte

often heard in older films as good health to you me darlin's

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Re: "Slauntha garth Maroureen"
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 02 October 14 23:31 BST (UK) »

Sláinte geal mo mhuirnín.

Good (bright) health my darling.


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Re: "Slauntha garth Maroureen"
« Reply #6 on: Friday 03 October 14 03:42 BST (UK) »
Thanks everyone....the person I am writing about used it as drinking toast .....I guess therefore, "good health my friends". Lumber-Jack
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